What does "Preview" mean for Azure Policy built-in initiative definitions (Australian Government ISM PROTECTED)?

Question

Hey,

I want to use the initiative "[Preview] Australian Government ISM PROTECTED]1". This initiative is currently marked as "preview".

I have some questions about this:

1. What does "preview" mean?
2. Why is this initiative still in preview? Are all the necessary policies implemented?
3. What is missing in the initiative and what needs to be implemented manually?

Thanks for your help!

Kind regards,
Max

Answer 1

Hi mschwrdtnr,

When Microsoft adds a new feature to their products, it often starts off as a 'Preview' version.

This provides the public early access to the feature in the hope that the community will help test the feature and provide constructive feedback.

I've seen previews last over a year, depending on the complexity of the feature or maybe other unseen internal reasons.

If you're finding the new feature(s) useful, then Microsoft would love to get your feedback.

If you're concerned that the feature is missing something, then that's the whole reason for the preview - to get other's feedback and recommendations.

Regards,

Answer 2

@mschwrdtnr - Thanks for reaching out to us.

You can raise issue in this Github Repo [https://github.com/Azure/azure-policy/issues/new/choose and an engineer will work on getting the issue resolved or iwill point you to a right path.

Hope this helps. and please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

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