--- title: Azure Governance for the Modern Enterprise | Cost Control description: Cost Control | Developed based on 1000s of projects, the Enterprise Azure Governance blog is the definitive source for modern governance on Azure. image: https://blogs.incyclesoftware.com/hubfs/cloud-governance-2-web.jpg --- # Enterprise Azure Governance [![](https://blogs.incyclesoftware.com/hubfs/oversized-featured.jpg)](https://blogs.incyclesoftware.com/enterprise-azure-governance/top-5-tips-to-prevent-oversized-or-unapproved-azure-resources) ### [Top 5 Tips to Prevent Oversized or Unapproved Azure Resources](https://blogs.incyclesoftware.com/enterprise-azure-governance/top-5-tips-to-prevent-oversized-or-unapproved-azure-resources) - ** Michael Spenny - ** 18.01.2021 - **[Cost Control](https://blogs.incyclesoftware.com/enterprise-azure-governance/topic/cost-control) Five Tips to preventing oversized or unapproved Azure resource creation Microsoft Azure provides a powerful set of services to help developers build and deploy their ... 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