Automating Compliance in Microsoft 365, Azure & AWS

Replace manual audit prep with continuous assurance—using the platforms you already run. This practical guide shows how to automate ISO 27001, SOC 2, Essential Eight, ISO 27701 and ISO 42001 controls across Microsoft 365, Azure and AWS.

Entra access reviews Power Automate evidence Defender & Intune posture Purview retention Azure & AWS baselines
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Why automate compliance?

Most teams still export logs to spreadsheets, copy evidence into folders, and chase people for attestations. Meanwhile, Microsoft 365, Azure and AWS already have the events, reviews and configuration state you need. Automation turns these platforms into a year-round control system—reducing manual effort and making audits predictable.

  • Less grunt work: flows create, store and tag evidence automatically.
  • Continuous assurance: reviews, snapshots and KPIs run on cadence.
  • Auditor-friendly: artefacts live in SharePoint with retention & versions.

What you’ll automate

  • Access reviews, MFA posture and privileged role checks (Entra ID).
  • Device encryption, patch status and vulnerability exposure (Defender/Intune).
  • Retention labels, DLP, audit exports and ROPA/DPIA workflow hooks (Purview).
  • Evidence flows and approvals in Teams using Power Automate.
  • Baseline & drift in Azure Policy and AWS Config/Security Hub.
  • Dashboards in Power BI for continuous monitoring.
Plan your automation

Six automation pillars

Identity & Access (Entra)

Automate user/access attestations, privileged role review, MFA posture and application consent exports.

Access reviewsPIM

Endpoint & Patch (Defender/Intune)

Enforce encryption, monitor compliance, surface exposure scores and export posture snapshots on cadence.

EncryptionPatching

Data & Privacy (Purview)

Retention, labels and DLP policies recorded as evidence. Hook DPIA/ROPA steps to Teams approvals.

RetentionDLP

Evidence Flows (Power Automate)

Scheduled exports, approvals and notifications—pushing signed artefacts to SharePoint with versions.

ApprovalsSnapshots

Cloud Baselines (Azure/AWS)

Enforce guardrails with Azure Policy and AWS Config/Security Hub. Capture drift reports as evidence.

Azure PolicyAWS Config

Dashboards & Tests

Power BI control KPIs and periodic test scripts that write pass/fail artefacts automatically.

Power BITest scripts

Implementation playbook

1) Baseline

Confirm scope, frameworks and target controls. Map Microsoft 365/Azure/AWS tenants.

2) Automate

Enable access reviews, posture exports and evidence flows. Stand up the SharePoint Evidence Hub.

3) Monitor

Publish Power BI KPIs; run monthly snapshots; drive exceptions to owners in Teams.

4) Assure

Bundle artefacts into auditable packs (SoA, access, patching, privacy, AI oversight).

Azure & AWS—no new platform required

We extend the same approach beyond Microsoft 365. Azure Policy assignments and AWS Config conformance packs enforce guardrails; deviations raise tasks; monthly exports land in SharePoint with retention. Your auditors see the same evidence model across clouds.

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