# Publishing brief

- Title: Azure Machine Configuration Deep Dive: PowerShell DSC, Configuration Drift, Azure Policy, and Auto-Remediation
- Slug: `azure-machine-configuration-deep-dive-powershell-dsc-configuration-drift-auto-remediation`
- Category: Azure Infrastructure
- Tags: Azure Machine Configuration; PowerShell DSC; Azure Policy; Configuration Drift; Compliance; Auto-Remediation; Windows Server; Azure CLI; PowerShell
- SEO title: Azure Machine Configuration DSC Workshop
- Meta description: Build a Windows configuration-as-code lab with Azure Machine Configuration, PowerShell DSC, Azure Policy, drift detection, and automatic remediation.
- Excerpt: Define a Windows Server baseline with PowerShell DSC, deliberately introduce configuration drift, detect it through Azure Policy, and automatically restore compliance.
- Public URL: https://www.beyondcloudwithchriz.com/post/azure-machine-configuration-deep-dive-powershell-dsc-configuration-drift-auto-remediation
- Cover: `assets/azure-machine-configuration-deep-dive-cover.png`
- Cover alt text: Neon Azure Machine Configuration architecture showing two Windows servers, PowerShell DSC, configuration drift, Azure Policy, and automatic remediation.
- Cover usage: Wix post cover, first article image, and Azure Workshopz tile; use the identical file without edits.
- Guided workshop time: 35–40 minutes, excluding Azure propagation waits
- Publication gate: keep the blog post and Workshopz site update staged as drafts until fresh action-time confirmation is received.
