Cloud Governance is a set of rules, processes, and policies involved in the planning, architecture, etc., that guide the management and use of cloud computing services.

Introduction

For any organization, the success of Cloud transformation measured through the factors like,

  • Productivity, savings, and efficiency,
  • Delivering Business value through Velocity, speed from ideation to rollout, and,
  • Experience, happiness index of the team.

“Cloud Governance consists of leadership, organizational structure, direction, processes that ensure Information Technology (IT) sustains, extends the enterprise’s mission, strategies and objectives in a planned manner.”

It establishes the governance covering policies, guidance, processes, and decision-rights for a given area of responsibility.

In a nutshell, Cloud governance is about processes, people, and technologies, and tools related to infrastructure, security, and operations. It will ensure that the application workloads are optimized for cost, security, adhering to regulatory and compliance, technology standardization, acceleration in deployment, and resilience while delivering business value through agility. Cloud Governance is a set of rules, processes, and policies involved in the planning, architecture, acquisition, deployment, and operations that guide the management and use of cloud computing services.

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Cloud Governance: A Holistic View
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