cloud governance

Cloud environments are often built as test projects that then evolve into production environments. Cost is often a consideration only after workloads scale out and organizations find themselves at the receiving end of unexpectedly large cloud bills. It feels overwhelming to start “turning things off,” and no engineer wants to be responsible for an outage…

In a world where many organizations run their entire operation from the cloud, robust cloud security standards are critical. Cloud infrastructure also creates multiple unique compliance, security, and governance challenges. To mitigate risk, organizations must develop and implement security standards that account for the threats facing IT infrastructure in a cloud-first world. Cloud security standards…

Designing, building, and deploying an enterprise-ready Azure infrastructure requires the creation of a secure, reliable, and scalable environment that meets the company’s needs. However, many organizations overlook the importance of Azure governance best practices and the need for continuous compliance control to ensure the Azure infrastructure meets the highest security and compliance standards.  Efficient Azure…

Ensuring the security of digital assets and data has become increasingly important for organizations today. Identity and access management (IAM), data encryption, network security, monitoring, and compliance are the security pillars that protect against cyber threats and data breaches. It is crucial to understand the importance of the various security elements and how they contribute…

Cloud technology practitioners have indicated that the biggest challenges in using cloud computing technology are related to security. However, 60% of the world’s corporate data is stored in the cloud, and 90% of large organizations have adopted a multi-cloud infrastructure, according to 2023 cloud computing stats. Cloud compliance is all about aligning your organization’s use…

Cloud computing is an indispensable component of today’s enterprises, enabling them to function more efficiently. With this increased reliance on cloud services, it is essential to establish a plan for managing cloud costs and maximizing returns on investments.  Cloud cost management tools are an excellent way to optimize cloud spending, and their effectiveness has increased…

Cloud governance is about mitigating risk and ensuring smooth cloudops for enterprises. It achieves this by setting out the rules, policies, and procedures to be followed by your organization when running services in the cloud.  It is likely that your organization already has an IT governance framework for its on-premise systems that sets out the…

An organization might adopt a multi-cloud strategy to leverage the unique capabilities of different cloud providers and avoid vendor lock-in. According to Gartner, 81% of respondents in a recent survey were using two or more cloud providers. Containerizing applications using technologies like Kubernetes provides the flexibility to run applications everywhere.  While a multi-cloud strategy can…