- Leveraging governance is something that many
of those building cloud-based systems
either neglect or ignore altogether.
However, the steps for selecting the right processes,
tooling, and skills are straightforward
if you break it down into a few easy steps.
Finding the right tools
or what tools will be needed to automate governance
such as service and resource governance tools.
This means that we're looking at the market
and picking the correct technology
to solve our governance problems to meet our requirements.
Narrow focus to three or four tools quickly
meaning that we're narrowing the tools
we have to understand and test.
Ensure that the tool provider is a solid player
meaning look at the business,
and if they are likely to survive,
and thrive into the future.
Check on available training and tool subject matter experts
understanding that you'll have to have those skills needed
to make governance work.
Make sure that you have a micro plan for deployment
getting from architecture to operations.
Don't be afraid to stop, back up, and retry.
Everyone makes mistakes,
so make sure you address those mistakes
as soon as they are known.
Cloud governance is the most often overlooked aspect
of cloud computing considering that there are
so many other things to do.
However, by placing guardrails
around resources and services,
you'll find that you'll keep yourself out of trouble
using proven technology to assist you.