- Governance Ops is the process of continually
running governance systems.
Governance Ops is essential because it defines the success
of governance as a value to the cloud deployment
for years out.
For example, creating a governance solution
is certainly one task but the ability to run the solution
for years to come is another level of effort.
The governance solution needs to run
in perpetuity and at the same time continuously
improving and adapting to the needs of the business.
Here are the steps to running governance systems.
Make sure to write operations policies and processes.
Who does what and when.
This is typically called a playbook.
But it really is defining who is responsible for what.
You need to integrate this operations process
in with other operation processes such as,
security, performance, SLA management,
or service level agreement management,
cost management, et cetera.
This can be done using orchestration engines or tools
that are able to communicate one to another.
This should be a continuously improving process.
As you iterate, things should improve.
This means that you're never done.
The ops team is always looking to improve processes,
technology, and skills.
GovOps assures that we keep governance systems
in good operational states long-term.
However, this does take some work and planning
but the payback is many times the effort.