Security

One of the major challenges of cloud governance is making sure that cloud-based resources such as data are secure and that the appropriate policies have been defined and enforced. Many organizations are not comfortable storing their data and applications on systems they do not control, yet they accept risks in cloud services as part of the new approach.

Migrating workloads to a shared infrastructure increases the potential for unauthorized access and exposure. Consistency around authentication, identity management, compliance, encryption, and access technologies will become increasingly important. To reassure their customers, cloud service providers must start to offer a higher degree of transparency into their operations.