Title
AWS re:Invent 2022 - NextGen Cloud Governance: Speed and optimize your cloud (PRT033)
Summary
- Robert Ford from CoreStack, an AWS partner, discusses the importance of next-generation cloud governance as the new frontier in cloud computing.
- CoreStack is a multi-cloud enterprise platform that manages over $2 billion in cloud spend, with 500 customers and partners, and holds 20 patents, 5 frameworks, 20 compliance standards, and 1800 policies.
- CoreStack offers compliance assessments and recommendations through products like CoreStack FinOps, CoreStack SecOps, and CoreStack CloudOps.
- Ford emphasizes that cloud governance is crucial now due to the shift from migration to governance and the evolution from then-gen to next-gen tools.
- He defines cloud governance as the confidence to control, own, notify, trust, predict, and discover all aspects of cloud spend and operations.
- Next-gen cloud governance should be continuous, holistic, autonomous, policy-driven, and nimble, with a focus on innovation and integration into the DevOps pipeline.
- Ford concludes by urging the audience to master cloud governance, do cloud with confidence, and adopt a next-gen approach.
Insights
- Cloud governance is increasingly recognized as a critical component of cloud strategy, moving beyond the initial phases of cloud adoption and migration.
- The concept of governance has evolved from basic, single-cloud tools to sophisticated, multi-cloud platforms that offer automation and real-time monitoring.
- CoreStack's approach to cloud governance focuses on providing confidence in cloud operations by ensuring control, ownership, notification, trust, prediction, and discovery.
- Next-gen cloud governance is not just about automation but also about intelligent autonomy, holistic resource management, and policy-driven actions that are integrated into the DevOps pipeline.
- The presentation suggests that organizations should not only focus on current cloud capabilities but also anticipate future innovations and ensure their governance strategies are adaptable and forward-looking.