What We Govern: The 5 Pillars

You can't govern what you haven't defined. That's why the first step in any Cloud Governance program is to clarify what you're actually governing: the key domains where standards, policies, and controls must apply.

We call these the 5 Pillars of Cloud Governance. They represent the essential areas of focus for anyone building secure, efficient, compliant, and well-managed cloud environments at scale.

These pillars provide a shared language for cloud stakeholders, from platform teams to security, finance, and compliance. They help answer the question: What are we responsible for governing in the cloud, and how do those responsibilities connect?