Category: Enterprise governance and control

41% of respondents in AWS’s upcoming Chief Data Officer Report say that improving data governance policies and standards is a priority for their organization. But the traditional governance model centered around restriction can stifle creativity and productivity. Data governance is no longer about enforcing control of security and compliance—it’s about enabling innovation. Governing by enabling […]

Many companies have found that a cloud center of excellence (CCOE) can accelerate their migrations to the cloud and broader digital transformations. These CCOEs take many forms, which is appropriate because each company has unique challenges to overcome. Nevertheless there are certain patterns and antipatterns for using a CCOE. In this blog post, I’ll try […]

We often advise AWS customers embarking on digital transformations to consider that cloud migration is part of digital transformation, and digital transformation must be driven by business outcomes. The effectiveness of your governance programs determines the success of your cloud migration and digital transformation. There will be an end to the cloud migration portion of […]