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Introduction to cloud governance policies

Introduction to cloud governance policies

From the course: Cloud Governance Concepts: Tools and Requirements

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Introduction to cloud governance policies

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- [Instructor] Let's take a look at Cloud Governance Policies. Cloud Governance Policies are small objects that are leveraged by the cloud governance system to define a specific limitation or access restriction on resources, services, costs, or other things that cloud governance systems is tasked with controlling. You can consider them small, low-code, or no-code programs that define the policy, including any limitations or restrictions it imposes. The best way to understand what Cloud Governance Policies is to look at an example. Here we have a simple policy that limits access to a specific storage system to specific hours. In this case, Monday through Friday between 8AM and 7PM. This policy would be stored inside the cloud governance repository, which is consistently considered during operations. Of course, there are many types of brands of cloud governance systems, and they all process policies a bit differently. For now, it's just essential that you understand what a policy is and…

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