Infrastructure Management

You need to be able to configure and manage your servers, storage, networking, and other resources. This is particularly true for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) models, where you have significant control over the underlying infrastructure, giving you the freedom to install and run operating systems and applications as needed.

Data Security and Privacy

Data in the cloud must be stored securely and readily accessible. Specifically, you need to manage who has access to your organisation’s data, how it is encrypted, and how it is protected from unauthorised use. You can do this by setting up policies, access controls, and security protocols.

Compliance and Goverance

Control also necessitates complete compliance with industry standards and regulations. You need to ensure your cloud environment adheres to legal and regulatory requirements, such as GDPR or HIPAA, by stringently monitoring and auditing cloud usage and ensuring data sovereignty and privacy.

Application and Service Management

You also need to oversee how applications and services are deployed, managed, and scaled in the cloud depending on the cloud model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) you choose.

Vendor and Platform Dependency

Control includes managing your organisation’s dependence on a particular cloud vendor or platform by adopting multi-cloud strategies to avoid vendor lock-in or using portable technologies like containers and Kubernetes.