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Configuration and Governance

Cloud governance that actually works.

Infrastructure as code reviews, tagging policy enforcement, and governance frameworks that keep your cloud environment clean, auditable, and consistent. No drift. No surprises.

IaC Reviews
Tagging Policy
Drift Detection
Audit Evidence
100%
Tagging coverage target
Real-time
Drift detection
3 frameworks
ISO 27001, CE, SOC 2
Monthly
Governance reviews
What Is Included

Full governance coverage. Nothing out of control.

A comprehensive governance framework that keeps your cloud environment consistent, auditable, and aligned with your compliance requirements.

Infrastructure as Code Reviews

Regular reviews of Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, and Pulumi templates. Security misconfigurations, drift from standards, and inefficient patterns identified and corrected.

TerraformCloudFormationBicepPulumi

Tagging Policy Enforcement

Mandatory tagging policies enforced across your entire cloud estate. Every resource tagged with environment, owner, cost centre, and project. Untagged resources flagged automatically.

Mandatory TagsCost Centre AttributionAutomated Enforcement

Governance Framework

Cloud governance framework designed and implemented for your organisation. Policies, guardrails, and approval workflows that keep your environment consistent and auditable.

Policy DesignGuardrailsApproval Workflows

Configuration Drift Detection

Continuous monitoring for configuration drift from approved baselines. Unauthorised changes detected immediately and flagged for review or automatic remediation.

Drift DetectionBaseline ComparisonAuto-Remediation

Landing Zone Management

Cloud landing zones maintained and updated as your organisation grows. Account structures, networking baselines, and security defaults kept current and consistent.

Landing ZonesAccount StructureNetwork Baselines

Audit and Compliance Evidence

Configuration history, change logs, and governance reports maintained for audit purposes. Evidence packs generated for ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, and SOC 2 assessments.

Change LogsAudit EvidenceCompliance Packs
How We Work

From governance gaps to full control.

A structured approach that assesses your current governance maturity and builds a framework that scales with your organisation.

01

Governance Assessment

Review of your current cloud configuration, tagging coverage, IaC quality, and governance maturity. Gaps and risks documented with prioritised recommendations.

02

Policy Design

Governance policies designed for your organisation. Tagging standards, naming conventions, approved resource types, and change management procedures defined.

03

Guardrail Deployment

Technical guardrails deployed using AWS Service Control Policies, Azure Policy, or GCP Organisation Policies. Policies prevent non-compliant resources from being created.

04

IaC Remediation

Existing infrastructure as code templates reviewed and updated to meet governance standards. Drift between IaC and live environment identified and resolved.

05

Tagging Enforcement

Tagging policies enforced across your estate. Existing untagged resources remediated. Automated enforcement prevents new untagged resources from being deployed.

06

Ongoing Governance

Monthly governance reviews, drift detection, and policy updates as your environment evolves. Audit evidence maintained continuously.

Real Results

Cloud governance delivered for UK businesses.

Technology Scale-Up, London

A fast-growing technology company had 3 years of cloud infrastructure with no tagging, inconsistent naming, and Terraform templates that had drifted significantly from the live environment.

Governance framework implemented. 100 percent tagging coverage achieved within 60 days. IaC templates reconciled with live environment. Configuration drift now detected within minutes.

Financial Services Firm, Leeds

A regulated financial services company needed to demonstrate cloud governance controls for their ISO 27001 audit. They had no formal governance framework or change management process.

Governance framework designed and implemented. Change management process documented. ISO 27001 audit passed. Auditors satisfied with evidence of controls and configuration history.

Multi-Team Business, Manchester

A business with 5 development teams had no tagging policy. Finance could not attribute cloud costs to teams or projects. Monthly cloud bill was a single undifferentiated number.

Tagging policy enforced across all teams. Cost attribution by team and project now available. Finance team can now chargeback cloud costs accurately. Budget management improved significantly.

Get Started

Bring order to your cloud environment. Free assessment, no commitment.

Our free governance assessment reviews your current cloud configuration, tagging coverage, and IaC quality. You receive a clear picture of your governance maturity and what needs improving.

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