Cloud assurance is important because it helps organizations ensure that their use of cloud services is compliant with relevant regulations and that their data is secure and protected. With the increasing number of regulatory requirements for cloud services, it is crucial for organizations to understand and manage these requirements in order to avoid significant business impacts such as reputational risks, regulatory sanctions, and financial penalties.
Senior leadership teams are typically responsible for ensuring that their organization has carried out appropriate due diligence, risk assessments, and established a suitable control framework to meet regulatory requirements. However, many organizations may have gaps in their regulatory coverage due to gradually migrated services to SaaS and infrastructure service providers without considering the regulations that may have been put in place later.
The Oortcloud solution can help organizations identify any gaps in their current deployments and adopt a robust set of controls to minimize future deployment challenges and compliance changes. It can also simplify the process of undertaking a comprehensive assurance review, allowing organizations to optimize their use of cloud resources, reduce costs, and ensure that their cloud deployments are resilient and able to withstand outages or other disruptions. Overall, implementing a cloud assurance program is essential for organizations to mitigate risks and effectively leverage the benefits of the cloud.