An approach to Cloud Centre of Excellence

The UK Cloud Security Alliance chapter asked Stephen Owen, UK Board Director, his opinion on "Going to the Cloud".

This video blog is particularly relevant in the current climate while organisations review or start their digital transformation or disruption journeys.

In this short video blog (https://youtu.be/KzXLlJUTYRo), Stephen describes some of the cornerstones to address some of the fundamentals using the "Cloud Centre of Excellence Enablement" (CCoE). CCoE should not be seen as a compliance function but an agile process to move fast and save cost.


Over the last few years, Stephen has seen a broad spectrum of both several successful and failed attempts, from start-ups to international companies going to the Cloud.

Often it’s a combination of several issues that result in failure or late delivery;

  • Missing skill sets
  • Starting too big
  • Lack of experienced Cloud leadership
  • Project Managers adopting Waterfall while DevOps adopt agile
  • Security Architects using on-premise security mindset in the Cloud or the lack of security controls altogether
  • Solution Architects adopting "brittle designs"
  • Not addressing fundamentals from the start, e.g. "account structures", logging and metrics
  • Lack of cost controls
  • Responsibility of operations (DevOps) thrown over the fence to untrained staff or the incorrect balance of skill sets
  • Bloated team sizes 
  • Change control stifling fail fast
  • Technical debt accruing and not allowing innovation/improvement
  • Blank looks from security operations team (SOC) of "what looks good or bad" 

https://youtu.be/KzXLlJUTYRo


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Stephen Owen
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-owen-data-protection/
CSA UK Chapter Board
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