What is Data Governance in Cloud Computing? Challenges, Tools & Best Practices

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Cloud Data Governance Key Considerations

Area	Challenge	Governance Response
Data residency	Regulatory requirements for data location	Region controls; data residency policies; compliance monitoring
Shared responsibility	Unclear accountability for data security	RACI matrix; cloud security policy; training
Data discovery	Unknown data assets across cloud services	Cloud asset inventory; data catalog; tagging policies
Access control	Complex IAM across multiple services	Centralised IAM; least privilege; access reviews
Data classification	Sensitive data in ungoverned cloud storage	Automated classification; DLP; encryption policies
Cost governance	Uncontrolled cloud data storage costs	Data lifecycle policies; tiering; archival automation

CDMP Exam Relevance

Cloud data governance is tested across multiple CDMP knowledge areas, particularly Data Storage & Operations (6%), Data Security (6%), and Data Architecture (6%). Key exam topics include: the shared responsibility model in cloud computing, data residency and sovereignty requirements, the governance challenges of cloud data sprawl, and the tools and approaches for governing data in cloud environments. Understanding cloud governance is increasingly important as more organisations migrate to cloud platforms.

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