Over the last decade, enterprises have accelerated the adoption of the cloud. According to the State of the Cloud report by Flexera, the average annual spend on cloud computing is over $62 million. As enterprises continue to invest in the cloud, AWS, the market leader in cloud computing, is growing at a rapid pace. The rise of cloud computing poses new challenges to enterprise IT. With each department migrating and managing their workloads in AWS, there is a proliferation of accounts, users and roles.
The Rego policy language is the backbone of Open Policy Agent (OPA), the policy enforcement tool that helps simplify cloud-native development at scale. With OPA Rego policy, the result is a reduced manual authorization burden, improved accuracy, and quicker time to market. But yes, there’s a learning curve, which makes Rego a main barrier to using OPA. You might be hesitant about the time investment needed to learn a new, highly specified language.
Since working on a spreadsheet, you and your team have come a long way. You’re enjoying the ease of working in TrustOps because it automates control mapping, test creation, and evidence workflows. However, you’re looking for ways to save a bit more time, so you can focus on your day job and growing list of priorities. Collecting evidence to validate compliance controls takes time and affects your team’s productivity, including HR, IT, and DevOps.