The journey toward cloud adoption is well underway for many organizations, due to its high performance, enhanced security, and lowered IT costs. However, more often than not, organizational leaders treat cloud adoption as a one-and-done operation without implementing clear guidelines to maximize its benefits. Developing comprehensive rules for how to work with(in) the cloud obligates departments to hold themselves accountable to allotted budgets, maintain cloud security best practices, and switch the organization from a reactive to a proactive approach to cloud management, use, and security. Cloud governance is an organization-wide strategy, not a technology. Establishing effective cloud governance requires people, leadership, and a vision just as much as it requires well-defined policies and procedures.