From Cloud Governance to IoT Governance

Recent migration towards the cloud has lead to boom of initiatives that address key issues related to it. One of these issues, integrating various available cloud services while providing automated lifecycle management, was addressed by cloud governance. However, while mostly until now computers and phones were linked to the internet, new devices like tablets, sensors, smart devices (embedded devices) are now making their way into this environment. This, in turn, raises questions related to managing, governing these devices. Similarly to how cloud governance extends SOA governance, this article will detail the way in which IoT governance extends cloud governance.