Cloud Centre of Excellence

2026 Model

Establish the enterprise cloud operating model, platform strategy, governance, and financial accountability for multi-cloud environments while enabling product teams to build and operate cloud workloads securely and efficiently.

Enterprise Cloud StrategyMulti-Cloud Architecture StandardsPlatform Engineering StrategyFinOps GovernanceSecurity & Compliance ControlsAI & Data Platform StrategySustainability (GreenOps) GovernanceDeveloper Enablement & Cloud EducationVendor Strategy & Ecosystem Management

AWSAzureGCPKubernetesData PlatformsAI Platforms

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Security & Compliance

Spans across all pillars

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Developer Enablement

Supports all pillars

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Pillar 1

Cloud Strategy & Governance Office

7 roles▼

Purpose: Defines cloud direction, governance, and value realization

Chief Cloud Architect

Cloud Strategy Lead

Enterprise Architect

Cloud Governance Lead

Vendor & Partnership Manager

Cloud Risk & Compliance Lead

Sustainability / GreenOps Lead

Cloud StrategyEnterprise ArchitectureGovernance & PolicyVendor ManagementCloud Risk & ComplianceSustainability GovernanceTechnology Roadmapping

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Pillar 2

FinOps & Value Engineering

6 roles▼

Ensures financial accountability and business value of cloud

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Pillar 3

Platform Engineering

7 roles▼

Builds the internal developer platform and cloud products

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Pillar 4

Data & AI Cloud Platforms

5 roles▼

Operates enterprise data and AI infrastructure

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Pillar 5

Cloud Security & Compliance

5 roles▼

Protects cloud workloads and enforces policy

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Pillar 6

Cloud Reliability & Operations

5 roles▼

Ensures reliability, performance, and operational excellence

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Pillar 7

Developer Enablement & Adoption

5 roles▼

Accelerates cloud adoption and developer productivity

What Changed From the Original Model

Major upgrades for the 2026 operating model:

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Added

FinOps organization

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Added

AI/Data platform team

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Added

Platform Product Management

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Added

Developer Experience

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Added

Observability engineering

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Added

Sustainability / GreenOps

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Added

Value Engineering

Visual Layout — Five Columns

Strategy & Governance

FinOps

Platform Engineering

AI/Data Platforms

Reliability & Ops

🔐 Security & Compliance spans all pillars

🎓 Developer Enablement supports all pillars

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