Use landing zones as the technical foundation of cloud governance

Designing and operating cloud landing zones requires a modern approach to governance, security, and operations. This Gartner® report explores how organizations can move beyond traditional models to build standardized, automation-ready cloud foundations that scale with confidence.

Read the report to learn how cloud landing zones enable teams to balance centralized control with decentralized innovation by using collaboration and infrastructure as code to enforce governance and compliance, without slowing delivery.

Key takeaways:

• How standardized landing zone architectures establish secure, compliant cloud foundations
• How to enforce governance and security policies consistently across IaaS and PaaS environments
• How self-service within approved guardrails accelerates cloud adoption
• How collaboration between I&O, security, and application teams enables scalable cloud operations

Gartner, Use Landing Zones as the Technical Foundation of Cloud Governance, By Lydia Leong, Alessandro Galimberti, 20 June 2025
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