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# Cloud Provisioning and Governance administration guide

# Cloud Provisioning and Governance administration guide {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

After you set up the Cloud Provisioning and Governance application on your
instance, there are many items that you must configure before your users can request and manage
any cloud resources.

## Requirements

Role required to use the Cloud Provisioning and Governance administration guide is
cloud_admin.

## Before you begin

Set up Cloud Provisioning and Governance
:   See the appropriate setup guide for your cloud provider:

    * [Cloud Provisioning and Governance setup guide for AWS](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/N2QAr8zFdvuG1oTVl8rfKg "To set up Cloud Provisioning and Governance for the very first time, you perform the procedures in this \"Day 1\" setup guide. Be sure to perform the procedures in order. After you have performed Day 1 setup, you can perform optional Day 2 setup and configuration procedures as needed and in any order. Detailed instructions for each procedure follow this overview.")
    * [Cloud Provisioning and Governance setup guide for Azure](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/pVs9HJhG2bT1qQxdxGilPQ "To set up Cloud Provisioning and Governance for the very first time, you perform the procedures in this \"Day 1\" setup guide. Be sure to perform the procedures in order. After you have performed Day 1 setup, you can perform optional Day 2 setup and configuration procedures as needed and in any order. Detailed instructions for each procedure follow this overview.")
    * [Cloud Provisioning and Governance setup guide for VMware](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/EnWtQGJyjCbGm7LZfdeWfw "To set up Cloud Provisioning and Governance for the very first time, you perform the procedures in this \"Day 1\" setup guide. Be sure to perform the procedures in order. After you have performed Day 1 setup, you can perform optional Day 2 setup and configuration procedures as needed and in any order. Detailed instructions for each procedure follow this overview.")
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## What to do after setup

Create resource profiles

:   Resource profiles contain the attributes that a resource can have. Users select values for these attributes
    when they order a cloud resource. You can configure these types of resource profiles: Compute (such as the size of a VM), Operating System (such as the type and version), Storage (such as backup), and Security Groups
    (such as whether to use HTTPS). See [Resource Profiles](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LQwMiW4rqe7qkTx1gQJg8Q "Resource profiles are cloud provider-agnostic definitions that specify the allowed attribute values for a resource. Resource profiles enable you to control the choices that the user sees when requesting a cloud resource. As a result, you do not need to define a unique blueprint for each variation of the resource.") for more information.

Configure governance

:   Governance tools that you can use to restrict the provisioning of cloud resources include quotas and
    policies. Examples of things you can configure include the approval workflow that is used after a user requests a cloud resource, whether an email is sent after a cloud resource is stopped, and which datacenter should
    be automatically selected when a user selects a resource from a specific cloud provider. See [Cloud Governance](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/X1MpnCPuXC_MfTVAMiNNRQ "Governance refers to the limitations that you can set on available cloud resources.") for more information.

Populate the Cloud Service Catalog
:   After you apply governance quotas and policies, create Service Catalog items. You can create a catalog item in the following ways:

    * Import a template from AWS or Microsoft Azure
    * Use or modify a base-system catalog item
    * Use a Terraform template
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