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# Cloud Governance

# Cloud Governance {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Governance refers to the limitations that you can set on available cloud resources.

## Types of governance

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| [Quotas](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/l7~FxqE7BhbHZfOyFR9Hlg "Quotas are limitations or requirements for groups and users on CIs or cloud resources. Use quotas to prevent wasteful resource usage in your cloud environment.") | Quotas are limitations or requirements for groups and users on CIs or cloud resources. Use quotas to prevent wasteful resource usage in your cloud environment. |
| [Policies](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/kkLqa0w04pEIvdLEeRLcwQ "A cloud policy can override a property value set by a user, create an approval task, reserve an IP address, pre-populate or hide form fields, execute custom scripts, call the Cloud API, or start or abort subflows. A cloud policy gives you system-wide control over approvals, resource operations, blueprint operations, or catalog item settings.") | A cloud policy can override a property value set by a user, create an approval task, reserve an IP address, pre-populate or hide form fields, execute custom scripts, call the Cloud API, or start or abort subflows. A cloud policy gives you system-wide control over approvals, resource operations, blueprint operations, or catalog item settings. |
| [Pools](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/PZ8Kt_bSShtmDpWWukqOMw "A resource pool is a query or script that filters a table. You configure a resource pool to limit the values that are available to users when they request a catalog item.") | A resource pool is a query or script that filters a table. You configure a resource pool to limit the values that are available to users when they request a catalog item. |
| [Permissions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/iY2r~Leqk~_njymu41VZQA "Permissions are user group-level access rights to features in the Cloud Provisioning and Governance application and to specific records in the instance, such as blueprints or cloud accounts.") | Permissions are user group-level access rights to features in the Cloud Provisioning and Governance application and to specific records in the instance, such as blueprints or cloud accounts. |
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