Governance as code is a modern approach to managing policies, compliance, and security through code — eliminating manual errors and scaling governance across your infrastructure. In this video, you’ll learn what governance as code is, why it matters, how it helps teams move faster while staying secure, and how to implement it effectively in your CI/CD pipeline. We’ll also show you how Harness makes governance as code easier to adopt with built-in automation, version control, and progressive policy rollout. What You’ll Learn • What governance as code is and why it matters • Key benefits: consistency, speed, compliance, collaboration • Common challenges (and how to solve them) • How to implement governance as code in your org • Tools like Open Policy Agent and Cloud Custodian • How Harness supports governance-as-code workflows Timestamps 0:00 — What Is Governance as Code 0:23 — How It Works 0:42 — Why Governance as Code Is Important 1:12 — Consistency & Standardization 1:59 — Agility & Scalability 2:51 — Continuous Improvement 3:00 — Challenges With Governance as Code 4:00 — Testing Governance Rules 4:15 — CI/CD Integration Challenges 4:31 — Monitoring & Alerts 4:42 — How to Implement Governance as Code 4:59 — Mapping Policies to Code 5:30 — Automated Testing 5:43 — CI/CD Integration + Monitoring 5:59 — How Harness Helps With Governance as Code 6:48 — Final Thoughts & Outro Learn More Harness DevOps Academy Hashtags #GovernanceAsCode #DevSecOps #PolicyAsCode #CloudSecurity #ComplianceAutomation #CICD #Harness