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Evaluation Cadence

Evaluation cadence determines how frequently policies run and findings are refreshed.

Scheduling Options​

Policies can be:

  • Scheduled – run automatically on a fixed cadence (for example, hourly, daily, weekly).
  • Executed on demand – run manually when you need an immediate refresh.

You can schedule policies individually or in bulk (for example, all policies in a benchmark pack).

Choosing Cadences​

When choosing cadences, consider:

  • Risk and impact – high‑risk controls (for example, public exposure, critical encryption requirements) may warrant more frequent runs.
  • Volume – broad policies and benchmark packs that touch many resources may be run less frequently to control load.
  • Change velocity – environments with frequent changes benefit from more frequent evaluations.

Many organizations combine:

  • Frequent runs for a small set of top‑priority controls.
  • Daily or weekly runs for broader benchmark coverage.

Performance and Limits​

Each evaluation run:

  • Processes input objects in batches.
  • Updates findings and timestamps.
  • Generates events that can trigger notifications or workflows.

If you plan large rollouts or high‑frequency schedules across many policies, coordinate with Cloudaware Support support@cloudaware.com to tune batch sizes and concurrency.