Challenges remain for agency cloud computing adoption, says CAGW
January 3, 2013
Grazed from FierceGovernmentIT. Author: Greg Slabodkin.
While federal agencies have made progress expanding their use of cloud services, many challenges remain for full implementation, Citizens Against Government Waste says in its 2012 review of the federal cloud.
As part of the Obama administration’s "cloud ?rst" strategy for IT procurement, federal agencies are moving various services, including email, legacy software, archival services, public website hosting and infrastructure services to the cloud. CAGW says federal spending on cloud computing, include public, private and shared service models, is expected to total $11.2 billion between 2012 and 2017…
Nevertheless, the review cites a July 2012 Government Accountability Of?ce report that found several challenges facing agencies including meeting federal security requirements, obtaining guidance on deployment, acquiring internal cloud knowledge and expertise, certifying and accrediting vendors, ensuring data portability and interoperability, overcoming cultural barriers, and procuring services on a consumption or on-demand basis…
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