Cloud Computing: HP to host ID management hub for USPS
October 3, 2013
Grazed from FCW. Author: Frank Konkel.
The federal government’s first cloud-based identity management pilot will be hosted by HP Enterprise Services. Toronto-based SecureKey Technologies, which the U.S. Postal Service selected in August to develop the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange, tapped HP Enterprise Services on Oct. 2 as its subcontractor to host the exchange.
Under the subcontract, HP Enterprise Services Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) for U.S. Public Sector will provide the cloud computing horsepower necessary to offer millions of users and organizations secure online access to multiple federal agencies and online services through existing, approved third-party digital identification credentials…
The deal is a win for HP and its Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)-certified VPC in an increasingly competitive cloud computing market. VPC is a pay-as-you-use enterprise cloud service, cutting the upfront costs…
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