Do Federal Managers Have Their Heads in the Cloud?

Grazed from Government Technology. Author: Editorial Staff.

There’s a problem with the cloud in federal government. According to a recent study by the Government Business Council (GBC), only 24 percent of federal managers felt cloud computing in government was of high quality and only 15 percent reported that they used cloud technology frequently, Government Executive reported. For context, 94 percent of the 548 respondents polled said they believed telephone conferencing was high quality and 85 percent reported that they used that technology frequently.

Either cloud technology in federal agencies really is terrible, or as GBC Research Manager Dana Grinshpan suggested, managers may not have a clear understanding of what cloud computing is. "With regard to the low quality and low frequency scores of cloud computing, it is likely one of a few things are at play: feds don’t know how to use cloud computing, don’t realize they are using it, or don’t actually know what cloud computing is," she said…

If Grinshpan is correct and federal managers really don’t understand the cloud, it just means they’re average Americans. According to another recent study, many people use the cloud and don’t know it. About 95 percent of those who reported never using the cloud actually did, whether through online banking, online shopping, email or social networking. About 51 percent of those polled said they believed stormy weather could interfere with cloud computing…

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