Federal Cloud Migration: Challenges Bring Opportunities For VARs

Grazed from BSMInfo. Author: Megan Williams.

While migration to cloud platforms presents unique challenges for VARs working with federal agencies, it also offers business opportunities in addressing issues unique to the government sphere. What opportunities does federal migration to cloud platforms provide for you as an IT reseller?  Quite a few. Federal agencies have a long road ahead of them in their migration to cloud computing. Even after the decision to migrate is made, uncertainty looms about the best way to approach the migration for government agencies.

Challenges With Migration

As far back as 2012, the Government Accountability Office was calling for better planning of cloud migration procedures. The implementation (across seven agencies) brought the following common challenges to light…

• Meeting Federal Security Requirements
• Obtaining guidance
• Acquiring knowledge and expertise
• Certifying and accrediting vendors
• Ensuring data portability and interoperability
• Overcoming cultural barriers
• Procuring services on a consumption (on-demand) basis

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