Feds’ Cloud Migration Percolates With Agency Deals
November 22, 2012
"In addition to federal budget pressure, in a technology-oriented administration there is pressure to be innovative and agile. Cloud computing offers interesting opportunities in those respects," said Patton Boggs partner Monica Desai. "As the administration’s Cloud First reform platform continues to move from aspirational to reality, … other agencies will feel additional pressure to adopt."
Adoption of cloud technology at the federal level is still far from routine — but cloud transactions continue to emerge on a regular basis. The deals range in value, demonstrating that cloud migration can be applied for relatively small deployments or for huge networks…
In the latest major deal, HP Enterprise Services will provide a cloud-based email system for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that will eventually cover 600,000 users. Under terms of the contract revealed in mid-November, HP will lead and manage the implementation of the VA cloud migration to enhance reliability, security, privacy and compliance, as well as create geographically diverse disaster recovery.
Moving to the cloud will enable the department to fulfill the Cloud First federal goal geared toward improving employee productivity and collaboration, and reducing costs…
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