Four cloud hurdles and how to clear them
June 19, 2014
Grazed from WashingtonToday. Author: David Blankenhorn.
Today, you can’t attend a technology-focused conference in the Washington, DC area without hearing at least one panel or presentation on cloud computing. The benefits have been touted loudly and often: reduced costs, increased efficiency and agility, and enhanced productivity. According to a 2013 Gartner report, between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013 the value of awarded cloud contracts in the federal government nearly quadrupled. By 2018 the market is expected to hit $10 billion.
Despite a few agencies that were early adopters of cloud computing technology, many agencies have remained slow to leverage the technology. Why? I see four major roadblocks to accelerated adoption across the federal government: education on the different cloud computing models, security, procurement, and industry noise…
Over the past few years, the conversations I have had most often with customers center around “What cloud computing options are available?” There are a variety of definitions available and understanding how the various cloud service models (Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)) and deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid and Community) fit together to meet an agency’s objectives can be challenging…
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