Mitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement
December 15, 2012
The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, is pleased to announce a new cloud computing resource for law enforcement. In partnership with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, IJIS Institute executive director emeritus, Paul Wormeli, authored a report titled Mitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement.
The concept of cloud computing, although rising in popularity in the business world, is still somewhat of a new idea for the law enforcement community. As the notion of information sharing continues to change shape, justice and public safety communities struggle to operate under dwindling budgets and higher expectations for productivity and efficiency. Cloud computing can offer a cost-effective way to improve mission-critical operational success. As such, it is essential that executives in the law enforcement community begin to understand and embrace the benefits of the cloud…
Mitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement is based on a survey of leaders in the law enforcement community. The survey data helped Wormeli to gain an increased understanding of major issues, which include concerns about reliability and availability, performance requirements, cost of migration, and the recovery of data. In response to these concerns, Wormeli explains how the law enforcement community can effectively respond. The report concludes with six recommendations on how law enforcement organizations can successfully implement a move to cloud computing.
Wormeli stated, “The time for resolving concerns in law enforcement about cloud computing is now, as many jurisdictions seek ways to lower costs and increase the value of computer systems with the potential of applying this new technology. This report attempts to provide useful information for resolving the issues that are most troublesome to law enforcement executives. The IJIS Institute is very pleased that IBM was willing to join in the effort to help raise the level of discourse on this topic, and we appreciate the support that IBM gave to this project.”