The Five-Letter Word That’s Bringing Feds Together
More than 100 government employees from civilian and defense agencies have joined forces to build on successes, mistakes and false starts around federal cloud computing.
Posts Tagged: cloud computing
Choosing the Right Cloud Deployment: 5 Questions to Ask
Before moving to the cloud, agencies must establish why they are adopting it. Are they hoping to cut costs, reduce their IT infrastructure investments or free up staff to work on priority projects ? They should also consider these key questions to determine which model is best to use: public, private or hybrid.
Miami-Dade County Tackles Cloud Projects In-House
The county provisions and manages 99 percent of all its infrastructure in-house. Staff are trained and are experienced with managing most of the county’s IT environment.
How ITaaS Works
New systems and skills are making the government more efficient and effective. But the evolution is about more than just equipment and networks. Innovative models for managing IT are also emerging to help with these advancements. One such model is Information Technology-as-a-Service (ITaaS).
Hawaii Plans for a Paperless Future in the Cloud
The Aloha State isn’t just focused on the current digital signatures implementation. Officials are also thinking of future implementations — the next round of paperless.
How Agency Needs Drive Cloud Adoption at Peace Corps
The sweet spot for Heather Schwenk, the Peace Corps’ Volunteer Delivery System Expert, is when the agency’s business and technology teams align and mission needs drive tech adoption — not the other way around.
The Navy’s Approach to Developing Cloud Requirements
The Defense Department has been slower than most government agencies to adopt cloud services. Addressing security concerns in the cloud took some time, but that wasn’t the only holdup.
A Complete Approach to Cloud Computing
The first step to starting your cloud journey is to ask three questions: Why do we want to move to the cloud? What functions do we want to move? How do we make the change?
Cloud Empowers Colorado to Better Serve Citizens
Colorado’s Chief Technology Officer David McCurdy isn’t alone in his quest to make the state a leader in delivering cloud services. But McCurdy doesn’t want that designation just for the sake of it.
State Department’s Holistic Approach to Cloud Security
It’s well known that becoming a Foreign Service officer for the State Department can take a person on the journey of a lifetime. But there’s a different kind of journey that the State Department has been on — the journey of successfully adopting and deploying cloud computing technology departmentwide, and doing so securely.