Outlook for Federal Cloud Computing

February 17, 2011

Presented byKevin Plexico

Sr. Vice President, Research and Analysis Services

The Mindset of Federal IT Executives

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19%54%

Have cloud computing

solution(s) in place

Anticipate cloud computing

having a major impact on agency IT objectives

55%

See cost savings as the primary driver of cloud computing

adoption

70%

Believe

security is the primary obstacle

to broader adoption

n=37

Margin of Error: +/-3%

Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computin

g Evolutio

n

FEDRAMPCentralized security certifications service

FEDRAMPCentralized security certifications service

SAJACCUse case validation of cloud offerings as an

interim “standard”

SAJACCUse case validation of cloud offerings as an

interim “standard”

BUDGET REQUIREMENTSCloud computing

alternatives analysis within the budget

process

BUDGET REQUIREMENTSCloud computing

alternatives analysis within the budget

process

Federal Agencies in the Cloud

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DISASoftware Development,

Testing, and Deployment

Air Force

Human Resources Tools

ArmyRecruitment Management

EnergyEmail, Documentation,

and Collaboration (Lawrence Berkeley Labs)

InteriorHosting (IaaS) and development (PaaS)(National Business Ctr)

CommerceCRM for its Integrated

Partner Contact Database

HHSCRM and Project Mgmt.

for Electronic Health Records System

GSAUSA.gov and internal email

and messaging

NASANebula platform for

computing, storage, and networking

The Scope of Cloud Computing’s Impact

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Software

• Agencies will begin to consider functionality and capabilities first, and delivery mechanism second

• Cloud computing challenges traditional software licensing models

• Agencies will begin to consider functionality and capabilities first, and delivery mechanism second

• Cloud computing challenges traditional software licensing models

Hardware

• Data center consolidation will pit hardware against Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to establish infrastructure for private, hybrid and community clouds

• Because of economies of scale cloud providers’ need to build critical mass to spread costs, cloud computing will exert downward pressure on hardware pricing

• Data center consolidation will pit hardware against Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to establish infrastructure for private, hybrid and community clouds

• Because of economies of scale cloud providers’ need to build critical mass to spread costs, cloud computing will exert downward pressure on hardware pricing

IT Services

• Cloud Computing will eventually impact demand for traditional application management, infrastructure, and desktop services

• Opportunities exist for IT services contractors that offer expertise/training to support private and hybrid cloud applications and infrastructure services

• Cloud Computing will eventually impact demand for traditional application management, infrastructure, and desktop services

• Opportunities exist for IT services contractors that offer expertise/training to support private and hybrid cloud applications and infrastructure services

Communications and Network Services• Long-term horizon:

Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS)

• Could be offered as a component of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS

• Opportunities for vendors holding Networx contracts to shape the CaaS market

• Long-term horizon: Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS)

• Could be offered as a component of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS

• Opportunities for vendors holding Networx contracts to shape the CaaS market

Cloud Computing Market Forecast, FY10-15

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Source: INPUT

Total Market CAGR – 27%Total Market CAGR – 27%

Agency Challenges Ahead: Reaching economies of scale Funding issues Cultural issues Security Licensing models

Vendor Challenges New competition as most major vendors develop cloud solutions Gaining customer buy-in Required changes to business models

Vendor Opportunities “Low risk” solutions, such as email, collaboration and CRM Private clouds

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Cloud Computing in 2011

Q&A

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