The Federal Cloud Computing Initiative Update

Presenter:

Deniece Peterson, Manager, Industry Analysis, INPUT

Vendor PanelModerator:

Michael Binko, President & CEO, kloudtrack®Panelists:

Kevin Jackson, Cloud Evangelist and Engineering Fellow, NJVCNick Hoover, Senior Editor, InformationWeek

Robert O. Ames, Director and Deputy CTO, IBM Federal

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Keynote Speakers

Chris C. KempCTO for ITNASA

Dawn LeafSenior Advisor, Information Technology Laboratory & Senior Executive for Cloud ComputingNIST

Sanjeev BhagowaliaDeputy Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, General Services Administration

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Michael Binko, President and CEO

Kevin Jackson, Engineering Fellow

Robert Ames, Deputy CTO, IBM Federal

Nick Hoover, Senior Editor, Government Sector

Roundtable Participants

Five Indicators That Federal Cloud Computing is Here to Stay

February 2, 2011

Presented by

Deniece Peterson

Manager, Industry Analysis

INPUT Survey: Cloud Computing

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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%

�Vendor solutions continue to evolve

�Expanding vendor pool from large-scale market leaders to small, niche players

�Cloud computing continues to spur M&A activity

� Interesting partnerships emerging to drive/support cloud computing (e.g. converged infrastructure stacks)

#5: Vendor Solutions Poised to Meet Agency Demand

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Vendor Solns

#4: Standards and Portability Tackled with SAJACC

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Standards Portability

�NIST-led initiative to

validate and interim

specifications to

agencies in the areas

of security,

interoperability and

data portability

�Numerous working

groups open to

vendors

�Use cases

�Reference

architecture and

taxonomy

Defense• Army – email (DISA), CRM

• Air Force – personnel

services, CRM/case mgmt

• DISA – RACE PaaS (SW

testing/dev)

DOE - Email

DHS – SharePoint as a

Service, email

GSA – Apps.gov, email

HHS – EHR, IT inventory

mgmt

Interior – Email, Cloud

Service Provider (National

Business Center)

NASA – Nebula

SSA – online knowledge

base

Treasury – Treasury.gov

website

#3: Numerous Models of Success Pave the Way

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Early Adopters

Centralized cloud

computing security

certification service

GSA-led initiative, in

collaboration with

OMB (policy) and

NIST (technical)

Allows agencies to

leverage FedRAMP

authorization

Goals:

Improve overall

security posture

Reduce duplication

of effort

Enable rapid

acquisition of cloud

services

#2: Certification Program Underway to Address Security Concerns

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Security Certification

Federal Risk and Authorization

Management Program (FedRAMP)

� By September 2011: for

all newly planned or

performing major IT

investments

� By September 2012: for

all IT investments

making enhancements

to an existing investment

� By September 2013: for

all IT investments in

steady-state

#1: OMB Policy Putting “Teeth” into Cloud Strategy

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PolicyEnfo

rcement

25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform

Federal Information Technology

Management

�“Cloud-First” Policy

�Identify 3 “must

move” systems

within 3 months;

move 1 to the

cloud within 12

months

Cloud Computing Alternatives

Analysis - Budget Submissions

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

� TBD - more to come in the FY2012 President’s Budget Request!

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Cloud Computing in 2011

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Michael Binko, President and CEO

Kevin Jackson, Engineering Fellow

Robert Ames, Deputy CTO, IBM Federal

Nick Hoover, Senior Editor, Government Sector

Roundtable Participants

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