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What benefits do private clouds offer over public cloud services for federal government agencies?
Data: InformationWeek Analytics and InformationWeek Government Federal Government Cloud Computing Survey of 216 federal government technology professionals, March 2010.
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Computing Webcast Series
Government agencies must develop cloud computing strategies. To help
federal IT pros develop effective implementation plans, we are offering
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cloud platform, to offering cloud services.
Cloud Implementer's Checklist
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The Business Case for Government Clouds
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Cloud Platform Strategy
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These three webcasts will help government IT pros pursue a
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InformationWeek Reports
Cloud Implementer's Checklist
Once your agency has completed the business case for a private cloud, how do you actually move ahead with your data center transformation? Our report provides a practical set of steps to get you there, including a "to do" list that will be helpful to anyone on your IT team who's involved in the project. By the time you're done, your data center should be home to a more flexible, on-demand IT services.
Cloud Compliance in Government
Compute clouds created for government data centers must adhere to a range of specifications designed to support data and system security, privacy, and governance. FISMA, HIPAA, SOX, and SAS 70 are just some of the requirements that have to be taken into account as federal IT pros deploy a shared-services cloud model. In this report, we identify the key specs that need to be factored into any federal cloud architecture.
Government Cloud Platform Strategy
This report analyzes the key IT infrastructure considerations that must be taken into account for implementing cloud services in federal data centers: software/hardware environment, multi-tenancy, security, virtualization, and management tools. We also explain the key important role that APIs play in supporting hybrid scenarios that tap into public cloud services.
The Business Case for Government Clouds
This report assesses usage scenarios, barriers, and other variables that factor into the decision of whether and how to implement cloud computing in federal environments.
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