Cloud computing is the process of outsourcing IT services, such as data storage and e-mail, to a shared platform accessed remotely through the Internet. This arrangement has been praised for saving money and energy, as a vendor maintains the infrastructure and applications that run in the cloud environment instead of the agency. The use of cloud computing in the federal government is on the rise. The General Services Administration successfully transferred the federal Web portal USA.gov to the cloud and subsequently released a federal cloud computing storefront, apps.gov, aimed at reducing IT costs for agencies.
CIOs Prioritize Workforce in 2012 - Wired Workplace
January 19, 2012
| Brittany Ballenstedt
Training and investing in the IT workforce is among the top priorities for federal chief information officers in the coming year, particularly as the potential for a federal hiring freeze could prevent...
Kundra Joins Cloud Provider Salesforce. com - Tech Insider
January 16, 2012
| Joseph Marks
Former federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra is the new executive vice president of emerging markets at Salesforce.com, the cloud provider and government contractor announced Monday. Kundra, who...
Questions about moving to the cloud?
December 30, 2011
Editor's note: Medhat Galal is director of Appian Corp.'s Center of Excellence. This article was published in the January issue of Government Executive magazine. ...
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Security Technology:'' Cloud Computing
October 06, 2011
| Department of Homeland Security Press Releases
DHS CIO Richard Spires discussed the changes Cloud Computing ... He also provided an overview of the current state of cloud computing at DHS,...
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Logica Says Cloud is' Railway of 21st Century'
January 26, 2012
| CIO.com - News
Logica has described cloud computing as'' the railway of the 21st century'', claiming that the community clouds it is building with Microsoft will help to promote sharing and...
EMC ends 2011 on a strong earnings note
January 24, 2012
| CNET News.com
CEO Joe Tucci touts EMC's ability to hit the key movements -- cloud computing, virtualization, and big data -- that are revamping enterprise IT. ...
Startup Piston' Ready for Fight' with VMware
January 22, 2012
| CIO.com - News
Having just released its new cloud operating system, Piston Cloud Computing finds itself in a contentious position -- and company co-founder Josh McKenty says that is exactly...
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