A decade ago, in the early days of cloud computing, it was not uncommon for federal agencies to begin their cloud journey with the idea that they could pick a single cloud provider that would enable them to move and manage their data and applications, and shut down their data centers. But as government enters its second decade, moving from Cloud First to Cloud Smart, those starry-eyed hopes have given way to a more pragmatic reality: No single cloud provider can meet the full spectrum of diverse requirements agencies need to take full advantage of the cloud.

In this exclusive executive briefing, the following federal cloud practitioners share their updated strategies for the cloud journey:

• Laura Kurup, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Chezian Sivagnanam, Chief Enterprise Architect, National Science Foundation
• Debbie Stephens, Deputy Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Steve Prescott, Executive Program Director, Public Sector, Oracle