Darrell West, vice president of Government Studies at the Brookings Institution, describes cloud computing ideas from the Brookings\' new report.
system, what kind of legal protection can you expect? The protection isn\'t the same for data stored on your personal home computer, and top cloud vendors say it\'s time for that to change.
Minnesota\'s Office of Enterprise Technology and Microsoft have formed a partnership to deliver faster and cheaper technology services through cloud computing, Government Technology reports.
The National Archives and Record Administration is giving your agency tips for managing records in the cloud computing era.
One of the big questions for agencies considering cloud computing is how to ensure the information in the cloud is documented. The National Archives is providing answers.
Exploring ideas to improve government effectiveness. We profile three recent Center reports with authors Dr. David Wyld on Cloud Computing in Government, Dr. Vicki Grant on Process Improvement in Social Service Delivery, and Prof. Sukumar Ganapati on the use of GIS in engaging citizens.
Are there any actual studies on the savings from moving e-mail or data or storage to the cloud? And if so, what are the real savings?
Agencies and vendors soon will be able to submit cloud-based products and services to be certified and accredited once and be available for use by all of government. Version 2 of the FedRAMP security controls should be ready in the next few weeks. Cloud working group still must address several questions about the approval process.
Council issues guidelines for how agencies can ensure information is kept private in public and private clouds. The document highlights nine potential risks, and offers ways to mitigate them.
The word has came down from the White House: Consolidate or otherwise reduce the number of federal data centers by half. Doug Washburn with Forrester Research tells us how it can be done.
CIO\'s office detailed experts to assess the problems, and formulate a plan to improve how Arlington National Cemetery manages and tracks veterans\' records. Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the first thing is to ensure the data is correct. He says the end result could include an online capability to find out where loved ones are buried.
Cloud computing is going to save agencies lots of money, Brookings scholar says, and there\'s no reason to wait.
You should change your thought process, because the cloud is coming -- like it or not.