The 25-Point Plan and "cloud first.", Government IT turned a corner with a single publication: The 25-Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology and Management. It was here that former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra issued his defining directive: “Beginning immediately, the Federal Government will shift to a cloud-first policy.” The OMB is requiring federal agencies to default to cloud-based solutions, “whenever a…, What exactly is Cloud Computing?, The National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) recognizes cloud computing as an evolving paradigm, but has issued working definitions. Cloud Computing Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released…, What are the Service Models?, Software as a Service (SaaS). The capability provided to the consumer is to use the provider’s applications running on a cloud infrastructure. The applications are accessible from various client devices through a thin client interface such as a web browser (e.g., web-based email). The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating…, Deployment Models, Private cloud. The cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on-premise or off-premise. Community cloud. The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may…
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