Selling cloud services to the federal government is a rigorous process. Documentation, not to the mention the word 'No,' play a big part. Here veterans of the FedRAMP cloud certification process share some tips and dispel some myths.
PC giant unveils far-ranging government cloud offering that features both dedicated, private deployments as well as shared, multitenant systems with turnkey security and compliance features.
Amazon pulled off a coup a few months back, reportedly securing a $600 million contract to build a cloud for the CIA.
Since the Victorian Department of Business and Innovation’s early adoption of Salesforce.com’s CRM platform in 2007, CIO Chris Gilmore has seen increasing numbers of government agencies looking into using cloud services. The CIO said he expects a significant increase in cloud adoption within government.
Australian policy makers need to explain the benefits of cloud services clearly if state and federal government adoption is to improve, according to Ovum Australia's research director, Steve Hodgkinson.
Hardly content to rest on its laurels, Amazon is adding clients in the government, education and nonprofit sectors, vying for public-sector contracts and looking to build its apps marketplace into a research and development hub.