Governments weigh the pros and cons of private clouds

Governments weigh the pros and cons of private clouds
Government organizations considering a move to cloud computing face a series of decisions, perhaps the biggest of which is whether to use a public cloud or develop a private one.
The idea of a private cloud would seem to undercut some of the chief advantages of the model, in particular shared expense and offloading management chores to an outside organization.
http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/01/19/governments-ponder-private-cloud.aspx
“On the other hand, the trend of citizen-driven innovation in public services, thanks to open government data, favours the public cloud, especially with its potential to reach a wider audience and enable simpler sharing.”

Government organizations considering a move to cloud computing face a series of decisions, perhaps the biggest of which is whether to use a public cloud or develop a private one.

The idea of a private cloud would seem to undercut some of the chief advantages of the model, in particular shared expense and offloading management chores to an outside organization.

http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2010/01/19/governments-ponder-private-cloud.aspx

“On the other hand, the trend of citizen-driven innovation in public services, thanks to open government data, favours the public cloud, especially with its potential to reach a wider audience and enable simpler sharing.”

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