Government Taps the Power of Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computing Spunje
Published: July 13, 2010Posted in: App.gov, Business Intelligence, Cloud Intelligence, Clouds, G-Cloud, Government Cloud, Opinions & Explanations, SecurityTags:
Government Taps the Power of Cloud Computing
Since taking office, the Obama administration has pushed the Federal government to improve efficiency in its IT systems and provide citizens with greater transparency through the use of innovative technology. Following this mandate, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has recently promoted virtualizing and consolidating data centers and operations, and ultimately shifting government IT to a cloud-computing business model. This has led major governmental agencies to identify projects and IT operations that can benefit from moving to the cloud.

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/06/22/government-taps-the-power-of-cloud-computing/

The President’s Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, issued on January 21, 2009, has been a step in the right direction, requiring agencies to develop public-facing web sites and post up-to-date information to support federal transparency, participation and collaboration goals

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