16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
With the strategic imperative in place, government agencies must choose which parts of their IT environment, both legacy and new spending, to migrate to the cloud and, in each case, determine the appropriate cloud service and deployment model. At the same time, they...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
There are many different aspects to consider when selecting, evaluating, and planning the migration of a data center application to a cloud. The process begins with analysis of the factors for the application and a comparison of these factors to different types of...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
The aim of this guide is to provide a practical reference to help enterprise information technology (IT) and business decision makers analyze and consider application migration to cloud computing. The paper focuses primarily on the migration of applications to public...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
This guidebook aims to bring citizen-driven innovation to policy makers and change agents around the globe, by spreading good practice on open and participatory approaches as applied to digital service development in different nations, climates, cultures, and urban...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
It’s important to recognize that cloud-first isn’t an initiative that has an end date. In fact, whether the organization decides to move most or all of its infrastructure to the cloud or it starts with just a few SaaS applications, cloud-first is just the beginning of...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
This paper provides public sector organizations guidance on addressing common challenges with cloud computing services procurement and will reflect alignment with the Federal Government’s “Cloud First” policy per the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. Guidance...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
Identity and Access Management (IAM) includes people, processes, and systems that are used to manage access to enterprise resources by assuring that the identity of an entity is verified, then granting the correct level of access based on the protected resource, this...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap
Federal agencies are increasingly turning to cloud technologies to address their software and infrastructure needs, and they are also launching new applications using agile software methods, cloud-based platforms, and containers. Among government agencies: 93% run...
16 May 2017 | Implementation roadmap, Public Sector
When the UK government formally introduced its Cloud First policy in 2013 it signalled its desire to drive wider adoption of cost-effective cloud computing in the public sector. This is a laudable aim. What we need to remember, however, is that the Cloud First policy...
30 Mar 2017 | Cloud environment, Implementation roadmap, Monitoring, Selection of provider, Selection of services
The report aims to cover the uncertainty and confusion that prevents many businesses from adopting cloud computing. It is a guide, developed as a follow up of the 2010 study “Cloud Computing: A guide for business managers”, which presents the journey to...