CLOUD2, which has collaborated with NIST, provided 14 recommendations and a Cloud First Buyer’s Guide for agencies.
The best strategy for cloud migration is identifying applications that will generate the most benefits, including cost savings, scalability of services and streamlined IT and services management.
A new book on how to implement effective controls and governance for cloud computing, designed to work with NIST's model, could help government agencies build secure cloud infrastructures.
A lot of the products at this year's show fill real needs of government agencies.
The expo and conference, July 19-21 at the Washington Convention Center, will present a smorgasbord of innovative technologies and products, and techniques for applying them to government.
IBM's new SmartCloud services would let organizations restore service quickly after an outage.
The Army is using a software tool to expand the size of its radio networks for the upcoming Network Integration Exercise.
An IDC forecast said spending on public cloud services will hit $72.9 billion by 2015; software-as-a-service will be the big winner.
The Plant City, Fla., Police Department is using a mobile digital forensics tool that enables officers to quickly pull data from computers and other personal electronics.
The City of Melrose is the first in the state to offer services via its private cloud to other municipalities.
The Veterans Affairs Department's IT consolidation has paved the way for the organization's technology initiatives, says VA CIO Roger Baker.
Although there may be little direct effect on government, the indirect effect will be huge because it may for the first time give millions of people experience with that crazy thing called The Cloud.