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The Stand: Cloud Computing

Government is moving toward the cloud for at least some of its computing requirements, that’s clear, but what’s not so obvious is the when, what and how of this transition. Confusion is still the overriding state for most agencies.

THE STAND: Cloud Computing cuts through this fog with the views of three experienced veterans of the field, who explain what planning is needed for a cloud deployment, what’s needed in choosing which applications to move to the cloud, and the trade-offs that have to be considered.
Questions:

  1. How would you describe the state of awareness federal agencies have about cloud computing today?

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  2. What are the most significant problems federal agencies must solve today and how can cloud computing be part of the solution?

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  3. What are the greatest benefits federal agencies can realize by deploying cloud solutions?

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  4. Can you offer metrics by which an agency can calculate the ROI?

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  5. How do you see cloud computing evolving in the federal government over the next year-18 months? Two-to-five years?

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  6. How does your approach differ from that of other vendors in the space?

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  7. What is your company’s unique value proposition in the federal cloud computing space? Why?

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  8. Which agencies are the farthest along in the development/deployment of cloud computing and why?

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  9. How big of a challenge is the development of common security requirements for the federal government?

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  10. How powerful can cloud-enabled collaboration be for federal agencies?

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  11. How important is it for agencies to integrate their existing workflow, business and security processes into Cloud Computing plans?

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  12. Pick one core product you believe is most critical to successful deployment of a federal cloud. Detail the product and explain why it’s important?

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  13. What are the top 10 things a federal agency needs to do to ensure that a cloud computing project is successful?

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  14. If you were going to give federal IT project managers one piece of advice about cloud computing, what would it be?

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  15. Talk about your company’s strategic approach to cloud computing in the federal market.

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THE STAND: Cloud Computing
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