The U.S. government’s foray into cloud computing could hardly be called “mature,” but it appears to be moving from infancy to something akin to pre-teen status. Agencies increasingly are embracing the cloud, and the pace of acquisition reflects more comfort with the solution. Several recently launched initiatives affect federal agencies and technology vendors in the cloud acquisition process, for example. U.S. agencies will spend about $3 billion on cloud projects in fiscal 2014, about $800 million more than budget officials had predicted.
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Federal Cloud Adoption Blossoms
Posted by: John K. Higgins August 4, 2014 07:15 AMThe U.S. government’s foray into cloud computing could hardly be called “mature,” but it appears to be moving from infancy to something akin to pre-teen status. Agencies increasingly are embracing the cloud, and the pace of acquisition reflects more comfort with the solution. Several recently launched initiatives affect federal agencies and technology vendors in the cloud acquisition process, for example. U.S. agencies will spend about $3 billion on cloud projects in fiscal 2014, about $800 million more than budget officials had predicted.