Federal agencies have been diligently pursuing the use of cloud-based information technology for the past three years in compliance with a White House directive. As a result, federal spending on cloud-based technologies reached $2.3 billion in fiscal 2013, according to a market assessment by Deltek. That investment level could top $6 billion annually in a few years. For agencies seeking to gain from the benefits of cloud platforms, lessons learned from the past three years should stimulate broader, deeper, and faster adoption of the technology.
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Feds, IT Vendors See Clearer Path to the Cloud
Posted by: John K. Higgins March 13, 2014 05:00 AMFederal agencies have been diligently pursuing the use of cloud-based information technology for the past three years in compliance with a White House directive. As a result, federal spending on cloud-based technologies reached $2.3 billion in fiscal 2013, according to a market assessment by Deltek. That investment level could top $6 billion annually in a few years. For agencies seeking to gain from the benefits of cloud platforms, lessons learned from the past three years should stimulate broader, deeper, and faster adoption of the technology.