U.S. government agencies have faced significant obstacles in meeting a federal mandate designed to foster the use of cloud technologies, but those challenges are unlikely to derail federal adoption of the technology, and there are indications that cloud deployments will accelerate at a much faster rate over the next few years. Through the Office of Management and Budget, the White House three years ago issued a requirement that federal agencies give priority to cloud-based technologies in future IT projects.
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Federal Cloud Efforts Bring Pennies From Heaven
Posted by: John K. Higgins February 19, 2014 05:00 AMU.S. government agencies have faced significant obstacles in meeting a federal mandate designed to foster the use of cloud technologies, but those challenges are unlikely to derail federal adoption of the technology, and there are indications that cloud deployments will accelerate at a much faster rate over the next few years. Through the Office of Management and Budget, the White House three years ago issued a requirement that federal agencies give priority to cloud-based technologies in future IT projects.