The U.S. government is learning quickly that achieving the next big thing in information technology depends upon implementing a huge number of little things. For federal IT managers, that big thing is the cloud. Federal agencies have busily pursued cloud solutions since December 2010, when the government adopted its “Cloud First” policy, requiring agencies to give priority consideration to cloud technologies, including a mandate to implement a first round of deployments by mid-2012.
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Federal Cloud Adoption, Part 1: Lots of Baby Steps
Posted by: John K. Higgins May 15, 2012 05:00 AMThe U.S. government is learning quickly that achieving the next big thing in information technology depends upon implementing a huge number of little things. For federal IT managers, that big thing is the cloud. Federal agencies have busily pursued cloud solutions since December 2010, when the government adopted its “Cloud First” policy, requiring agencies to give priority consideration to cloud technologies, including a mandate to implement a first round of deployments by mid-2012.