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The roadmap to more cloud computing

Federal agencies are accelerating towards a future of more cloud computing and a roadmap is available to help them stay on a path of security. The final version...

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October 22, 2014 3:58 pm

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Federal agencies are accelerating towards a future of more cloud computing and a roadmap is available to help them stay on a path of security. The final version of the US Government Cloud Technology Roadmap is out. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has two volumes for agencies to reference. The first one helps agencies decides which cloud options they might want to use and how to safely adopt the technology. The second volume offers conceptual models for federal cloud business options and technical situations. The Roadmap explains the ten requirements agencies need to follow to add cloud technology to their systems. They’re called Priority Action Plans,and the roadmap recommends a timeline for completing each one. You can find the Roadmap here.