CSC is definitely trying to drive standardization in cloud computing, because it will not only improve things like interoperability of systems and portability of data, it will be central to securing the cloud.
And this is where a lot of the acronyms we’re working with come in, the various organizations and ideas such as NIST, SCAP and OMOP. Read more
The Question of the Month at the MITRE blog asks what government can do to facilitate the adoption of cloud computing to more effectively provide IT services. There are 3 things, actually.
But this question is clearly just a short step from January’s question. So, let’s deal with both of them:
First, January’s question: “What’s most significant cloud computing concern for federal orgs?”
Organizations have been trying to standardize parts, processes, procedures and even people ever since Henry Ford created the assembly line.
The benefits of this effort have been an ever-increasing level of worker productivity that has actually accelerated in the past 20-plus years thanks to the advent of personal computers, local area networks, and the Internet.
The reason that this has played out so consistently is that the less time we waste worrying about repetitive activities, the more time we can allocate to higher value activities like solving complex problems or having meaningful communication with our coworkers.
Cloud computing offers the opportunity to take standardization to the next logical level, and that means reorganizing the corporate schema or data model. Read more
The current levels of hype around cloud computing are only matched by the levels of fear and confusion around the topic.
Lets start with some traditional definitions of fear:
All these definitions feel appropriate with respect to cloud computing, especially for corporations and organizations that have lived with undertones of “No one ever got fired for buying (insert supersized vendor here).” That is to say, “make safe choices on totally known, slow-moving entities and keep all your processing in a box under your desk where you can pat it regularly and the hum of the fans bring you comfort.” Read more
