The DoD is adopting cloud computing to improve mission effectiveness and reduce costs by consolidating duplicative IT infrastructure. The strategy establishes a phased approach to transition to a DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment including optimizing data center consolidation, establishing a cloud infrastructure, and delivering cloud services both within and outside the Department. Challenges include security, operations, and overcoming limitations for disconnected users.
Learn more about the basics of hybrid cloud with VMware Cloud on AWS. Links in slides: http://cloud.vmware.com/govcloud/roadmap
https://cloud.vmware.com/vmc-aws/roadmap
Cisco ACI & F5 Integrate to Transform the Data CenterF5NetworksAPJ
To meet business expectations without compromising on security, availability, or performance, today’s IT organizations are expected to deliver applications with a speed and efficiency that was unimaginable just a few years ago. To keep pace, you must transform your data
center infrastructure to support the rapid provisioning and scaling of network and application services. With the joint solution of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and F5 Synthesis™, you can operationalize the network and accelerate application deployment.
On-board services quickly, drive compliance against internal and external policies, and unlock developer agility with Azure's built-in governance services. Azure Policy will help you govern your Azure resources with simplicity, enforce policies and audit compliance, and monitor compliance continuously. Join Joseph Chan, principal group PM, who is behind all things Azure Policy.
AWS re:Invent 2016: Deep Dive: AWS Direct Connect and VPNs (NET402)Amazon Web Services
As enterprises move to the cloud, robust connectivity is often an early consideration. AWS Direct Connect provides a more consistent network experience for accessing your AWS resources, typically with greater bandwidth and reduced network costs. This session dives deep into the features of AWS Direct Connect and VPNs. We discuss deployment architectures and demonstrate the process from start to finish. We show you how to configure public and private virtual interfaces, configure routers, use VPN backup, and provide secure communication between sites by using the AWS VPN CloudHub.
Toyota Financial Services Digital Transformation - Think 2019Slobodan Sipcic
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and IBM partnered to develop Data & Integration Platform (D&IP) to be the hub around which all current and future TFS data sources, services, and processes interact. To that end IBM have architected and deployed a FOAK event-based data stream processing and streaming integration platform. The main components of the architecture include: Kubernetes, Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka, Schema Registry, Jenkins, S3 and MongoDB. The platform is essential for realizing the TFS' strategic data stream processing and integration needs.
Learn more about the basics of hybrid cloud with VMware Cloud on AWS. Links in slides: http://cloud.vmware.com/govcloud/roadmap
https://cloud.vmware.com/vmc-aws/roadmap
Cisco ACI & F5 Integrate to Transform the Data CenterF5NetworksAPJ
To meet business expectations without compromising on security, availability, or performance, today’s IT organizations are expected to deliver applications with a speed and efficiency that was unimaginable just a few years ago. To keep pace, you must transform your data
center infrastructure to support the rapid provisioning and scaling of network and application services. With the joint solution of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and F5 Synthesis™, you can operationalize the network and accelerate application deployment.
On-board services quickly, drive compliance against internal and external policies, and unlock developer agility with Azure's built-in governance services. Azure Policy will help you govern your Azure resources with simplicity, enforce policies and audit compliance, and monitor compliance continuously. Join Joseph Chan, principal group PM, who is behind all things Azure Policy.
AWS re:Invent 2016: Deep Dive: AWS Direct Connect and VPNs (NET402)Amazon Web Services
As enterprises move to the cloud, robust connectivity is often an early consideration. AWS Direct Connect provides a more consistent network experience for accessing your AWS resources, typically with greater bandwidth and reduced network costs. This session dives deep into the features of AWS Direct Connect and VPNs. We discuss deployment architectures and demonstrate the process from start to finish. We show you how to configure public and private virtual interfaces, configure routers, use VPN backup, and provide secure communication between sites by using the AWS VPN CloudHub.
Toyota Financial Services Digital Transformation - Think 2019Slobodan Sipcic
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and IBM partnered to develop Data & Integration Platform (D&IP) to be the hub around which all current and future TFS data sources, services, and processes interact. To that end IBM have architected and deployed a FOAK event-based data stream processing and streaming integration platform. The main components of the architecture include: Kubernetes, Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka, Schema Registry, Jenkins, S3 and MongoDB. The platform is essential for realizing the TFS' strategic data stream processing and integration needs.
This presentation is based on the Data model of Salesforce platform. I prepared this presentation for the DEV 401 certification discussion at Sabre Technologies.
AWS Training For Beginners | AWS Certified Solutions Architect Tutorial | AWS...Simplilearn
This AWS training for beginners presentation will help you understand what is AWS (Amazon Web Services), how did AWS become so successful, the services that AWS provides (AWS EC2, Amazon Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Lightsail, Amazon Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Amazon EBS, Amazon Elastic File System, Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift), the future of AWS and a demonstration on deploying a web application in AWS. Amazon Web services (AWS) provide a lot of benefits to a business organization. These benefits allow you to maximize your productivity and enhance efficiency. This AWS tutorial video is ideal for those who aspire to become AWS Certified Solution Architect. Now, let us deep dive into the video to understand what AWS actually is and what are the services that AWS provides to an organization.
The below topics are covered in this AWS presentation:
1. What is AWS?
2. How did AWS become so successful?
3. The services AWS provides
4. The future of AWS
5. Use case - Deploying a web application
This AWS certification training is designed to help you gain the in-depth understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) architectural principles and services. You will learn how cloud computing is redefining the rules of IT architecture and how to design, plan, and scale AWS Cloud implementations with best practices recommended by Amazon. The AWS Cloud platform powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries, and AWS certified solution architects take home about $126,000 per year.
This AWS certification course will help you learn the key concepts, latest trends, and best practices for working with the AWS architecture – and become industry-ready AWS certified solutions architect to help you qualify for a position as a high-quality AWS professional.
The course begins with an overview of the AWS platform before diving into its individual elements: IAM, VPC, EC2, EBS, ELB, CDN, S3, EIP, KMS, Route 53, RDS, Glacier, Snowball, Cloudfront, Dynamo DB, Redshift, Auto Scaling, Cloudwatch, Elastic Cache, CloudTrail, and Security. Those who complete the course will be able to:
1. Formulate solution plans and provide guidance on AWS architectural best practices
2. Design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS
3. Identify the lift and shift of an existing on-premises application to AWS
4. Decipher the ingress and egress of data to and from AWS
5. Select the appropriate AWS service based on data, compute, database, or security requirements
6. Estimate AWS costs and identify cost control mechanisms
This AWS course is recommended for professionals who want to pursue a career in Cloud computing or develop Cloud applications with AWS. You’ll become an asset to any organization, helping leverage best practices around advanced cloud-based solutions and migrate existing workloads to the cloud.
Learn more at: https://www.simplilearn.com
Know more about on-premise and cloud technology. Check out the latest ppt by codestore technologies and know the difference and benefits between both on-premise and cloud technology.
Disaster Recovery of on-premises IT infrastructure with AWS Amazon Web Services
The objective of this session is to enable customers with any level of DR experience to gain actionable guidance to advance their business up the ladder of DR readiness. AWS enables fast disaster recovery of critical on-premises IT systems without incurring the complexity and expense of a second physical site. With 28 availability zones in 11 regions around the world and a broad set of services, AWS can deliver rapid recovery of on-premises IT infrastructure and data. During this session we will walk you through the ascending levels of DR options made possible with AWS and review the technologies and services that help deliver various DR capabilities, starting from cloud backups all the way up to hot site DR. We will also explore various DR architectures and the balance of recovery time and cost.
GLPi v.10, les fonctionnalités principales et l'offre cloudOW2
Presentation de la solution open source GLPi lors de la session "Open cloud by OW2" dans la conférence Cloud Datacenter + infra des 29 et 30 juin 2022 à Paris.
This is the Lesson 4 of the "Azure Governance - Free training" serie.
This document presents Azure Policy in-depth and lists all key items you should now when designing your Azure Policy Model.
Finally, the document describes all methods/tools (GUI & CLI) you can use to create, manage and assign Policy (Definition and Initiative Definition) to your Azure environment.
Creating and using a Custom Policies is also detailed on this document.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides on-demand computing resources and services in the cloud, with pay-as-you-go pricing. This session provides an overview and describes how using AWS resources instead of your own is like purchasing electricity from a power company instead of running your own generator. Using AWS resources provides many of the same benefits as a public utility: Capacity exactly matches your need, you pay only for what you use, economies of scale result in lower costs, and the service is provided by a vendor experienced in running large-scale networks. A high-level overview of AWS infrastructure (such as AWS Regions and Availability Zones) and AWS services is provided as part of this session.
Speaker: Tom Whateley, Solutions Architect and Stephanie Zieno, Account Manager, Amazon Web Services
Introducing AWS Transfer for SFTP, a Fully Managed SFTP Service for Amazon S3...Amazon Web Services
AWS DataSync is a new online data transfer service that automates movement of data between on-premises storage and Amazon S3 or Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS). In this session, we will introduce the service, showing how you can use DataSync to move active on-premises data to the cloud for one-time migration, timely in-cloud analysis, and replication for data protection and recovery. We’ll demonstrate how to get started with DataSync, and you’ll hear how it is helping Cox Automotive to move their archive of millions of images to AWS.
Introduction to Cloud | Cloud Computing Tutorial for Beginners | Cloud Certif...Edureka!
***** Cloud Masters Program: https://www.edureka.co/masters-program/cloud-architect-training *****
This Edureka tutorial on "Introduction To Cloud” will introduce you to basics of cloud computing and talk about different types of Cloud provides and its Service models. Following is the list of content covered in this tutorial:
1. What is Cloud?
2. Uses of Cloud
3. Service Models
4. Deployment Models
5. Cloud Providers
6. Cloud Demo - AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
Check out our Playlists, AWS :https://goo.gl/8qrfKU
Google Cloud :https://goo.gl/jRc9C4
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 1Vivek Kundra U.S. Chief Inf.docxmydrynan
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 1
Vivek Kundra
U.S. Chief Information Officer
F E D E R A L C L O U D
C O M P U T I N G S T R AT E G Y
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 1
I Unleashing the Power of Cloud 5
1 Defining cloud computing 5
2 Cloud is a fundamental shift in IT 6
3 Cloud computing can significantly improve public sector IT 6
II Decision Framework for Cloud Migration 11
1 Selecting services to move to the cloud 11
2 Provisioning cloud services effectively 15
3 Managing services rather than assets 16
III Case Examples to Illustrate Framework 19
1 Tailoring solution to protect security and maximize value 19
2 Provisioning to ensure competitiveness and capture value 20
3 Re-defining IT from an asset to a service 22
IV Catalyzing Cloud Adoption 25
1 Leveraging cloud computing accelerators 25
2 Ensuring a secure, trustworthy environment 26
3 Streamlining procurement processes 28
4 Establishing cloud computing standards 29
5 Recognizing the international dimensions of cloud computing 30
6 Laying a solid governance foundation 31
V Conclusion 33
Appendix 1: Potential Spending o ...
This presentation is based on the Data model of Salesforce platform. I prepared this presentation for the DEV 401 certification discussion at Sabre Technologies.
AWS Training For Beginners | AWS Certified Solutions Architect Tutorial | AWS...Simplilearn
This AWS training for beginners presentation will help you understand what is AWS (Amazon Web Services), how did AWS become so successful, the services that AWS provides (AWS EC2, Amazon Elastic Beanstalk, Amazon Lightsail, Amazon Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon Glacier, Amazon EBS, Amazon Elastic File System, Amazon RDS, Amazon Redshift), the future of AWS and a demonstration on deploying a web application in AWS. Amazon Web services (AWS) provide a lot of benefits to a business organization. These benefits allow you to maximize your productivity and enhance efficiency. This AWS tutorial video is ideal for those who aspire to become AWS Certified Solution Architect. Now, let us deep dive into the video to understand what AWS actually is and what are the services that AWS provides to an organization.
The below topics are covered in this AWS presentation:
1. What is AWS?
2. How did AWS become so successful?
3. The services AWS provides
4. The future of AWS
5. Use case - Deploying a web application
This AWS certification training is designed to help you gain the in-depth understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) architectural principles and services. You will learn how cloud computing is redefining the rules of IT architecture and how to design, plan, and scale AWS Cloud implementations with best practices recommended by Amazon. The AWS Cloud platform powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries, and AWS certified solution architects take home about $126,000 per year.
This AWS certification course will help you learn the key concepts, latest trends, and best practices for working with the AWS architecture – and become industry-ready AWS certified solutions architect to help you qualify for a position as a high-quality AWS professional.
The course begins with an overview of the AWS platform before diving into its individual elements: IAM, VPC, EC2, EBS, ELB, CDN, S3, EIP, KMS, Route 53, RDS, Glacier, Snowball, Cloudfront, Dynamo DB, Redshift, Auto Scaling, Cloudwatch, Elastic Cache, CloudTrail, and Security. Those who complete the course will be able to:
1. Formulate solution plans and provide guidance on AWS architectural best practices
2. Design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS
3. Identify the lift and shift of an existing on-premises application to AWS
4. Decipher the ingress and egress of data to and from AWS
5. Select the appropriate AWS service based on data, compute, database, or security requirements
6. Estimate AWS costs and identify cost control mechanisms
This AWS course is recommended for professionals who want to pursue a career in Cloud computing or develop Cloud applications with AWS. You’ll become an asset to any organization, helping leverage best practices around advanced cloud-based solutions and migrate existing workloads to the cloud.
Learn more at: https://www.simplilearn.com
Know more about on-premise and cloud technology. Check out the latest ppt by codestore technologies and know the difference and benefits between both on-premise and cloud technology.
Disaster Recovery of on-premises IT infrastructure with AWS Amazon Web Services
The objective of this session is to enable customers with any level of DR experience to gain actionable guidance to advance their business up the ladder of DR readiness. AWS enables fast disaster recovery of critical on-premises IT systems without incurring the complexity and expense of a second physical site. With 28 availability zones in 11 regions around the world and a broad set of services, AWS can deliver rapid recovery of on-premises IT infrastructure and data. During this session we will walk you through the ascending levels of DR options made possible with AWS and review the technologies and services that help deliver various DR capabilities, starting from cloud backups all the way up to hot site DR. We will also explore various DR architectures and the balance of recovery time and cost.
GLPi v.10, les fonctionnalités principales et l'offre cloudOW2
Presentation de la solution open source GLPi lors de la session "Open cloud by OW2" dans la conférence Cloud Datacenter + infra des 29 et 30 juin 2022 à Paris.
This is the Lesson 4 of the "Azure Governance - Free training" serie.
This document presents Azure Policy in-depth and lists all key items you should now when designing your Azure Policy Model.
Finally, the document describes all methods/tools (GUI & CLI) you can use to create, manage and assign Policy (Definition and Initiative Definition) to your Azure environment.
Creating and using a Custom Policies is also detailed on this document.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides on-demand computing resources and services in the cloud, with pay-as-you-go pricing. This session provides an overview and describes how using AWS resources instead of your own is like purchasing electricity from a power company instead of running your own generator. Using AWS resources provides many of the same benefits as a public utility: Capacity exactly matches your need, you pay only for what you use, economies of scale result in lower costs, and the service is provided by a vendor experienced in running large-scale networks. A high-level overview of AWS infrastructure (such as AWS Regions and Availability Zones) and AWS services is provided as part of this session.
Speaker: Tom Whateley, Solutions Architect and Stephanie Zieno, Account Manager, Amazon Web Services
Introducing AWS Transfer for SFTP, a Fully Managed SFTP Service for Amazon S3...Amazon Web Services
AWS DataSync is a new online data transfer service that automates movement of data between on-premises storage and Amazon S3 or Amazon Elastic File System (Amazon EFS). In this session, we will introduce the service, showing how you can use DataSync to move active on-premises data to the cloud for one-time migration, timely in-cloud analysis, and replication for data protection and recovery. We’ll demonstrate how to get started with DataSync, and you’ll hear how it is helping Cox Automotive to move their archive of millions of images to AWS.
Introduction to Cloud | Cloud Computing Tutorial for Beginners | Cloud Certif...Edureka!
***** Cloud Masters Program: https://www.edureka.co/masters-program/cloud-architect-training *****
This Edureka tutorial on "Introduction To Cloud” will introduce you to basics of cloud computing and talk about different types of Cloud provides and its Service models. Following is the list of content covered in this tutorial:
1. What is Cloud?
2. Uses of Cloud
3. Service Models
4. Deployment Models
5. Cloud Providers
6. Cloud Demo - AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
Check out our Playlists, AWS :https://goo.gl/8qrfKU
Google Cloud :https://goo.gl/jRc9C4
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 1Vivek Kundra U.S. Chief Inf.docxmydrynan
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 1
Vivek Kundra
U.S. Chief Information Officer
F E D E R A L C L O U D
C O M P U T I N G S T R AT E G Y
i★ ★
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary 1
I Unleashing the Power of Cloud 5
1 Defining cloud computing 5
2 Cloud is a fundamental shift in IT 6
3 Cloud computing can significantly improve public sector IT 6
II Decision Framework for Cloud Migration 11
1 Selecting services to move to the cloud 11
2 Provisioning cloud services effectively 15
3 Managing services rather than assets 16
III Case Examples to Illustrate Framework 19
1 Tailoring solution to protect security and maximize value 19
2 Provisioning to ensure competitiveness and capture value 20
3 Re-defining IT from an asset to a service 22
IV Catalyzing Cloud Adoption 25
1 Leveraging cloud computing accelerators 25
2 Ensuring a secure, trustworthy environment 26
3 Streamlining procurement processes 28
4 Establishing cloud computing standards 29
5 Recognizing the international dimensions of cloud computing 30
6 Laying a solid governance foundation 31
V Conclusion 33
Appendix 1: Potential Spending o ...
NJVC Implementation of Cloud Computing Solutions in Federal AgenciesGovCloud Network
This paper outlines the essential steps to constructing a solid cloud computing roadmap.This paper outlines the essential steps to constructing a solid cloud computing roadmap.
U.S. Federal Government Telework & BYOD Strategy WhitepaperCitrix
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense, has always taken a strategic approach to using information technology (IT) for achieving its mission. However, its goal of becoming a high-performing agency ran head-on into shrinking budgets and sequestration constraints. To improve its agility in the event of an emergency or catastrophic events, DLA adopted a telework, and later, a Home Use computing program. Learn more about the strategy used to make this a reality in this whitepaper.
Three Strategies to Accelerate Your Agency's Migration to the CloudGov BizCouncil
Federal agencies have tough decisions to make as they move past the low-hanging fruit and start migrating older and more interconnected systems to the cloud.
What are the advantages of adopting public cloudNicole Khoo
Public cloud computing brought a fundamental change from the conventional norms of an organizational data center to a parameterized open environment to use by adversaries.
IT 833 INFORMATION GOVERNANCEDr. Isaac T. GbenleChaptemariuse18nolet
IT 833 INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
Dr. Isaac T. Gbenle
Chapter 15 – Information Governance for Cloud Computing
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[email protected] Asante, 2019
[email protected] Asante, 2019
CHAPTER GOALSBe able to define cloud computingWhat are the key characteristics of cloud computing?What are the four cloud deployment models?Describe common security threats with cloud computingContrast the concerns of cloud computing with the benefitsExplain the guidelines for managing documents and records using cloud computingExplain IG guidelines for cloud computing
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WHY IS CLOUD COMPUTING SUCH A “BIG DEAL”?
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Changes our entire way of thinking about computing and IT
Provides scalable, adjustable resources
Cost savings to business
Combines newest architectures, system software, hardware speeds, and lower storage costs
Instant resources at the disposal of business
Frees up the IT Department to focus on business functional unit needs
Concerns for privacy and security are overlooked
What is Cloud Computing?
“Cloud Computing is a shared resource that provides dynamic access to computing services that may range from raw computing power to basic infrastructure to fully operational and supported applications”
Smallwood, Information Governance: Concepts, Strategies and Best Practices, page 286
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What is Cloud Computing?
“A model for enabling convenient on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction”Peter Mell and Tim Grance, “NIST Definition of Cloud Computing, Version 15, 10-07-09, www.nist.gov
“Shared resource that proavides dynamic access to computing services that may range from raw computing power, to basic infrastructure, to fully operational and supported applications”. –from your textbook page 286
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[email protected] Asante, 2019
[email protected] Asante, 2019
CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTINGOn-Demand Self-ServiceBroad network accessResource pooling Rapid ElasticityMeasured Service
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Misconceptions of Cloud ComputingCloud Computing is a service-oriented architectureMisconception: Cloud Computing does not “move the organization to the cloud”Misconception: If you don’t migrate to a cloud solution you are protected from the dangers of cloud computing
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CLOUD DEPLOYMENT MODELSPrivate Cloud –Dedicated to and operated by a single enterpriseCommunity Cloud – Where Cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizationsPublic Cloud – Cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or industrial groupHybrid Cloud – Combined approach – composition of two or more clouds
*
THREATS OF CLOUD COMPUTING
Information Loss
Fix: Agreement by provider to follow standard operating procedure for data backup, archival and retention
Data Loss Insurance
Information Breaches
Fix: DLS Implementation
Strong Encryption
Secure Storage, management and doc destruction procedures
Contractual Agreements
Insurance C ...
IT 833 INFORMATION GOVERNANCEDr. Isaac T. GbenleChapte.docxvrickens
IT 833 INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
Dr. Isaac T. Gbenle
Chapter 15 – Information Governance for Cloud Computing
*
*
[email protected] Asante, 2019
[email protected] Asante, 2019
CHAPTER GOALSBe able to define cloud computingWhat are the key characteristics of cloud computing?What are the four cloud deployment models?Describe common security threats with cloud computingContrast the concerns of cloud computing with the benefitsExplain the guidelines for managing documents and records using cloud computingExplain IG guidelines for cloud computing
*
WHY IS CLOUD COMPUTING SUCH A “BIG DEAL”?
*
Changes our entire way of thinking about computing and IT
Provides scalable, adjustable resources
Cost savings to business
Combines newest architectures, system software, hardware speeds, and lower storage costs
Instant resources at the disposal of business
Frees up the IT Department to focus on business functional unit needs
Concerns for privacy and security are overlooked
What is Cloud Computing?
“Cloud Computing is a shared resource that provides dynamic access to computing services that may range from raw computing power to basic infrastructure to fully operational and supported applications”
Smallwood, Information Governance: Concepts, Strategies and Best Practices, page 286
*
What is Cloud Computing?
“A model for enabling convenient on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction”Peter Mell and Tim Grance, “NIST Definition of Cloud Computing, Version 15, 10-07-09, www.nist.gov
“Shared resource that proavides dynamic access to computing services that may range from raw computing power, to basic infrastructure, to fully operational and supported applications”. –from your textbook page 286
*
*
[email protected] Asante, 2019
[email protected] Asante, 2019
CHARACTERISTICS OF CLOUD COMPUTINGOn-Demand Self-ServiceBroad network accessResource pooling Rapid ElasticityMeasured Service
*
Misconceptions of Cloud ComputingCloud Computing is a service-oriented architectureMisconception: Cloud Computing does not “move the organization to the cloud”Misconception: If you don’t migrate to a cloud solution you are protected from the dangers of cloud computing
*
CLOUD DEPLOYMENT MODELSPrivate Cloud –Dedicated to and operated by a single enterpriseCommunity Cloud – Where Cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizationsPublic Cloud – Cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or industrial groupHybrid Cloud – Combined approach – composition of two or more clouds
*
THREATS OF CLOUD COMPUTING
Information Loss
Fix: Agreement by provider to follow standard operating procedure for data backup, archival and retention
Data Loss Insurance
Information Breaches
Fix: DLS Implementation
Strong Encryption
Secure Storage, management and doc destruction procedures
Contractual Agreements
Insurance C ...
Leveraging Cloud Computing for Seamless Digital TransformationElina619459
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, digital transformation has become imperative for businesses aiming to remain competitive and relevant. At the heart of this transformation lies cloud computing, a revolutionary technology that has disrupted traditional business models and empowered organizations to innovate, scale, and streamline their operations like never before.
In summary, The impact of cloud computing on IT infrastructure support is profound, ushering in a new era of efficiency, agility, and scalability. Organizations must embrace this evolution, redefining their approach to IT infrastructure management to capitalize on the benefits of cloud computing.
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, digital transformation has become imperative for businesses aiming to remain competitive and relevant. At the heart of this transformation lies cloud computing, a revolutionary technology that has disrupted traditional business models and empowered organizations to innovate, scale, and streamline their operations like never before. This article explores the pivotal role of cloud computing in driving digital transformation, its benefits, challenges, and key considerations for successful adoption.
NEC Backup as a Service reduces administrative tasks, helping it departments...InteractiveNEC
Cloud solutions continue to grow not only in adoption but also in importance in customer IT strategies. In typical risk-averse practices, cloud solutions were initially used near the fringes of IT environments, delivering test and development functions far outside most of the core mission-critical workloads sustaining internal and external business operations. Likewise, customers in regulated industries such as healthcare or government were initially wary of the security and performance of services delivered from third-party data centers. These dynamics are changing rapidly, however, as both the customer and vendor behavior around cloud have matured considerably. Cloud providers have expanded their data center locations, added almost every flavor of regulatory compliance, and enhanced security capabilities. These developments have dramatically lowered the traditional barriers to cloud adoption, allowing customers in almost any industry to have at least the possibility of deploying most of their workloads through cloud delivery methods.
CIO's implanting digital transformation strategies are facing increasing challenges on how to migrate security integrated hybrid technologies. Find out here the future of Future Networks today
A Comprehensive Review on Data Security and Threats for Data Management in Cl...AJASTJournal
The cloud is a network of virtual computers that are linked together and may exhibit and offer computational capabilities continuously depending on certain Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that have been agreed between the parties to a contract between the clients and the internet provider. Cloud computing has several benefits, including endless computational resources, cheap cost, security controls, hypervisor protection, instantaneous elasticity, high throughput, and fault-tolerant solutions with increased performance. Since cloud computing is a comparatively recent computing model, there exists a lot of uncertainty about how well confidentiality of all levels, including host, network, data levels, and implementation, can be achieved. As a result, there still are important obstacles to cloud computing adoption. These constraints include security issues concerning privacy, compliance, and legal issues. When databases and software applications are moved from the cloud to large data centers, data management becomes a major challenge. Numerous security issues may develop while using cloud computing, including issues with privacy and control, virtualization and accessibility issues, confidentiality, management of credentials and identities, authentication of responding devices, and authenticity. In this paper, an effort is made to offer a comprehensive review of data security and threats in cloud computing.
A Comprehensive Review on Data Security and Threats for Data Management in Cl...AJASTJournal
The cloud is a network of virtual computers that are linked together and may exhibit and offer computational capabilities continuously depending on certain Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that have been agreed between the parties to a contract between the clients and the internet provider. Cloud computing has several benefits, including endless computational resources, cheap cost, security controls, hypervisor protection, instantaneous elasticity, high throughput, and fault-tolerant solutions with increased performance. Since cloud computing is a comparatively recent computing model, there exists a lot of uncertainty about how well confidentiality of all levels, including host, network, data levels, and implementation, can be achieved. As a result, there still are important obstacles to cloud computing adoption. These constraints include security issues concerning privacy, compliance, and legal issues. When databases and software applications are moved from the cloud to large data centers, data management becomes a major challenge. Numerous security issues may develop while using cloud computing, including issues with privacy and control, virtualization and accessibility issues, confidentiality, management of credentials and identities, authentication of responding devices, and authenticity. In this paper, an effort is made to offer a comprehensive review of data security and threats in cloud computing.
Strategic, Privacy and Security Considerations for Adoption of Cloud and Emer...Marie-Michelle Strah, PhD
Prepared for Ministers and Senior Officials from the Caribbean and distinguished participants and attendees of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organization of American States (OAS), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the occasion of the Caribbean Stakeholders’ Meeting: The Importance of ICTs and their Impact on Regional Development, May 26-28, 2014 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
This benchmark is the result of the collaboration between Burstorm and Rice University and uses a high degree of automation. The scope of the first benchmark is seven suppliers across three continents with a total of 96 different instance types. The benchmark was executed every day, for at least 15 days. The results are normalized to a monthly pricing model to establish the price-performance metrics.
Cloud Computing is an information technology gold rush. Everything from social media and smart phones to streaming video and additive games come from the cloud. This revolution has also driven many to wonder how they can retool themselves to take advantage of this massive shift. Many in IT see the technology as an opportunity to accelerate their careers but in their attempt to navigate their cloud computing future, the question of what type of training, vendor-neutral or vendor-specific, is right for them
The Federal government today is in the midst of a revolution. The revolution is challenging the norms of government by introducing new ways of serving the people. New models for creating services and delivering information; new policies and procedures that are redefining federal acquisition and what it means to be a federal system integrator. This revolution also lacks the physical and tangible artifacts of the past. Its ephemeral nature, global expanse and economic impact all combine in a tidal wave of change. This revolution is called cloud computing.
Since announcing its “Cloud First” policy in 2010, the Federal government has correctly identified cloud computing as a way to reduce costs and improve the use of existing assets, and has accordingly prioritized its adoption. It has also taken judicious steps to protect Federal networks from nefarious cyber-attacks and promote the dissemination of best practices for cybersecurity. The Federal government has also embraced mobility as a means to conduct work from any location. But until now, the implementation of these initiatives has been fragmented and lacked coordination across Federal agencies. This paper offers a framework for integrating these programs in a way that enables the Federal government to realize the economic, technological, and mission-effectiveness benefits of cloud services while simultaneously meeting current Federal cybersecurity
requirements. It advocates shifting from a compliance-based cybersecurity paradigm to
one that is risk-based and focusing on how to most effectively secure their implementation of cloud services.
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6. Department, from other Federal, and commercial providers. The Broker will make it easier,
safer, and more productive for DoD consumers to discover, access, and integrate cloud services
to support their mission.
The Department has identified four concurrent steps that enable a phased implementation of
the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment:
Step 1: Foster Adoption of Cloud Computing
Establish a joint governance structure to drive the transition to the DoD Enterprise
Cloud Environment
Adopt an Enterprise First approach that will accomplish a cultural shift to facilitate
the adoption and evolution of cloud computing
Reform DoD IT financial, acquisition, and contracting policy and practices that will
improve agility and reduce costs
Implement a cloud computing outreach and awareness campaign to gather input
from the major stakeholders, expand the base of consumers and providers, and
increase visibility of available cloud services throughout the Federal Government
Step 2: Optimize Data center Consolidation
Consolidate and virtualize legacy applications and data
Step 3: Establish the DoD Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure
Incorporate core cloud infrastructure into data center consolidation
Optimize the delivery of multi‐provider cloud services through a Cloud Service
Broker
Drive continuous service innovation using Agile, a product‐focused, iterative
development model
Drive secure information sharing by exploiting cloud innovation
Step 4: Deliver Cloud Services
Continue to deliver DoD Enterprise cloud services
Leverage externally provided cloud services, i.e., commercial services, to expand
cloud offerings beyond those offered within the Department
The DoD CIO will establish a joint enterprise cloud computing governance structure to drive the
policy and process changes necessary to transition to the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment
and oversee the implementation of the DoD Enterprise Cloud Strategy. To achieve the cloud
computing goal, all barriers to consolidation and transition must be addressed without major
delay. DoD CIO will be the final decision authority and will provide oversight for Component
execution of data center consolidation and cloud services, exercising appropriate governance to
ensure an efficient orchestration of change.
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7. Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
Cloud Computing Defined ........................................................................................................... 2
Federal and DoD Mandates Driving Cloud Computing Adoption ............................................... 3
Benefits DoD Can Derive From Cloud Computing ...................................................................... 4
Achieving DoD IT Objectives Through Cloud Computing ........................................................... 4
Challenges the Department Faces Moving to a Cloud Computing Environment ....................... 6
Transitioning to the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment ............................................................... 8
Step 1: Foster Adoption of Cloud Computing ........................................................................... 10
Govern the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment .................................................................. 11
Adopt an Enterprise First Approach ..................................................................................... 12
Reform DoD IT Financial, Acquisition, and Contracting Policy and Practices ....................... 12
Implement a Cloud Computing Outreach and Awareness Campaign .................................. 14
Step 2: Optimize Data Center Consolidation ............................................................................ 15
Consolidate and Virtualize Legacy Applications and Data .................................................... 15
Step 3: Establish the DoD Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure ...................................................... 16
Incorporate Core Cloud Infrastructure into Data center Consolidation .............................. 17
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Optimize the Delivery of Multi‐provider Cloud Services via Cloud Service Brokerage ........ 18
Use Agile Approaches to Drive Continuous Service Innovation ........................................... 19
Exploit Cloud Innovation to Drive Secure Information Sharing ............................................ 20
Operational Data Functions and Informational Data Services ............................................. 20
Step 4: Deliver Cloud Services .................................................................................................. 22
Continue to Deliver DoD’s Enterprise Cloud Services .......................................................... 22
Leverage Externally Provided Cloud Services ....................................................................... 23
Next Steps ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Acronym List ................................................................................................................................ A‐1
References ................................................................................................................................... B‐1
Cloud‐related Terms .................................................................................................................... C‐1
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10. DoD Cloud Computing Goal
Implement cloud computing as the means to deliver the most innovative,
efficient, and secure information and IT services in support of the
Department’s mission, anywhere, anytime, on any authorized device.
The Federal Cloud Computing Strategy (See Appendix B,(Reference A)) characterizes cloud
computing as a:
“…profound economic and technical shift (with) great potential to reduce the cost of
federal Information Technology (IT) systems while … improving IT capabilities and
stimulating innovation in IT solutions.“
The DoD Cloud Computing Strategy lays the groundwork, consistent with the Federal Cloud
Computing Strategy, for accelerating cloud adoption in the Department. It is intended to foster
a substantive discussion as the Department transitions to its Enterprise Cloud Environment.
Cloud Computing Defined
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as:
“A model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on‐demand network access to a shared
pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications,
and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management
effort or service provider interaction.”
The details of the NIST cloud computing definitions provide a simple and unambiguous
taxonomy of three service models available to cloud consumers that are the core of cloud
computing: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a
Service (IaaS). Detailed definitions of these three models appear in Appendix C, along with
other terms typically associated with cloud computing, such as delivery models and
characteristics.
While the traditional IT delivery model is focused on the development, maintenance and
operation of computing hardware and software, the cloud computing model focuses on
providing IT as a service. Under the cloud computing model, there are service providers and
service consumers. Service providers specialize in performing specific tasks or functions for
service consumers. The service providers and service consumers interact with one another over
an Internet Protocol (IP)‐based network.
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11. Federal and DoD Mandates Driving Cloud Computing Adoption
The Federal Government intends to accelerate the pace at which it will realize the value of
cloud computing by requiring agencies to evaluate safe, secure cloud computing options before
making any new IT investments. In alignment with Federal and Department‐wide IT efficiency
mandates, the DoD is committed to cloud computing, and to providing a secure, resilient
Enterprise Cloud Environment. Specific mandates include:
2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (Public Law 112‐81): The fiscal 2012
NDAA (See Appendix B,(Reference B)) mandates that DoD CIO submit a Performance
Plan that includes a strategy to address “migration of Defense data and government‐
provided services from Department‐owned and operated data centers to cloud
computing services generally available within the private sector that provide a better
capability at a lower cost with the same or greater degree of security” and “utilization of
private sector managed security services for data centers and cloud computing
services.”
Secretary of Defense (SecDef) Efficiencies Initiative: The SecDef announced a DoD‐wide
efficiencies initiative (See Appendix B,(Reference C)) to move America’s defense
institutions toward a “more efficient, effective, and cost‐conscious way of doing
business.” This initiative directed the consolidation of IT infrastructure to achieve
savings in acquisition, sustainment, and manpower costs to improve DoD’s ability to
execute its missions while defending its networks against growing cyber threats.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)‐directed Federal Data center Consolidation
Initiative (FDCCI): The FDCCI (See Appendix B,(Reference D)) directed a reduction in
data centers to be achieved primarily through the use of virtualization techniques and
leveraging cloud computing.
Federal CIO 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology
Management: The 25 point plan (See Appendix B,(Reference E)) specifies that “Agencies
must focus on consolidating existing data centers, reducing the need for infrastructure
growth by implementing a Cloud First policy for services, and increasing the use of
available cloud and shared services.”
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP): FedRAMP (See
Appendix B,(Reference F)) provides joint "provisional" authorizations and continuous
security monitoring services applicable to “Executive departments and agencies
procuring commercial and non‐commercial cloud services that are provided by
information systems that support the operations and assets of the departments and
agencies, including systems provided or managed by other departments or agencies,
contractors, or other sources.”
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12. DoD IT Enterprise Strategy and Roadmap (ITESR): The ITESR (See Appendix
B,(Reference G)) presents the DoD CIO’s plan for achieving the goals of the SecDef’s
Efficiency Initiative and the mandates of OMB’s FDCCI and 25 Point Implementation
Plan.
Benefits DoD Can Derive From Cloud Computing
Table 2 of the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy (See Appendix B,(Reference A)) summarized
three areas of cloud computing, reproduced in Table 1, below.
Table 1: Cloud benefits: Efficiency, Agility, Innovation
Efficiency
Cloud Benefits Current Environment
Improved asset utilization (server utilization > 60‐ Low asset utilization (server utilization <
70%) 30% typical)
Aggregated demand and accelerated system Fragmented demand and duplicative
consolidation (e.g., Federal Data center Consolidation systems
initiative) Difficult to manage systems
Improved productivity in application development,
application management, network, and end‐user
devices
Agility
Cloud Benefits Current Environment
Purchase “as‐a‐Service” from trusted cloud providers Years required to build data centers for
Near‐instantaneous increases and reductions in new services
capacity Months required to increase capacity of
More responsive to urgent agency needs existing services
Innovation
Cloud Benefits Current Environment
Shift focus from asset ownership to service Burdened by asset management
management De‐coupled from private sector
Tap into private sector innovation innovation engines
Encourages entrepreneurial culture Risk‐averse culture
Better linked to emerging technologies (e.g., devices)
Achieving DoD IT Objectives Through Cloud Computing
The desired outcomes of DoD’s adoption and use of cloud computing will include reduced costs
and increased IT service delivery efficiencies, increased mission effectiveness, and enhanced
cybersecurity. These results, listed below, align with the benefits identified by the Federal
Cloud Computing Strategy: Efficiency, Agility, and Innovation.
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13. Reduced Costs/Increased Operational Efficiencies
o Consolidating systems, which reduces the physical and energy footprint, the
operational, maintenance, and management resources, and the number of
facilities
o Using a pay‐as‐you‐go pricing model for services on demand rather than
procuring entire solutions
o Leveraging existing DoD cloud computing development environments to reduce
software development costs
Increased Mission Effectiveness
o Enabling access to critical information
o Leveraging the high availability and redundancy of cloud computing
architectures to improve options for disaster recovery and continuity of
operations
o Enhancing Warfighter mobility and productivity through device and location
independence, and provision of on‐demand, yet secure, global access to
enterprise services
o Increasing, or scaling up, the number of supported users as mission needs surge,
optimizing capabilities for the joint force
o Enabling data to be captured, stored, and published almost simultaneously,
decreasing the time necessary to make data available to users
o Enabling the ability to create and exploit massively large data sets, search large
data sets quickly, and combine data sets from different systems to allow cross‐
system data search and exploitation
Cybersecurity
o Leveraging efforts such as FedRAMP that help standardize and streamline
Certification and Accreditation (C&A) processes for commercial and Federal
Government cloud providers, allowing approved IT capabilities to be more
readily shared across the Department
o Moving from a framework of traditional system‐focused C&A with periodic
assessments to continual reauthorization through implementation of continuous
monitoring
o Moving to standardized and simplified identity and access management (IdAM)
o Reducing network seams through network and data center consolidation and
implementation of a standardized infrastructure
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15. maintain data availability, privacy, and Implement new or adjust existing technical
resilience capabilities for operation within the cloud,
Maintaining forensic, records management, and, in particular, provided to Department
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reporting, network and system operation centers
and two‐factor authentication with DoD (NOCs/SOCs)
Common Access Cards Bolster critical infrastructure protection efforts
to ensure a resilient and sustainable cloud
computing environment
Implement IdAM, Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI), and secure data tagging Department‐
wide
Ensure effective acquisition of commercial
cloud services leveraging Federal CIO Councils,
“Creating Effective Cloud Computing Contracts
for the Federal Government” (See Appendix
B,(Reference I)
Network Dependence at the Tactical Edge
Challenge Mitigation
Providing access to reliable, remotely delivered Deliver services as far forward as possible,
services to Warfighters and support personnel using the least bandwidth possible while
operating in restricted tactical environments ensuring offline capabilities are maintained
(high mobility, disconnected, intermittent
connectivity, limited bandwidth and long
latency)
Providing adequate protection to ensure
continuity of operations and resiliency
Service Acquisition and Funding Sustainment
Challenge Mitigation
Changing from a focus on the acquisition of Establish policies and procedures for
materiel solutions to the acquisition and budgeting, funding, acquisition, and cost
consumption of cloud services recovery that leverage a “fee‐for‐service”
Establishing funding mechanisms that can model
rapidly adapt to changing demand to sustain Use a cloud broker function to manage the
the growth of widely used services use, performance, and synchronized delivery
Reducing or eliminating investment in of cloud service offerings
underutilized and underperforming services Develop a budget strategy to fund initial cloud
Implementing effective change management in investments across the Department
a cloud environment Reduce or eliminate investment in
Ensuring data ownership and transportability underutilized and underperforming services
of data from one cloud provider to another Establish and enforce DoD cloud computing
change management criteria
Ensure contracting and acquisition
mechanisms preserve data integrity and
support data transportability
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16. Data Migration, Management and Interoperability
Challenge Mitigation
Ensuring that data and applications hosted in Enable intelligent delivery of multi‐source
the various cloud services can be discovered, information in diverse application formats by
accessed, stored, used, and protected among providing seamless, real‐time information
various DoD components and mission partners sharing that is secure, supports multiple
Providing adequate security services platforms, and combines new advances in
(monitoring and response, IA, etc.) to ensure information processing and data analysis
the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of Enforce use of risk assessments that consider
DoD data in a cloud computing environment exposure to the legal, law enforcement, and
Ensuring that the hosting of DoD Component national security requirements of the host
data by a cloud service provider is subject to country
technical and contractual conditions that Ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are
facilitate migration of the data to another written to address DoD mission assurance and
provider or back to the DoD Component data confidentiality and availability
Ensuring data interoperability and secure requirements
information sharing with multi‐national and Require and enforce the adoption of
other mission partners via cloud services enterprise discover and search, enforcement
Ensuring data portability and interoperability of IdAM and data tagging, joint governance,
Ensuring all categories of Controlled and cross domain security solutions
Unclassified Information (CUI), to include Require the use of data portability and
Personally Identifiable Information (PII), interoperability standards as they emerge
Personal Health Information (PHI), Enforce compliance with laws and regulations
International Traffic in Arms Regulations regarding CUI data
(ITAR), and Contractual Information, are
properly and adequately secured, controlled,
and audited during transmission, processing,
and storage
Transitioning to the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment
The transition to cloud computing requires moving from the current state of duplicative,
cumbersome, and costly application silos to an end state which is an agile, secure, and cost
effective service environment that will enable Components to rapidly configure and deploy IT to
meet changing mission needs. The transition will not be accomplished all at once, but in
planned phases, building on the successes and lessons learned from DoD and Industry cloud
initiatives as they are implemented.
The vision for the Department is a multi‐provider Enterprise Cloud Environment that meets
DoD IT objectives. Program managers and application/service owners will generally not need to
design the physical infrastructure that hosts and runs their software applications. Instead, they
will be responsible for designing and developing applications and services that operate within
the computing environments offered by DoD data center providers. New Core data centers,
and standards‐based equipment deployed in regional and tactical data centers, will provide the
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18. Access at Point of Need
(Mobile, Work, Deployed, Home)
Secure
Common C2 &
Communications Global Secure DoD Services & Apps
Real Time SA
Between Nodes Access & Data
Commercial
Deployable Services
Edge Nodes
Figure 1: DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment
The Department has identified four concurrent steps that enable a phased implementation of
the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment:
Step 1. Foster Adoption of Cloud Computing by establishing a strong governance structure that
has the authority and responsibility to drive an Enterprise‐First approach and enable IT
financial, acquisition, and contracting policy and practice reforms.
Step 2. Optimize Data Center Consolidation by implementing a limited set of standardized
software platforms and data centers that will enable effective management as a single
enterprise with a reduced intrusion surface for cyber threats.
Step 3. Establish the DoD Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure as the foundation for rapid
participation in the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment.
Step 4. Deliver Cloud Services using commercial service providers and continuing the
development and implementation of DoD cloud services.
The following sections describe these steps in greater detail.
Step 1: Foster Adoption of Cloud Computing
IT Governance that establishes an Enterprise First approach to the funding, acquisition,
creation, management and use of cloud services, through policy and process change, is
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21. Streamline Key DoD Processes to reduce Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs by
leveraging economies of scale, and automate monitoring and provisioning to reduce the
human cost of service delivery and assurance.
Change Acquisition and Contracting Models to reduce acquisition complexity; shift the
DoD mindset from acquiring and managing IT assets (materiel solution development) to
providing and consuming services; and support new funding, contracting, and
acquisition models for agile solutions.
Publish Guidance and Policies that support transition to, and use of, cloud services.
The Department has initiated efforts to develop JIE requirements for cloud services that can use
incremental investments and fee‐for‐service models rather than large‐scale, up‐front
investments. New and innovative funding mechanisms are needed that can rapidly adapt to
changing demand and sustain the growth of popular services. Services already developed by
the Components for their use could be extended and shared across the Department. As
efficiencies are gained through data center consolidation, some savings may resource
additional cross‐service investments. Periodic value assessments will drive additional
investments and iterative refinements. To accomplish the needed change, the DoD CIO will
work with the following organizations to update related policies and processes:
USD (Policy) to update:
o POM guidance and the POM issue process for enterprise cloud services
Joint Staff to modify:
o Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)/Capabilities
Requirements Process documentation (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Instruction (CJCSI)) (See Appendix B,(Reference K)).
o Interoperability of IT and National Security Systems (NSS) (See Appendix
B,(Reference L))
USD (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) to modify or establish:
o Provisions in the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) (See Appendix B,(Reference
M)) that ensure the consideration of the use of enterprise cloud services as a
mandatory element of the AoA
o Business Capability Lifecycle process
o New standard contract clauses and any accompanying changes necessary to the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
USD(Comptroller)/CFO and DCAPE to modify or establish:
o Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPB&E) (See Appendix
B,(Reference N))
o New Program Element and budget line item resources
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22. o Increased visibility within authoritative DoD resource databases
o Establish new contracts and contracting vehicles
DoD Comptroller and CFO to:
o Revise PPB&E regarding enterprise cloud services and establish provisions in the
DoD Financial Management Regulation
o Address appropriate resourcing methodologies and sources for funding cloud
services and migrations
DCMO to align Business Mission Area policies and procedures.
Implement a Cloud Computing Outreach and Awareness Campaign
The greatest impediment to the successful adoption of cloud computing is not technological in
nature, but rather, the set of cultural roadblocks that make it difficult for the Department’s IT
community to adopt a new technology. As with any significant change, the move to the cloud
requires a shift in mindset to accept new ways of creating solutions and an informed workforce
to enable acceptance and use of cloud services.
The DoD CIO will implement a cloud computing outreach and awareness campaign to gather
input from the major stakeholders, expand the base of consumers and providers, and increase
visibility of available cloud services throughout the Federal government. Current cloud‐related
activities will provide input to the development of cloud computing planning and
implementation guidance. Specifically, these activities will inform the Department on the key
benefits and challenges of cloud services, including value propositions, security features and
challenges, sample mitigation strategies, training, lessons learned, and case studies. This
outreach will include:
Identifying best practices to guide stakeholders in the adoption and implementation of
cloud services, including the acquisition and provisioning process and identifying and
evaluating associated compliance and legal issues
Establishing methodologies to enable effective assessment and implementation of cloud
services, including consideration of maturity, cost recovery, security compliance, etc.
Identifying challenges and recommending mitigations to resolve them
Identifying metrics and performance measures that demonstrate successful migrations
and use of cloud services
Identifying and assessing new and evolving technologies in the marketplace and
providing feedback on the maturity of these offerings
Providing specific skills training for acquisition and contracting specialists for agile IT
procurements, including cloud computing. IT program managers must also acquire the
skills needed to make informed decisions regarding existing and planned cloud services
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23. Emphasizing individual and organizational responsibility to assess and manage risks
associated with cloud computing
Step 2: Optimize Data Center Consolidation
In August 2010, the Secretary of Defense directed the consolidation of IT infrastructure to
achieve savings in acquisition, sustainment, and manpower costs, and to improve the DoD's
ability to execute its missions while defending its networks against growing cyber threats. In
response, the Department has identified opportunities to consolidate DoD IT infrastructure
through several initiatives, one of which is data center and server consolidation. As identified
in the JIE, enterprise data center consolidation involves Component applications and data
transitioning to Core data centers and the DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment.
The Department will reduce the hardware footprint in data centers by implementing server
virtualization and Infrastructure‐as‐a‐Service. In addition, DoD will reduce software redundancy
and increase interoperability through the implementation of a limited set of standardized
software platforms that are continuously monitored and respond to emerging threats.
Optimizing data center consolidation will facilitate standardization across data centers in the
way they deliver services to users and the internal processes used to manage the business
operation. Consolidation will not only reduce the cost of data center infrastructure, but will
enable effective management as a single enterprise with a reduced intrusion surface for cyber
threats. Combining the establishment of core cloud infrastructure with data center
consolidation will establish the federation and standardization of Core data centers for the
DoD.
Consolidate and Virtualize Legacy Applications and Data
Consolidating data centers throughout the Department into a smaller, core data center
infrastructure will reduce the number of different hardware platforms, which will result in an
eventual savings in equipment, facility, and operational costs. Although core data centers may
be operated by different organizations within DoD, they will all operate according to standard
operational, business, and IT Service Management processes to ensure that they function as a
single, logically seamless computing environment meeting all requirements for graceful fail
over, disaster recovery, continuity of operations, security, resiliency, and load balancing.
The consolidated data centers will be guided by the NIST Cloud Computing Reference
Architecture, and the NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap. Leveraging the NIST
guidance, a DoD Cloud Reference Architecture will include modular infrastructure that will scale
up for deployment within large, Continental United States (CONUS) data centers and scale
down to offer containerized and small footprint computing resources in regional facilities and
deployed tactical edge environments.
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26. Current State
Local Systems Remote Systems
Data Center Data Center
Transition State
Consolidate and virtualize legacy applications
& data to reduce costs and make
infrastructure “DoD Cloud ready”
Local Data Remote Data Remote Data
Center Center Center
Enterprise
Services
Cloud State Virtual Virtual Virtual
Implement an advanced DoD Cloud Infrastructure Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware
to deliver Enterprise ready cloud services
Local Data Center Remote Data Center Remote Data Center
DoD Cloud Apps and Services
DoD Enterprise Data Environment
DoD Cloud Platform
Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware
Figure 2: Consolidated Core Data Centers will Form the Basis of the Enterprise Cloud
Infrastructure
Optimize the Delivery of Multi‐provider Cloud Services via Cloud Service
Brokerage
To sustain an integrated and optimized multi‐provider
The Enterprise Hub for runtime
selection, integration and cloud environment, a Cloud Service Broker with both a
delivery of services technical and an organizational component is needed to
manage the use, performance, and synchronized delivery
of cloud service offerings within the Department, from other Federal, and commercial
providers. The broker will enable DoD organizations to tailor the availability and delivery of
cloud services based on technical and mission requirements. For example, rather than each
DoD organization monitoring service provider performance and security controls, the broker
will be the central point for integrating this information from each of the providers and making
it available to the various DoD stakeholders. Moving beyond the ability to match potential
consumers with the best services to meet their needs, the broker will provide an integrated set
of capabilities that each DoD organization would have had to deliver. Some of these
capabilities include:
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27. Ensuring compliance with DoD IA requirements for encryption and key management
integration with DoD’s emerging IdAM services
Enabling integrated cyber intrusion detection and response
Enabling a common entry into the cloud ‐ the DoD cloud service storefront
Providing an integrated billing and contracting interface
Managing integrated service delivery from DoD and commercial service providers
Providing integrated identity and access controls and integration with DoD’s emerging
IdAM services
Controlling usage and optimizing cloud workload distribution
Maintaining configuration control and compliance of DoD resources deployed into the
cloud
Ensuring that providers maintain DoD standards and architectural compliance
Enabling continuous monitoring and reporting on performance of SLAs and IA controls
Providing a common, integrated help desk
Starting with a simple online catalog of DoD cloud services, the Cloud Service Broker function
will grow to enable DoD customers and organizations to tailor the set of available services and
optimize the cloud performance based on their technical and mission requirements.
Use Agile Approaches to Drive Continuous Service Innovation
The effective delivery of DoD‐provided cloud services will require
Eliminates obsolescence
at the time of delivery the Department to transition from an acquisition process focused
on acquiring materiel solutions to one focused on operating, and
continually enhancing, services. Use of Agile processes will enable rapid and continuous service
improvement in response to changing mission needs. The Department will establish a
consolidated, enterprise development and test cloud environment, provided by Components,
to enable continuous delivery and integrated DevOps. This test and development cloud
environment will enable applications and services to run in a distributed environment, reducing
time to deliver content to clients.
"DevOps" is an emerging set of principles, methods, and practices for communication,
collaboration and integration between software development (application/software
engineering) and IT operations (systems administration/infrastructure) professionals
This cloud development and test environment will:
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28. Enable agile development and continuous enhancement of DoD‐ provided cloud
services that will rapidly respond to changing user needs, technologies, and threats
Facilitate the optimal migration and integration of legacy systems into the cloud
environment
Reduce duplicative hardware and software expenses necessary to support a
development program
Enable the provision of automated assembly and test of software systems
Incorporate additional development and test services provided by DoD Components and
commercial providers
Include an integrated set of services to include automated on‐demand provisioning of
development and test cloud resources
Enable the integration of identity management
Exploit Cloud Innovation to Drive Secure Information Sharing
Increased Decision Superiority The Enterprise cloud infrastructure will enable a data‐
through data intensive analytics centric approach to the development and
implementation of cloud services. The deployment of
standardized data interfaces within the cloud will allow users anywhere to retrieve, scrub, and
sanitize data on demand over a vast array of protocols and technologies. The cloud
infrastructure will facilitate managing the rapidly increasing amounts of data. Innovative data
cloud services will deliver actionable information. The Department will leverage and align with
IC cloud services.
Operational Data Functions and Informational Data Services
The Department is taking a data‐centric approach to cloud services, and will securely architect
for interoperability. Improving the quality, accessibility, and usability of DoD data through well‐
defined standards will include the use of machine‐readable formats such as web services and
common metadata tagging schemas.
The NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture identifies the importance of data and
common data functions as key underpinnings of cloud computing. While the reference
architecture is still evolving, NIST currently separates data functions into two categories:
operational data functions and informational data services.
Operational data functions include activities such as data tagging, data integrity, data security,
data portability, data transport, data presentation, data maintenance, and file management.
Operational data functions support the manipulation, extraction, and presentation of
meaningful results to end users, and are primarily used and maintained by the cloud provider.
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31. Enterprise File Storage: The Department will implement enterprise file storage as a
capability to enable global access to data and files by an authorized user, from
anywhere and from any device
Enterprise Directory Services: The Department will implement enterprise directory
services to make data visible, discoverable, and accessible
Unified Capabilities: The Department will migrate legacy voice, video and data
collaboration services to everything over IP (EoIP); standardize and consolidate
Component IP convergence efforts across DoD to reduce cost and streamline
management; enhance wireless and mobility support; and provide real‐time
collaboration (assured, integrated voice, video, and data services)
Cross‐Domain Solution as an Enterprise Service: The Department will develop the
enterprise‐level, cross‐domain solutions required to fulfill emerging capability needs and
user requirements across the DoD. DISA will continue to employ a diverse best of breed
fleet of cross‐domain technologies.
Enterprise Messaging and Collaboration: The Department will provide a set of
Enterprise Messaging and Collaboration capabilities that includes, at a minimum, instant
messaging (IM), chat, email, portal, and web conferencing. Other capabilities to be
provided facilitate data tagging and records management. These capabilities enable
information sharing from any device attached to a DoD network.
Identity and Access Management (IdAM) Services: The Department will implement
enterprise‐wide IdAM services that are focused on managing digital identity,
credentialing and authenticating users, authorizing access to resources, and using data
tagging to support and enforce access control policies throughout the enterprise.
The Department will continue to improve these services, provide additional cloud services, and
incorporate cloud services provided by individual DoD components as they emerge.
Leverage Externally Provided Cloud Services
A bigger toolbox for The Department’s Enterprise Cloud Environment will provide
our Warfighters Department‐wide services at the enterprise level that enable
improved interoperability, access, data integrity, and security. In
addition to Enterprise Services provided Department‐wide, Components will be encouraged to
use or provide cloud services offered by other Components, other entities in the Federal
Government, mission partners and commercial vendors that meet their specific mission
requirements while complying with Department IA, cybersecurity, continuity, and other
policies.
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