This document discusses lessons learned from government cloud deployments. It outlines benefits of cloud computing including reduced time, optimized costs, and improved quality. It then discusses challenges US federal agencies face in using multiple clouds and how a cloud services broker can help avoid vendor lock-in. Examples are given of successful government cloud projects in Texas and by the US Federal Government Recovery Act that saw cost savings and increased agility. The presentation argues that cloud services brokerage provides a strategic fit for large IT platforms to manage multiple cloud offerings and providers.

1. Government Cloud Deployment:
Lessons Learned
Presented to Bahrain International eGovernment Forum 2013
Kevin L. Jackson
Vice President and General Manager, NJVC Cloud Services
April 10, 2013

2. Cloud Computing
 Not a new technology, but a new approach in the provisioning and
consumption of information technology (IT)
 Time
 Reduce time to deliver/execute mission
 Increased responsiveness/flexibility/availability
 Cost
 Optimizing cost to deliver/execute mission
 Optimizing cost of ownership (lifecycle cost)
 Increased efficiencies in capital/operational expenditures
 Quality
 Environmental improvements
 Experiential improvements
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3. U.S. Federal Agency Challenge
 What?
 Focus on mission, not technology
 U.S. departments/agencies will use
multiple clouds
 Why?
 Normalized comparison of cloud
services provider offerings
 Holistic view for managing and
monitoring cloud services providers
 Benefits?
 Avoidance of vendor lock in
 Realization of both economic and
operational value of cloud
computing
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4. U.S. State of Texas Cloud Computing Project
• 20-30 Percent IT Infrastructure Cost Savings
• Increased Agility from Months to Days
• Improved Asset Utilization
• Multiple Choice of IaaS, PaaS and DevOps
• Choice of Managed Services
• Transparency and Control 3

5. U.S. Federal Government Recovery Act and
Transparency Board
 Established in February 2009
 Created recovery operations center, which used advanced analytics to
detect early warning signs of trouble linked to recipients of recovery
funds
 Two-month planning period to develop and design IT platform
 Two-week implementation period to create its own cloud hub, where
the agency could act as its own cloud broker (Amazon, Microsoft 365
government community cloud, private cloud hosted in GGI IaaS)
 Minimal impact on agency customers
 After successful accomplishment of mission, Board was extended until
September 2015 to monitor the $60.2 billion aid plan for victims of
Hurricane Sandy
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6. Why Cloud Services Brokerage
Without a CSB With a CSB
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7. IT Infrastructure Strategic Fit Analysis
CIO/CFO Sourcing/Procurement
IT Architects
Managers Systems Integrator
CIO and CFO Command and Control
Cloud Solution Design and Simulation
Services
Sourcing and Procurement Engine
Broker
Commerce Broker Catalog and Pricing Engine
Self-Service Catalog
ITSM Service Workflow Mgmt.
Request Catalog
Typical
Hybrid Cloud Cloud Automation External Service Provisioning Engine
Enterprise Management
Platform VMWARE
Open
Stack Cloud Foundry GreenPlum
VMWARE
vblock Public
Iaas
AWS, TerreMark, Paas
Savvis
Enterprise Public Providers
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8. Summary
 Cloud computing changes both the economics and operations of the IT
model
 Governments should consider cloud services brokerage to avoid vendor
lock in when transitioning to the cloud
 U.S. national and regional governments have successfully used the
cloud services brokerage model
 Cloud services brokerage is a natural strategic extension for large and
complex IT platforms
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9. Questions and Answers
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10. Thank You
Kevin L. Jackson
Vice President & General Manager
NJVC Cloud Services
001.703.429.9073
kevin.jackson@njvc.com
www.njvc.com
govcloud.ulitzer.com
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