The government has published a cloud computing strategy that outlines the kinds of cloud services that could be offered and how a government cloud platform might work. The strategy recommends limited use of private cloud, use of public cloud subject to criteria, and use of community cloud where public cloud is not suitable. However, the strategy is missing some key details like a cloud store, readiness criteria, a framework for public vs community cloud assessment, and details on service provisioning and data management.

3. The government has published a
cloud computing strategy!!!

4. Do you know how it will impact you?

5. WARNING:
If you already know the answer
you are one of the lucky ones

6. In Q3 2012 a the CIO Council published a
Government Cloud Computing strategy

7. The strategy outlines the kinds of cloud
services that could be offered and how
the government cloud might work?

8. Why am I
talking
about this?

9. I’m talking because they asked nicely

10. and I know what I want from a
Government Cloud platform

11. But before we start let’s consider
where we came from

13. Gartner 2008
2009
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing

14. Gartner 2010
PaaS
Elasticity Cloud Computing
Cloud Storage
Cloud Service Integration
Private Cloud
Cloud Computing for Enterprise
Cloud E-mail
Hybrid Cloud
DBMS Cloud Service
Cloud BPM Platform
Cloud Management Platforms
Cloud Service brokerage
Cloud Parallel Processing

15. Gartner 2011
PaaS
Elasticity Cloud Computing
Cloud Storage Public Cloud Computing
Cloud Service Integration
Private Cloud
Cloud Computing for Enterprise
Cloud E-mail Public Cloud Storage
Hybrid Cloud
SaaS
DBMS Cloud Service
Cloud BPM Platform
Cloud Management Platforms
Cloud Service brokerage
Cloud Parallel Processing

16. Gartner 2012
PaaS
Elasticity
Cloud Storage
Cloud Service Integration
Private Cloud Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing for Enterprise Public Cloud Computing
Cloud E-mail
Hybrid Cloud Public Cloud Storage
SaaS
DBMS Cloud Service
Cloud BPM Platform
Cloud Management Platforms
Cloud Service brokerage
Cloud Parallel Processing

17. Do you want to know
what’s in the strategy?

19. • use of private cloud will be limited to those that receive sanction
• public cloud can be used subject to application of criteria
• community cloud should be used where public cloud isn’t suitable

21. 3rd Party DC
Dept. 1
3rd Party DC
Dept. 2
3rd Party DC
Dept. 3

31. What do I want in the strategy?

35. €51.9Bn

37. €1.5Bn Correction from
IPA Conference;
I will update again
when I find out the
exact number
€0.5Bn

38. Correction from
€1Bn
IPA Conference;
I will update again
when I find out the
exact number
€350M

40. UK March 2011
• communication & engagement
• cloud store transactions £1M
• procurement framework
• data.gov.uk
• targets to manage against
• guidance & reference architectures

41. NZ April 2011
• communication & engagement
• procurement framework
• data site
• targets
• guidance & reference architectures

42. 1Pb of data

43. What is missing from the strategy?
1. No mention of a cloud store
2. No detail on readiness or assessment criteria
3. No framework for assessment of public V
community
4. No indication on mechanics of service provisioning,
service management, service ownership
5. No mention of reference architectures
6. No reference to management of data related issues

44. Cloud store is a critical piece to support
SME access to government customers?

45. Legal/Contractual relationships
between parties is critical?

47. To help me know when I am ready
Adopted from: Cullen, S., Seddon, P., and Wilcox, L.
Managing Outsourcing, The Life Cycle Imperative.
MIS Quarterly Executive, Mach 2005, pp.229-256
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48. IT-CMF is based on five maturity levels to assess and optimize
the value of IT
High • Value-centric IT management
Optimizing • State-of-the-art practices and
outcomes
• Benefits from IT investments
quantified and communicated
Advanced • Practices and outcomes well
above industry average
Maturity
• IT/business interaction formalized
Intermediate for all critical capabilities
• Transparent investment decisions
• Delivering basic IT services
Basic • Some IT/business interactions
formalized
• No formal processes
Initial
• Ad hoc management of IT
Low
IT-CMF offers a concise management roadmap
to optimize business value from IT investment
48

49. Objective maturity assessment of IT management practices,
identifying both gaps and potential over investments
Example for CIO level assessment showing maturity gaps to industry average
Managing IT
Managing the Managing the for business
Managing IT like a business
IT budget IT capability value
Risk of competitive
5 Risk of competitive disadvantage due to
disadvantage due to over-investment?
below-average maturity?
Industry Average
4
3
Company’s current
maturity level
2
1
ITG BPM BP SP DSM CFP RM AA ODP SRC IM SAI FF BGM PPP BOP EAM TIM PAM ICM RAM RDE SD SRP UTM UED PPM SUM CAM TCO BAR PM
Two levels of assessment: “Executive level" across all Critical
Capabilities; and deep dive assessment for each CC
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51. • Nature of deployment • Application Design
• Security • Architecture
• Data privacy and protection • Business Continuity and Disaster
• System availability Recovery
• Network infrastructure • Commercial and Pricing Model/s
• Flexibility • Data Location and Retrieval
• Data storage and extraction • Legal and Regulatory (incl. data
• Capacity Planning protection, governing laws, intellectual
• Maturity and adoption property, termination)
• Contingency planning • Performance and Conformance
• Internal skill-sets and • Privacy
governance • Reputation
• Commercial considerations Security, Security Standards
•
• Cloud contracts Service Provision (incl. SLAs,
•
transitioning)
• Staffing and Skills Requirements
• Migration and Interoperability
• Technology Standards,Value For
Money

55. Digital Architect
Gar Mac Críosta
t: @aspiringarc
e: gar.maccriosta@itarc.ie
w: www.iasaglobal.org