Federal Push for ‘Cloud’ Technology Faces Skepticism

Explore The New York Times (Aug 21 2011) Cloud Computing

efore cost-cutting became fashionable in Washington, Vivek Kundra, the White House’s chief information officer, was working to shrink the federal government’s enormo......e contractors and delivered to government employees as services over the Internet. Contractors like Amazon, Google and Lockheed Martin market their cloud services as a way for private companies and governme... (Read Full Article)

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Bits: One on One: Vivek Kundra, U.S. Chief Information Officer

Explore Technology (Nov 5 2010) Cloud Computing

...rnap’s data center at 50 Inner Belt is supported by a power substation on the property. One on One: Vivek Kundra, U.S. Chief Information officer By NICK BILTON Vivek Kundra Jonathan Fickies/Bloomberg News Vivek Kundra, chief information officer of the United States government. Vivek Kundra is the chief information officer of the United States. His job is to help shape the use of technolo......se the technology ... (Read Full Article)

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Apps.gov to Begin Offering IaaS Cloud Services

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 22 2010) Cloud Computing

...nse for the federal government and for the American people,” said federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra. “Cloud computing services help to deliver on this Administration’s commitment to provide better va......ams that have been awarded contracts by the GSA to provide IaaS services: + Apptis, partnering with Amazon Web Services + AT&T + Insight Public Sector partnered with Microsoft + Savvis Federal Systems + Ver... (Read Full Article)

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Gov 2.0 Week in Review - Closing the IT gap, looking back at PDF, considering cloud computing and looking ahead to DC ...

Explore O'Reilly Radar (Jun 14 2010) Cloud Computing

...llions that Los Angeles saved in IT costs or estimated $750,000 saved though moving Recovery.gov to Amazon's cloud, though serious questions will persist about what government sites or services can be moved......0 Personal Democracy Forum and Twitter in government, after the jump. If you missed it, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra delivered a keynote at the Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop last month, embedded below. In the ... (Read Full Article)

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