cloud computing conference 2011 - glenn archer, department of finance and deregulation
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Cloud Computing and the Australian Government
Glenn Archer First Assistant SecretaryAustralian Government Information Management OfficeMay 2011
Overview2
Cloud Computing Strategy
Drivers
Considerations
Progress
Looking Ahead
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Cloud Computing Strategy
• Released in April 2011 – “agencies may choose cloud-based services where they demonstrate value for money and adequate security”
• Developed with agency and industry input
• Both tactical and strategic, based on principles and risk-based approach
• A phased approach to use cloud offerings as they mature, noting that cloud services are still evolving
4 Table 1: Tactical Application and Use of Cloud by Government at the Information and technology layers ‐ Decisions to transition at the information and services layers should be made based on a riskmanaged approach taking into account information assurance requirements.
Service Provider View User View
Layer Example Data Centre with Adv.
Virtualisation
Private1 Cloud
Hybrid cloud
Community Cloud
(Incl. GCloud)
Public Cloud
Information and Services layers
Citizen‐facing services Citizen‐driven (joined‐up) service delivery (lines of business)
Business Processes Consolidated or shared business processes, for example, Financial, HR, Budgeting, Procurement, content management, case management
Applications Custom applications/Packaged applications/external services
Citizen Information Concerns individual citizens, covered by privacy and data protection (security)
Public Information Open government data / mashups Collaborative tools, eg blogs, wikis, data.gov.au
Technology layer
Channels (online) Government websites and portalsWeb2.0 technologies (eg gmail) Discovery tools, for example Google Search
Technology (Infrastructure)
IT and telecommunication infrastructure – utility model
Technology (process / storage capability)
Process and analyse large datasetsUse as a storage platform
1 Private Cloud is an Enterprise Cloud as defined by Gartner
3‐5 years
Now
Now
Now
Now 3‐5 years
3‐5 years
6‐10 years3‐5 years
Now
Now
Now
1‐2 years
Now
Current View
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Progress
• Three stream approach to deliverableso i) preparing to adopt cloudo ii) public cloud adoption as offerings matureo iii) WofG approach integrated with the Data Centre Strategy
• Established the Cloud Information Community (CLIC)
• AIIA Cloud Task Force engagement
• Developing guidance to agencies
• Agencies are already using cloud
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Drivers
• Cost savings and financial agility
• Responsiveness – reduced implementation times
• Improved availability/reliability
• Functionality – Cloud offers features we couldn’t build ourselves
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Considerations
• Privacy
• Security
• Local market maturity
• Legacy environments
• Business continuity
• Bandwidth / Latency
• Standards
• Data centre strategy
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Examples
• Private cloud implementation
• Cloud Services
• Data storage in the cloud
• Hybrid Cloud
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Looking Ahead
• Agencies will continue investigating opportunities and implementing cloud solutions where appropriate
• As the cloud matures, our approach will become more strategic
• Improved access to broadband (e.g. NBN) will drive growth and innovation
• The maturity of standards will be a catalyst for growth
• The privacy and security of information will still be a key government concern
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Cloud Computing
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