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Cloud Computing Initiative

Vision and Strategy Document

(DRAFT)

February 2010

GSA Confidential and Proprietary Not for Distribution


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Federal Cloud Computing

Vision and Mission

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Cloud Computing Vision Statement

Establish secure, easy to use, rapidly provisioned IT services for

the Federal Government, including:

Agile and simple acquisition and certification processes;

Elastic, usage-based delivery of pooled computing resources;

Portable, reusable and interoperable business-driven tools;

Browser-based ubiquitous internet access to services; and

Always on and available, utility-like solutions.

Cloud Computing Mission Statement

Drive the government-wide adoption of cost effective, green and

sustainable Federal cloud computing solutions.

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Cloud Capabilities Must be Tailored to

Governments Unique Needs

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Computing Storage Application hosting

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Computing Storage Application hosting

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Database and Database Management Systems Developer / Testing Tools Virtual Environments

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Database and Database Management Systems Developer / Testing Tools

Virtual Environments

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Citizen Engagement (Wikis, Blogs, Data.gov) Government Productivity (Cloud based tools) Business Enablement (Salesforce.com) Enterprise Applications (Core Mission & Business Svcs)

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Citizen Engagement (Wikis, Blogs, Data.gov) Government Productivity (Cloud based tools) Business Enablement (Salesforce.com) Enterprise Applications (Core Mission & Business Svcs)

Security &

Data Privacy

Delivery &

Operations

Offer different

levels ofsecurity and

data privacy

based on the

application and

nature of the

services

provided.

Potentialstandardize

Low, Med and

High

categories for

Simplicity.

Enable

adoption ofCloud

Computing

services in

different Cloud

models

including

Public, Private,

Hybrid and

Communitymodels.

Develop

interoperabilitystandards in

conjunction

with the

industry to

provide

interoperability

at the data

infrastructure,

platform andapplication

levels.

Interoperability

& Integration

Cloud Computing

Services

Federal Government

Considerations for Cloud Computing

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Public Internet

Public Cloud:

The cloud infrastructure is

made available to the general

public or a large industry group

and is owned by an

organization selling cloud

services.

Community Cloud: The cloud infrastructure

is shared by several organizations and

supports a specific community that has

shared concerns (e.g., mission, security

requirements, policy, and compliance

considerations). It may be managed by the

organizations or a third party and may exist

on premise or off premise.

Hybrid Cloud: The cloud infrastructure is a

composition of two or more clouds (private,

community, or public) that remain unique

entities but are bound together by

standardized or proprietary technology that

enables data and application portability (e.g.,

cloud bursting).

Private Cloud Commercially Hosted:

Publically available Cloud Computing

services offered through commercial sources

that are dedicated and separate from the

Public both physically and logically and must

to remain within the U.S. borders to support

heighted data security and privacy

requirements. Access to these services are

provided through a dedicated Government

Intranet and is not accessible from the Public

Internet.

Government

Dedicated

Intranet

Private Government Cloud :

The cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an

organization. It may be managed by the

organization or a third party and may exist on

premise or off premise.

Cloud Sourcing ModelsOutsourced Government

T

rust(Se

curityand

DataP

rivacy)

High

Low

Private

GovernmentCloud

Private

Commercially

HostedCloud

Public

Cloud

Hybrid Government Cloud

Community

Cloud

The NIST Definition Offers Multiple Delivery

Models for Cloud Computing



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Establish and Manage Governance Manage Cloud Computing Executive Steering Committee

and Cloud Computing Agency Advisory Council Establish and Manage Communities of Practice and

Working Groups

Coordinate Policy and Strategy Development andParticipation in other Governance bodies related to CloudComputing activities (e.g. Security, Records Management,eDiscovery)

Establish a Federal C&A Process

Provide Procurement Leadership

Develop Acquisition Vehicles to Ease Agency Procurementof Cloud Computing Solutions

Coordinate across the Federal Acquisition community toensure adoption and implementation of cloud-relatedprocurement policies and processes

Facilitate Adoption of the Cloud Computing Storefront

Drive Cloud Technology Innovation Identify Common Cloud Services and Foster Standards

Development and Security Policies

Develop Architectures that Allow Agencies to More

Effectively Implement and Leverage Cloud ComputingServices

Establish, Manage and Coordinate Cloud ComputingDeveloper Communities and Application Libraries

Enable the Reuse, Modularity and Interoperability of CloudComputing Services

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Enable Implementation and Adoption Assist and Guide Agencies to Implement and Roll out Cloud Solutions (e.g.

Service Provisioning) Facilitate Identification of Agency Partners for Pilot Activities

Develop Methodologies to Effectively Assess and Implement Services

Develop and Disseminate Cloud Services Operating and Business Models

Enable Sustainable & Cost-Effective

Computing (Green IT, TCO) Develop and Manage Business Case Templates

Identify Core Evaluative Criteria

Identify Cloud Computing Performance Metrics (Enterprise and Technical) Develop Case Studies, Best Practices/Lessons Learned to Specifically

Demonstrate Support of Sustainability and Cost Effective Computing

Operate as a Service Provider Identify and Offer Government Wide Services (e-mail, instant messaging,

Web 2.0 tools, etc)

Assist Agencies in Determining Their Role in Developing/Hosting Services

Facilitate Common Interfaces to Integrate Existing Federal Cloud serviceenvironments

Conduct Outreach Activities Develop the Cloud Services Communications Plan

Design and Implement a Central Information Portal for Federal CloudComputing

Develop and Manage Content for Communications

Manage Cloud-related Wikis, Blogs, Portal, and other collaborative media

Develop and present Training


Goals and Objectives

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Enable

Support

Lead

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Goals and Primary Objectives and Initiatives

Establish and ManageGovernance

Provide Procurement

Leadership

Facilitate

Implementation

Operate as a Solutions

Provider

Conduct OutreachActivities

Drive Cloud Technology

Innovation

Enable Sustainable &

Cost-Effective

Computing

(Green IT, TCO)

Goal Area

Establish a SecurityWorking Group

Develop Acquisition

Vehicles to Ease Agency

Procurement of Cloud

Computing Solutions

Assist & Guide Agencies to

Implement Cloud Solutions

(e.g. Service Provisioning)

Develop the Cloud Services

Business Model

Design and Implement a

Central Information Portalfor Federal Cloud

Computing

Identify Common Cloud

Services & Foster

Standards Development &

Security Policies

Identify Cloud Computing

Performance Metrics

Primary Objective

Establish Security Initiative

and Implement and Managea Federal C&A Process

Develop Acquisition

Roadmap

Identify and Facilitate Cloud

Computing Agency Pilots

Develop Services Roadmap

Establish CommunicationsInitiative and Develop Portal

Develop Requirements for

Portability Standards

Establish Performance

Metrics Initiative

Primary Initiative

Define Data Center

Optimization Strategy

Develop Data Center

Analysis and Agency Goals

Create Federalpolicies on

security,

standards, and

governance

Create Federalpolicies on

security,

standards, and

governance

Provide cloudcomputing

solutions in

support of

Federal agency

missions

Provide cloudcomputing

solutions in

support of

Federal agency

missions

Provide strategic

roadmaps, best

practices, and

acquisition

guidance

Provide strategic

roadmaps, best

practices, and

acquisition

guidance

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Gov

Agencies

Vendors CCESC/

CCAC

CC

PMO

Cloud Computing Vision /Mission

Information Portal Market Research / Use

Cases Policies and Guidelines Enterprise Architecture

Apps.gov / ProcurementSupport

Information Dissemination Virtual Online Summits

Data Call Requirements Interests &

Feedback

StandardsRequirements

Security Processes Procurement

Approaches Best Practices Gov-wide

Communications

Direction andGuidance

Facilitation Schedule and

Coordination

Compliant Services andOfferings

Input to Standards Collaboration on

Developing Standards &

Best Practices

Security

Standards

Ops

ExcellenceComm

CloudComputingWorkingGroups

RFI/RFPs Definitions Security

Requirements Standards

Requirements SLAs

The Cloud Computing PMO is the nucleus of Cloud Computing Initiative for the Federal Government,

setting direction, establishing guidelines and defining the future vision and architecture

Cloud Computing Initiative:

Governance Model


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Working Groups Provide Support Across All of

the Goal Areas and are Driven by the CCPMO

Security Working Group Identify Functional Leader and Membership

Develop Objectives for Cloud Computing Advisory Council Security Working Group (e.g.Establish a Federal C&A Process)

Define Intended Deliverables

Develop Security Roadmap

Standards Working Group Identify Functional Leader and Membership

Develop Objectives for Group

Define Intended Deliverables Develop Standards Roadmap

Operational Excellence Working Group Identify Functional Leader and Membership



Develop Operational Excellence Roadmap

Assist and Guide Agencies to Implement and Roll out Cloud Solutions

Develop Case Studies, Best Practices/Lessons Learned

Facilitate Identification of Agency Partners for Pilot Activities

Develop Methodologies to Effectively Assess and Implement Services Develop and Disseminate Operating Models and Business Processes

Communications Working Group Identify Functional Leader and Membership



Develop the Cloud Services Communications Plan

Design and Implement a Central Information Portal for Federal Cloud Computing

Develop and Manage Content for Communications

Develop and Conduct Training

Establish and Manage

Governance

Provide Procurement

Leadership

Enable Adoption andImplementation

Operate as a Service

Provider

Conduct Outreach

Activities

Drive Cloud Technology

Innovation

Enable Sustainable &

Cost-Effective Computing

(Green IT, TCO)

Goal Area Cloud Computing Program Management OfficeCloud Computing Program Management Office

Each Working Group

will ultimately establish

its own objectives and

plan of action items

referenced here are just

a sample

Each Working Group

will ultimately establish

its own objectives and

plan of action items

referenced here are just

a sample


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Government Cloud Services Model

Online User Interface



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Components Description

Customizable

User Page

One stop shop/ single view for Users to manage

interactions with Cloud Services

ApplicationLibrary

Applications and content made available toUsers through a simple GUI. These applications/ content can be downloaded easily from theLibrary.

Online User Storage Online storage for Users to maintain andmanage individual User files, data and objects

Collaboration Widgets that allow Users to collaborate andgenerate content. These widgets may includeWikis, Blogs, and IM

Access /Connectivity

Network connectivity and devices to accessCloud services

Cloud Standards/ Interoperability

Cloud standards allowing the integration andinteroperability of services from multiple Clouds

Provisioning / AdminTools

Provisioning and administrative tools to providecontrol of User profiles, access technicalsupport, and manage privilege, authorization toapplications and content

Security /Data Privacy

Applying security framework and data privacystandards for Federal Cloud Computing

Customizable

User Page

Collaboration

Online User

Storage

Access /

Connectivity

Cloud Standards /

Interoperability

Security /

Data Privacy

Provisioning /

Admin Tools

Application

Library

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Cloud

Services


Cloud Program Services Model


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To deliver the Online User

Interface, the governmentmust address the following

Service Components

To deliver the Online User

Interface, the governmentmust address the following

Service Components


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Government Cloud Services Model

Cloud Relationship View

Behind the scenes are the

core cloud services that

support the daily functions for

Government employees

Commercially Hosted

Private Clouds

Public

Cloud Vendors

Internet

Government

Hybrid Clouds

Provisioning

Integration

Procurement

Financials

Reporting

Management

Security

C&A

Public

Cloud Vendors

Government

Private Clouds

Government

Private Clouds

DMZ

DMZ

Single

Sign on



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