Three Federal Government/DoD Cloud Transition Issues and How to Prevent Them

Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Webcast Series

In 2011, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the “Cloud First” policy to reform federal information technology management, which required agencies to evaluate cloud computing options. In 2012, the DoD Cloud Computing Strategy evolved to identify the most effective ways for the department to capitalize on opportunities and take advantage of cloud computing benefits that accelerate IT delivery, efficiency, and innovation as an enterprise. In the years since, many cloud transition efforts in both federal agencies and the DoD have experienced significant issues. This webinar will address a few of the causes for the transition issues, as well as identify some practices that will assist organizations as they plan to transition assets and capabilities to the cloud. The webinar will wrap up with a brief discussion of the 2019 Federal Cloud Computing Strategy – Cloud Smart, an updated cloud policy to improve cloud adoption for federal agencies developed by OMB.