Fed may need to clarify its cloud adoption process

According to the Huffington Post, the shift to cloud technology represents a evolution for the computing industry, and the benefits of this transition are becoming clear to businesses and research analysts nationwide. However, the federal government is reportedly lagging behind its effort to adopt the information technology outsourcing platform, despite the fact that it is the driving force behind the cloud first initiative.

There may be several reasons why this delay is taking place, though the news source attests that it is mostly due to the bureaucratic process of each agency, rather than operating errors with cloud services. Because each federal division wants to hand a hands on role in implementing the new technology into its operations, the national government as a whole rarely meets the time lines that it sets for the private sector to integrate new systems.

The government may face challenges when it implements cloud computing architecture, though it is ultimately a strong advocate for the platform. According to Information Week, the chief information officer of the U.S., Vivek Kundra, recently told a Senate subcommittee that as part of a sweeping IT reform, federal agencies are strongly encouraged to look to cloud computing first for future upgrade possibilities.