According to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, cloud computing is a strategic direction for federal agencies. Cloud computing offers significant potential benefits—enabling agencies to better fulfill the mission of government by deploying new services more quickly, scaling services to meet demand, and realizing operational flexibility. However, according to Gartner, cloud computing also has “unique attributes that require risk assessment in areas such as data integrity, recovery, and privacy.”1 Thus, government agencies must assess the best way to take advantage of cloud computing—balancing benefits, risks, and other agency requirements and goals, such as telework and continuity of operations (COOP). Here is the complete article

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  1. I am sure that almost everyone understands the advantages of using cloud computing for business. But here we face danger of being hacked and losing important information. So when choosing what service to use pay special attention to its security system. Good example for picking up is Ideals, my friend use their services.

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