1. Government Cloud Services
M-Cloud Operational Framework
Laurence Millar
Cloud Week, Chisinau
15 February 2013

2. The 5 Roles that Government
can play
For this discussion, I will talk about government as
a provider and user of Cloud services
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3. Software as a Service
 Government Shared Services - examples
 Document Management System
 Email as a service
 Productivity tools
 Collaboration tools
 M-Cloud benefits
 Security
 In-country data center
 Economies of scale
 Speed of provisioning
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4. Government agency services
“cloudable” – factors to consider
 Supplier Perspective
 Technical Perspective
 Agency Perspective
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5. Supplier Perspective
 Responsibility for architecture and design
 Responsibility for implementation, training
and support
 Responsibility for testing and migration
 Responsibility for operation and provisioning
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6. Technical Perspective
 Virtualization of current applications
 Link to back office systems
 Integration with M-Cloud utilities
 M-Pass
 M-Sign
 M-Pay
 M-Notify
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7. Agency Perspective
 Knowledge and awareness
 Understanding of Cloud opportunities and
benefits
 Value of single source
 Risks and Benefits
 Investment priorities and core business
 Procurement simplification
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8. Other issues
 Contracts and Service Levels
 Legal constraints and liabilities
 Interoperability
 Data Protection
 Commercial arrangements
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9. So What?
 The case for using Cloud Computing is
compelling
 M-Cloud is the best choice for Government of
Moldova agencies
 Cloud First Policy
 Commitment to use the M-Cloud
 Willingness to overcome any barriers
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10. Mulţumesc!