National Press Club presentation on cloud computing by Dawn Leaf

1. Moving to the Cloud:
NIST Vision, Initiatives & Collaboration
part of the
US Federal Cloud Computing Strategy
Dawn Leaf
NIST Senior Executive for Cloud Computing
March 29, 2011
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2. NIST Cloud Computing Program Goal
• Accelerate the federal government’s
secure and effective adoption of NIST Mission:
cloud computing* To promote U.S. innovation and
industrial competitiveness by advancing
measurement science,
– Build a USG Cloud Computing standards, and
Technology Roadmap which technology
focuses on the highest priority
USG cloud computing security, in ways that
interoperability and portability enhance economic
requirements security and improve
our quality of life ©Robert Rathe
– Lead efforts to develop standards and guidelines in close
consultation and collaboration with standards bodies, the
private sector, and other stakeholders
* REF http://www.cio.gov/documents/Federal-Cloud-Computing-Strategy.pdf
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3. Universal Challenges
Rule Book
• Adopters need a “Rulebook”
from the
Chicago,
• cloud model is emerging -- there isn’t a large
Milwaukee,
St. Paul and
installed base
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Railroad
• mainly commodity & infrastructure
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antiqueradio
museum.org
• Providers need to understand the specific issues
and barriers – not just general security,
interoperability & portability concerns
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• Detailed cloud computing services
are defined in the eye of the
beholder – hard to get apples to
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4. Universal Challenges
Balance -- between advantages of formal standards
development processes and market driven
defacto “standard” specifications
US Library of Congress
Backlog of internet driven policy questions &
decisions (e.g. privacy and security) now need to
be considered in light of cloud roles &
responsibilities
US Library of Congress
The Cloud Computing “space” & community is
so broad that it isn’t feasible to cover all
relevant work & collaboration
opportunities
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5. NIST Cloud Computing Program
Concept & Rationale
Strategic Program Tactical Program
How to build a USG Cloud Computing
Standards Roadmap NIST CC efforts
• SDO submissions & support
1. Define • Guidance – Special Publications;
Target USG priorities
technical advisor to Fed CIO Council
risks
Cloud obstacles
Computing • Standards Acceleration to
3. Generate Cloud
Business Use Jumpstart the Adoption of
Computing
Cases Cloud Computing (SAJACC) --
Roadmap – Interagency Report: through qualitative testing of
Translate specifications against interoperability,
2. Define
Requirements USG Cloud Computingsecurity, and portability requirements
Neutral Cloud
& Identify Gaps Technology Roadmap –
Computing list of Tactical Priorities & • Complex Computing
Reference Deliverables Simulation & Modeling – Koala
Architecture & Expand IaaS resource allocation algorithms
CC Definition
Taxonomy ref. architecture
Beneficial bi-product: Identify priorities for
Concurrent & Iterative 3-step hand-off to other stakeholders – policy
process makers, prototypes, pilots, R&D organizations
that drives tactical efforts
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6. NIST Cloud Computing Program Timeline
May Nov March Oct
2010 2010 2011
S 2011
T NIST CC NIST CC NIST CC NIST CC
Forum & Forum & Forum & Forum &
R Workshop I Workshop II Workshop III Workshop
A
Outreach & Fact finding with Launch CC Execute CC Complete
T USG, Industry, SDOs Strategic Program Strategic USG Cloud
E program Computing
Evaluate past models & Initiate Standards
G lessons learned Stakeholder Continue Roadmap
Meetings Stakeholder Interagency
I
Define fresh approach meetings Report
C Collaboratively
to support secure &
define working Integrate results Assess
effective USG cloud
group scope & into tactical Results &
computing adoption,
prioritize interoperability,
resources priorities Replan
portability, & security
requirements, collaborate, Develop Detailed
more quickly respond to Plan
NIST operational needs
CC
Definition
Tactical efforts
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7. NIST Cloud Computing
Forums & Workshops
Cloud Computing Forums & Workshops (May & Nov. 2010)
– 300-500 attendees with broad industry, SDO, government
academia, & international community participants
NEXT ONE is April 7 & 8, 2011, NIST Gaithersburg MD campus
Goal is continuing dialogue with stakeholders, transparency, and encouraging
continued participation in the NIST cloud computing working groups which
will inform the content of the 1st NIST USG Cloud Computing Technology
Roadmap draft targeted on or around the end of the FY 2011.
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8. NIST Cloud Computing Collaboration Site
http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-cloud-computing/bin/view/CloudComputing/WebHome
each strategic &
tactical effort is a
NIST-led project &
working group
Public NIST cloud web site url
http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/index.cfm
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9. Questions?
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