The growing demand for cloud solutions has expanded past pure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings, with many customers focused on the application tier. Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions are becoming a common area of focus, and many assume that this space in the market can be filled by simply installing software applications in an IaaS cloud. However, there are more challenges to address in delivering a true SaaS solution. More...

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is the U.S. government-wide program providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud-based services. It uses a “do once, use many times” framework to reduce the costs, time and staff required to conduct agency security assessments. More...

Last week, CGI participated in a cloud computing forum sponsored by Public Sector Partners in collaboration with the State of California. The event, “Defining the Cloud for Government,” was attended by more than 1,000 government technology professionals. More...

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