Cloud computing offers state and local governments a real opportunity to meet many technical and budgetary challenges by delivering applications, platforms and infrastructure without ownership or capital investment. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a central place to learn more about the technology, outstanding issues, implementation requirements and real-life, working examples in this sector? Fortunately, now there is. More...

This past summer we published a white paper and blog post on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: Essential steps to a long-term ROI. In those communications, we talked about how cloud technology has changed the conversation around the viability of VDI. Prior to cloud, the ramp-up costs to demonstrate the ROI of VDI were a barrier for most CIOs. However, the shift to cloud computing has made this solution a viable option. More...

As a Cloud Service Provider (CSP) on GSA’s Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) BPA, CGI has learned we must help our customers understand the extent of the security features they inherit from our certified IaaS services. GSA appropriately made these boundary distinctions a key issue during the risk assessment process. Since different CSPs have chosen different boundaries, it is very important that customers be aware of the extent of the security provided with their IaaS.   More...

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