Apps.gov Re-Writing Economics/Processes of Cloud Computing
There’s an article that I highly recommend you check out on cnet. It’s on the government’s new Apps.gov portal and why it will change the economics and processes of Cloud computing. For one, its IT Services catalogue structure brings cost savings and efficiencies. It’ll also give a friendlier end-user feel to Cloud service offerings, specifically the four category breakdown — Business Apps, Productivity Apps, Cloud IT Services, and Social Media Apps.
That’s a good thing for providers and users in and out of the government sector. The story says Apps.gov should also remove government bureaucracy and save money because automation will eliminate lots of manual processes traditionally needed to manage service requests and things like approvals, price negotiations and certifications. Let’s hope private industry will watch and learn how to trim fat from Cloud computing. To read more about how Apps.gov will influence Cloud architecture, go here.