Cloud computing for Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

Federal Cloud Computing:Briefing to Department of

Transportation

Kevin L. JacksonVice President & General Manager

NJVC Cloud ServicesMay 2012

The New IT Era

rev date 04/13/2023

IDC September 2008

Cloud Computing Not a new technology but a new approach in the provisioning and

consumption of information technology A services oriented architecture (SOA) implemented typically on a

virtualized infrastructure (compute, storage, networks) using commodity components coupled with highly automated controls enable the five essential characteristics of cloud computing.

Key Concerns Standards Portability Control/Availability Security IT Policy Management /

Monitoring Ecosystem

Key Benefits Significant cost reductions Reduced time to capability Increased flexibility Elastic scalability Increase service quality Increased security Ease of technology refresh Ease of collaboration Increased efficiency

Relational Databases and the Cloud

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The economics of data storage led to the use of content addressable storage, flat storage architectures and internet scaling.

Database design, database tuning no longer required with infinite scalability and consistent responsiveness

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Traditionally, lexical searches, filtering or Boolean search attributes are used to reduce data to a “working set”. Analytical tools are then applied to this “working set”.

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Reports/Conclusions

Cloud Computing: Value and Capabilities Time

Reduce time to deliver/execute mission. Increase responsiveness/flexibility/availability.

Cost Optimize cost to deliver/execute mission. Optimize cost of ownership (lifecycle cost). Increase efficiencies in capital/operational

expenditures. Quality

Achieve environmental improvements. Realize experiential improvements.

Federal Information Technology Reform

Cloud Spending

GSA IaaS BPA HoldersVendor Cloud Storage Virtual Machines Web Hosting

Apptis, Inc. X X

AT&T X X

Autonomic Resources X

Carahsoft X

CGI Federal Inc. X X

Computer Literacy World (NJVC) X X X

Computer Technology Consultants X X X

Eyak Tech LLC X X X

General Dynamics Information Technology

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Insight Public Sector X

Savvis Federal Systems X X

Verizon Federal Inc. X

Agency Challenge Focus on mission, not technology Departments/agencies will use multiple clouds Normalized comparison of cloud service

provider (CSP) offerings Holistic view for managing and monitoring CSPs Avoidance of vendor lock-in Realization of both economic and operational

value of cloud computing

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C&A vs FedRAMP Standard Certification & Authorization

100% of required agency controls 60-90 days to complete $80k-$300K Repeat with each new agency: 5 agency cost

$400K-$1.5M FedRAMP (290 Controls)

80% of required agency controls 60 days to complete $65-$240K Agency specific controls for new

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Continuous Monitoring Deliverables

Vulnerability/Patch Management Scanning and Reporting

Configuration Scanning and Reporting Incident Response Planning and

Response POA&M Mitigation and Remediation Change Management and Control Penetration Testing A&A Documentation Maintenance Contingency Plan Testing

Cloud Service Brokerage

Federal CSB Challenges FISMA FEDRAMP Federal Identification/Authorization Federal Acquisition Regulations New Acquisition Models

Summary Federal government is rapidly

adopting cloud computing Not a new technology but a new

business model Can provide enhanced mission

capabilities at reduced cost FedRAMP in place soon to govern

security Cloud Service Brokerage will

augment traditional Federal System Integrators

Thank You !Kevin L. JacksonVice PresidentGeneral MangerNJVC Cloud Services(703) 335-0830Kevin.jackson@NJVC.comhttp://www.NJVC.com http://kevinljackson.blogspot.com http://govcloud.ulitzer.com