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Tom Parish
       

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"One of the most important things around cloud computing in particular, is the discipline that's required going into that  ... having consistency, having automation, having configuration control and change control," says Ben Newton

 

Like any technological innovation in Information Technology (IT), Cloud Computing offers enormous benefits to the Public Sector, but sometimes promises more than can be delivered. Risk for failure comes primarily from the “cloud” being reduced almost entirely to virtualization alone, while ignoring the process automation that is so essential to success. IT must also focus on the fundamentals of achieving real cost savings and increasing the agility of the organization to respond to new requirements, not just finding a convenient reason to try out the latest technologies. Join us as we talk with Herb VanHook, Vice President of Strategy out of BMC CTO Office and Ben Newton, Software Consulting Manager for Public Sector Sales at BMC Software, and explore cloud computing in the public sector. Listen in as they share many valuable tips around cloud computing, applicable in both the public and private sectors.

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Herb VanHook, is Vice President of Business Planning, at BMC Software. Herb has held several key positions at META Group (most recently serving as Interim President and Chief Operating Officer), and has more than 30 years of experience in information technology, including senior positions at IBM, Computer Associates, and Legent Corporation.

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Ben Newton is the Software Consulting Manager for Public Sector Sales at BMC Software. He manages the technical side of the sales cycle for all of BMC’s defense and intelligence community customers.

 

 

 

 

 

Questions

  1. Why is cloud computing such a hot topic in the Public Sector right now?
  2. How have President Obama's initiatives around budgets and energy consumption affected the perception and pursuit of cloud computing in the Federal Government?
  3. How do the particular concerns of the Public Sector affect the choice between implementing public vs. private cloud computing architectures? In particular, how do security concerns and ongoing compliance affect how the Public Sector views the "cloud"?
  4. The concept of a "community cloud" has a particular resonance for government agencies. What is a community cloud, and why is it attractive?
    Software as a Service (or SaaS) is hot topic here at BMC and in the Public Sector as well. How can the Public Sector leverage SaaS to achieve their budgetary and functional objectives?
  5. What do think are the major challenges facing Public Sector organizations looking at pursuing cloud computing?
  6. What kind of capabilities do government organizations need to have in place to really implement and maintain cloud computing?
  7. Where is the best place to start?

Resources

Check back in early March 2010 for access to the white paper "Leveraging Cloud Computing in the Public Sector"

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Tom Parish
         

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"You want to take compliance from an event that you don't look forward to ... turn it into a process," says Ben Newton.

 

The United States government must process and protect vast amounts of data essential to our country’s welfare. The challenge for government IT organizations is to make this information available when and where it is needed, without risking the security of that data or the government’s networks.

 

Whether you are dealing with compliance and security in a Federal environment, as a Federal contractor, or simply need to meet stringent internal security requirements, be sure to listen in as we talk with Chris Olson, Technical Director and CTO for Public Sector Sales at BMC Software andBenjamin Newton Software Consulting Manager for Public Sector; Department of Defense and Intelligence Community at BMC Software.

 

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Chris Olson is Technical Director and CTO for Public Sector Sales at BMC Software. Chris manages the day-to-day technical sales engineering activities for all federal, state and local, and education accounts.

 

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Ben Newton is the technical director for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Sales at BMC Software. He manages the technical side of the sales cycle for all of BMC’s defense and intelligence community customers.

 



Questions

  1. So, Chris and Ben, you’ve been at this awhile. Have you seen some changes, concerns, or trends that are noteworthy?
  2. It sounds like on the government side, besides the sheer numbers of devices concerned being huge—and widely distributed—the compliance process involves a lot of process and detail. It sounds like a massive undertaking, am I right?
  3. What’s changed in the last 3 to 5 years that make it more complex to demonstrate readiness and compliance with regulations
  4. What is it about automation that they really need to know in order to move forward?
  5. What are some of the key steps for creating a culture that integrates security and configuration management to get to the place of compliance? 6. How do you talk about BSM with regards to the challenges relating to continued compliance, to support compliance effectively, and so on?
  6. Normally, we’d be asking about what the business benefits are to this of approach ad architecture and thinking about BSM. But, how are the business benefits different when we’re talking about the Federal Government?

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