Abstract

Cloud procurement presents an opportunity to reevaluate existing procurement strategies so you can create a flexible acquisition process that enables your public sector organization to extract the full benefits of the cloud.

Cloud procurement considerations are key components that can form the basis of a broader public sector cloud procurement strategy.

This paper presents the top 10 cloud procurement considerations for the public sector.

00:00:14 Abstract

00:00:40 Introduction

00:01:21 Cloud procurement considerations

00:01:43 Understand why cloud computing is different

00:02:45 Plan early to extract the full benefit of the cloud

00:03:30 Avoid overly prescriptive requirements

00:05:00 Separate cloud infrastructure (unmanaged

00:05:03 services) from managed services

00:05:52 Incorporate a utility pricing model

00:07:25 Leverage third-party accreditations for security,

00:07:28 privacy, and auditing

00:09:17 Understand that security is a shared responsibility

00:10:04 Design and implement cloud data governance

00:11:06 Specify commercial item terms

00:11:54 Define cloud evaluation criteria

00:12:37 Conclusion