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GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communications Cloud Computing and USA.gov Martha Dorris Acting Associate Administrator GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communications May 1, 2009 2 Meet USA.gov "Official portal to the Federal Government "Always adding new features 3RSS Feeds 3GovGabBlog 3Government Gadget Gallery "Major national and international awards "Traffic volume on the rise "Affiliate search program thriving 3 USA.gov Challenges "Accelerate the creation of new services "Reduce costs " Solving both at the same time would require a whole new approach 4 Meet Cloud Computing "Simplest definition: IT services delivered through the internet "Three tiers 3Software as a Service (SaaS) 3Platform as a Service (PaaS) 3Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 5 Cloud Computing Advantages "Vendors harness economies of scale 3Less energy 3Fewer servers 3Smaller staff "Customers get great service 3Easily, rapidly scalable 3Hardware procurement eliminated "Save money "Shorten timelines 3Security is enhanced "Less vulnerable to attack "Regular data backups "Servers in diverse geographic locations 6 How USA.gov Met its Challenges "Created an IT Roadmap to manage change "Canceled contract with major integrator "Will move hosting to cthe cloud dMay 2 nd 3Also using a Content Distribution Network "New Content Management System May 4 th "Add a Portal 3early ... more. less.

next fall 7 Outcomes "Dramatic savings 3Core infrastructure costs reduced by 90% from $4.5M/year to $500k/year "Dramatic increase in agility 3Add new features in minutes rather than months or even years "Operations and maintenance reductions 3Staff freed to concentrate on creating new services 8 QUESTIONS? Martha.dorris@gsa.gov 202-501-0225

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