Booz|Allen|Hamilton Launches “Government Cloud Computing Community”

December 30, 2008 / G C Network / Comments Off on Booz|Allen|Hamilton Launches “Government Cloud Computing Community”

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As a follow-up to a Washington, DC Executive Summit event, BoozAllenHamilton recently launched an on-line government cloud computing collaboration environment. In an effort to expand the current dialog around government cloud computing, the strategy and technology consulting firm wants to build a community “to exchange ideas, share lessons learned, and generally support the government’s progress in leveraging Cloud Computing.” The current topics listed on the site are themselves very interesting and include:
  • Cloud Computing Case Studies;
  • Cloud Economic Models;
  • Enterprise Architecture; and
  • Cloud Computing War Game
Welcome aboard BAH! I expect that the mere presence of your site will heighten interest within the Federal marketplace on cloud computing.

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