Cloud Computing and Virtualization 2011

Recent market forecasts predict the U.S. Government will spend billions on cloud computing implementation over the next five years.  If this prediction proves correct, agency executives, technologists, and security professionals must collaborate quickly to identify how to begin this migration and understand where their organizations may be best served by hosted solutions while considering the associated risks.  However, Federal requirements for security, privacy and integrity must be met--regardless of where information assets are kept.  As a result, security concerns present the primary obstacle to more rapid adoption of cloud-based options in the public sector today.  Join this session to update your knowledge of security assurance in the cloud.

Attendees will learn how:

• To get started to deploy trusted cloud applications
• Criteria to evaluate cloud service providers and how to monitor their performance
• Agencies must align cloud computing strategies with current security requirements
• To leverage the collective expertise of industry and government cloud expertise
• Government and commercial enterprises are deploying secure hosted applications today