APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED TO FEDERAL CLOUD COMPUTING
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1 APPLYING LESSONS LEARNED TO FEDERAL CLOUD COMPUTING WHAT DO FEDERAL LEADERS THINK OF THEIR AGENCIES PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING CLOUD COMPUTING, AND WHAT CAN AGENCIES DO TO OVERCOME THEIR ONGOING OBSTACLES? Four years after Cloud First, the level of cloud adoption varies widely across the federal government. Recent reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reveal major disparities in progress even across some of the largest agencies. In hopes of uncovering the major challenges to federal cloud adoption today, Government Business Council surveyed over 230 federal leaders within organizations that have implemented or are currently implementing cloud technologies as of December The lessons learned from these initial efforts will be paramount to further progress as the federal government looks to more aggressively pursue efficiency gains from cloud computing. Cloud Challenges Persist Despite Support for Further Progress Mandates like the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy and individual agency modernization initiatives may have jumpstarted government cloud efforts, but implementation is still largely in preliminary phases. Despite endorsements from administration officials and employees alike, cloud computing investments still comprise less than two percent of FY 2014 IT budgets governmentwide. 1 roadblocks to cloud have existed for several years without resolution and have been exacerbated by ongoing misconceptions or a lack of dedicated resources. For instance, Department of Health and Human Services officials stated to a GAO investigator that while the agency has established streamlined avenues for procurement in the past few years, it still lacks knowledgeable acquisition personnel to handle post-award management of cloud contracts. In addition, leaders within the Department of Homeland Security have also noted that moving more assets to the cloud requires reevaluating and configuring legacy systems to be compatible with new IT infrastructure, which requires additional staff resources. 2 Federal leaders government-wide express similar concerns. When asked about obstacles to agency cloud adoption, survey respondents most commonly report a lack of in-house technical expertise, which has led to consequences both during These gaps in progress can be attributed to a wide implementation but also later in the IT lifecycle. One range of challenges. Unfortunately, many of the respondent cited difficulty in enforcing [Service 1
2 Level Agreements (SLAs)] 3 as an unanticipated challenge his or her agency experienced since moving to the cloud. Respondents attribute challenges like these to a lack of in-house IT expertise and established best practices, making it difficult for agencies to hold cloud vendors to promises made earlier in the acquisition process. 4 The security and accountability of cloud systems also continue to stand in the way of cloud adoption efforts. According to GAO, agency officials heading cloud programs report difficulties in keeping up with federal security requirements like those issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which are updated regularly and apply to all third-party provided services. 5 Unfortunately, accountability and auditing related to such requirements remains problematic, in part due to unclearly defined roles or lack of experience managing the aforementioned SLAs. A recent audit of the Healthcare.gov website found that a lack of coordination and defined oversight between Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials and contractor staff resulted in a number of security and privacy weaknesses across the program s cloud-based architecture. 6 In addition, although 82 percent of survey respondents cite that the security of their agency s cloud systems has either met or exceeded their initial expectations, they remain concerned about entrusting data to third party providers and EXECUTIVES DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP OF THEIR SYSTEMS MANY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF RAPID ELASTICITY, AND OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS NOT CAUGHT UP WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY. - RESPONDENT, GBC SURVEY moving data offsite. 7 An estimated 77 percent of current federal spending on cloud solutions in FY 2014 were private cloud deployments, 8 which were likely chosen on account of the fact that agencies typically seek greater control over their systems security posture and often opt for services deployed on-premise. As a result, agencies have been reluctant to leverage capabilities offered by public or hybrid cloud deployments, which currently comprise a significantly lower percentage of cloud investments. The advantage of public and hybrid cloud rests on the ability to expand IT resources on demand to accommodate usage fluctuations, offsite backup, and data recovery features that often draw decision makers to consider cloud technologies to begin with. Existing budget realities may also make federal technology leaders more reluctant to justify or consider cloud systems, even despite widespread support from employees to invest in such technologies. Office of Management and Budget guidance directs agencies to continually assess what IT systems can be migrated to or made compatible with the cloud, regardless of investment type or life cycle stage. However, GAO reports show that agencies have only done so with about one-third of their legacy systems. 9 Furthermore, out of the legacy systems that were considered for replacement or integration with cloud solutions in FY 2014, 64 percent were replaced by non-cloud services. 10 GBC s survey showed that 74 percent of respondents believe their agencies should prioritize spending toward adopting cloud services, even if legacy systems have not yet reached the end of their lifecycles. One respondent told GBC: Executives do not understand the total cost of ownership for their systems. In the legacy environment, applications are subsidized to varying degrees. Many do not understand the benefits of rapid elasticity, and our financial management system has not caught up with modern technology. 11 2
3 6 5 EVEN THOUGH 75 PERCENT SAY COST SAVINGS FROM THEIR AGENCY S CLOUD EFFORTS HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED INITIAL EXPECTATIONS, THIS HAS YET TO TRANSLATE INTO AN UPTICK IN INVESTMENT. Within agencies that have already begun implementing cloud services, 77 percent of respondents agree that their agencies efforts in cloud adoption so far have been worth the cost.12 And even though 75 percent of respondents say cost savings from their agency s cloud efforts have met or exceeded initial expectations, this has yet to translate into an uptick in investments.13 These findings may signal the existence of communication, opinion, and execution gaps within government between IT decision makers and administration leadership or federal employees at large. Recommendations Moving Forward As agencies look to overcome existing obstacles to cloud adoption, they can apply a number of recommendations affirmed from the results of the survey: Actively invest in modernizing legacy systems Although agencies may be hesitant to commit to new spending amid budget austerity, OMB officials, GAO researchers, administration leadership, and federal employees agree that the potential benefits and efficiency gains from cloud especially in the long-term are worth investing in programs that can make legacy systems interoperable with newer, virtualized systems. benefits of usage elasticity or flexibility, agencies are beginning to take advantage of hybrid deployment models. Hybrid cloud combines public and private cloud, which can help agencies avoid making difficult compromises between control, flexibility, and performance. This flexibility can include the ability to host and manage data and applications onsite or offsite, depending on varying levels of sensitivity or computing requirements. Create and disseminate best practices for acquisition and vendor management As agencies invest more heavily in cloud services, establishing baseline standards and best practices early in the procurement process can reduce conflicts during the migration process or buyers remorse later down the line. For instance, agencies with a large number of existing mission-critical legacy systems should prioritize vendors that have the capability and compatibility to integrate and provide continual support for a wide range of applications until these systems can be fully modernized. Leverage FedRAMP As the federal government s program granting authority to operate (ATO) certification to cloud service providers, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program allows agencies to select from cloud service providers that Take advantage of more flexible emerging deployment models Beyond the more commonly known public and private cloud deployment models, which can force agencies to weigh security concerns against the 3
4 have already been preapproved to operate based on a set of baseline standards. Although operational for over two years, many agencies are only beginning to fully utilize the program, which hopes to improve the trustworthiness, consistency, and transparency of government cloud service providers. Agencies can benefit from pursuing cloud services through the program, which the General Services Administration estimates saves an average of $250,000 per authorization and has cut the review process down to as fast as one week for some agencies. 14 While the challenges standing in the way of more effective federal cloud implementation may seem daunting, cloud initiatives have the support of a wide range of stakeholders within government. Indeed, the experiences of early cloud adopters reveal that, if deployed carefully, cloud can help agencies achieve cost savings while improving performance and providing new capabilities. By applying the lessons learned from the past four years, agency IT decision makers now have the opportunity to help move cloud forward. About GBC About Carpathia and VMware Government Business Council (GBC), the research arm of VMware, the global leader in virtualization and cloud Government Executive Media Group, is dedicated to advancing infrastructure, and Carpathia, a trusted cloud operator and the business of government through analysis and insight. GBC leading provider of cloud services and managed hosting for partners with industry to share best practices with top government agencies and enterprises, have partnered to deliver government decision-makers, understanding the deep value VMware vcloud Government Service provided by Carpathia TM. inherent in industry s experience engaging and supporting This service is the only enterprise-class hybrid cloud service that federal agencies. delivers the tried and tested VMware capabilities that most government organizations are using today, with the added security and compliance assurance of FedRAMP authorization. Learn more at 4 4
5 Sources 1. United States Government Accountability Office. "GAO14753: Cloud Computing: Additional Opportunities and Savings Need to Be Pursued." September GAO14753, Government Business Council. Lessons Learned in Federal Cloud Adoption. December (Methodology: GBC deployed a survey to a random sample of Government Executive, Nextgov, and Defense One online and print subscribers on November 6, This report features the responses of respondents who indicated that their agencies have already deployed and/or are currently in the process of deploying cloud services. The pool of 235 federal leaders covers over 27 defense and civilian agencies, and includes those ranking GS-11 through -15 grade levels and members of the Senior Executive Service. N-values vary by question, reflecting only the responses of those familiar with the subject matter.) 4. Government Business Council, United States Government Accountability Office. "GAO12756: Information Technology Reform: Progress Made but Future Cloud Computing Efforts Should be Better Planned." July United States Government Accountability Office. GAO14730: Healthcare.gov: Actions Needed to Address Weaknesses in Information Security and Privacy Controls." September Government Business Council, IDC Government Insights. "Perspective: Growth and Slight Contraction Government Cloud Spending by U.S. Federal Agency." July Office of Management and Budget. "Guidance on Exhibits 53 and 300 Information Technology and EGovernment." GAO14753, Government Business Council, Government Business Council, Government Business Council, General Services Administration FedRAMP. "Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) ISPAB Update." October Images: Flicker users tec_estromberg and Bob Mical (Creative Commons) 5
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