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Cloud Computing and the Australian Government
Glenn Archer
First Assistant Secretary
Australian Government Information Management Office
May 2011
Overview
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 Cloud Computing Strategy
 Drivers
 Considerations
 Progress
 Looking Ahead
Cloud Computing Strategy
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Released in April 2011 – “agencies may choose cloud-based
services where they demonstrate value for money and adequate
security”
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Developed with agency and industry input
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Both tactical and strategic, based on principles and risk-based
approach
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A phased approach to use cloud offerings as they mature, noting
that cloud services are still evolving
Current View
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Table 1: Tactical Application and Use of Cloud by Government at the Information and technology layers - Decisions to transition at the
information and services layers should be made based on a risk-managed approach taking into account information assurance requirements.
Service Provider View
Layer
Example
Data Centre
with Adv.
Virtualisation
User View
Private1
Cloud
Hybrid
cloud
Community
Cloud
(Incl. G-Cloud)
Public
Cloud
Information and Services layers
Citizen-facing services
Business Processes
Applications
Citizen Information
Public Information
Citizen-driven (joined-up) service delivery (lines
of business)
Consolidated or shared business processes, for
example, Financial, HR, Budgeting,
Procurement, content management, case
management
Custom applications/Packaged
applications/external services
Concerns individual citizens, covered by privacy
and data protection (security)
Now
3-5 years
Now
3-5 years
Now
3-5 years
1-2 years
3-5 years
Open government data / mashups
Collaborative tools, eg blogs, wikis, data.gov.au
6-10 years
Now
Technology layer
Channels (online)
Technology
(Infrastructure)
Technology (process /
storage capability)
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Government websites and portals
Web2.0 technologies (eg gmail)
Discovery tools, for example Google Search
IT and telecommunication infrastructure –
utility model
Process and analyse large datasets
Use as a storage platform
Private Cloud is an Enterprise Cloud as defined by Gartner
Now
Now
Now
Now
Progress
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Three stream approach to deliverables
o i) preparing to adopt cloud
o ii) public cloud adoption as offerings mature
o iii) WofG approach integrated with the Data Centre Strategy
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Established the Cloud Information Community (CLIC)
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AIIA Cloud Task Force engagement
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Developing guidance to agencies
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Agencies are already using cloud
Drivers
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Cost savings and financial agility
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Responsiveness – reduced implementation times
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Improved availability/reliability
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Functionality – Cloud offers features we couldn’t build ourselves
Considerations
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Privacy
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Security
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Local market maturity
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Legacy environments
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Business continuity
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Bandwidth / Latency
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Standards
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Data centre strategy
Examples
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Private cloud implementation
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Cloud Services
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Data storage in the cloud
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Hybrid Cloud
Looking Ahead
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Agencies will continue investigating opportunities and implementing
cloud solutions where appropriate
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As the cloud matures, our approach will become more strategic
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Improved access to broadband (e.g. NBN) will drive growth and
innovation
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The maturity of standards will be a catalyst for growth
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The privacy and security of information will still be a key government
concern
Cloud Computing
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Questions