CLOUD COMPUTING AND THE INTELLIGENCE MISSION

Today’s Panel

Moderator: Kevin Jackson, General Manager, Cloud Services, NJVC

Daniel M. Cotter, Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Bob Gourley, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Crucial Point; and Editor, CTOvision.com

Dr. Robert C. Norris, Director, Enterprise Architecture and Standards, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Michele Weslander Quaid, Chief Technology Officer, Federal; and Innovation Evangelist, Google

Discussion Modules (20 mins)

Question Introduction (1 min)

Panelist Comments (5 mins)

Audience Dialog (14 mins)

#1

Clearly individual agencies have demonstrated operational and economic success in cloud computing, but.…

Is an Intelligence Community Cloud actually feasible?

Are cloud computing investments necessary for continued agency viability?

#2

Obviously there are many obstacles on the way towards adoption of cloud computing.What are the major obstacles to a successful implementation of the DNI’s cloud computing vision?Is cloud computing multi-tenancy a positive or negative for the IC agencies?What unique obstacles does the geospatial community face in cloud computing?

#3

We are in the very early stages of this new operational and economic model we call cloud.

How can the community achieve interoperability and portability if there is no consistent view of cloud computing?

Will interoperability and portability challenges associated with cloud computing force us to eventually abandon its use?

#4

How can the DoD and IC communities best leverage cloud computing when collaborating with state, local, tribal and non-governmental organizations?

#5

Cloud security is often seen as the biggest obstacle to cloud adoptionIs this just a red herring? How will the need for cloud audit and forensics tools affect the adoption of cloud computing?

#6

Will IC community clouds also lead to agency consolidation ?

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