Presentation given by Glenn Archer at CeBIT Cloud Computing Conference – 31 May 2011

Slide 1: Cloud Computing and the Australian Government

Glenn Archer

First Assistant Secretary

Australian Government Information Management Office

May 2011

Slide 2: Cloud Computing Strategy

  • Cloud Computing Strategy
  • Drivers
  • Considerations
  • Progress
  • Looking Ahead

Slide 3: Cloud Computing Strategy

  • Released in April 2011 - “agencies may choose cloud-based services where they demonstrate value for money and adequate security”
  • Developed with agency and industry input
  • Both tactical and strategic, based on principles and risk-based approach
  • A phased approach to use cloud offerings as they mature, noting that cloud services are still evolving

Slide 4: Current View

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. The content of the Data Centre with Advanced Virtualisation column represents a service provider view, while the content of the Private Cloud, Hybrid cloud, Community Cloud (Incl. G-Cloud) and Public Cloud columns represents a user view.

Layer / Example / Data Centre with Adv. Virtualisation / Private[1] Cloud / Hybrid cloud / Community Cloud
(Incl. G-Cloud) / Public Cloud
Information and Services layers
Citizen-facing services / Citizen-driven (joined-up) service delivery (lines of business) / Now-5 years / Now-5 years / Now-5 years / Now-5 years / 3- 5 years
Business Processes / Consolidated or shared business processes, for example, Financial, HR, Budgeting, Procurement, content management, case management /
Now-5 years / Now-5 years / Now-5 years / Now-5 years /
3-5 years
Applications / Custom applications/Packaged applications/external services / Now-5 years / Now-5 years / Now-5 years / Now-5 years /
3-5 years
Citizen Information / Concerns individual citizens, covered by privacy and data protection (security) / 1-2 years / 1-2 years /
3-5 years / 3-5 years / 6-10 years
Public Information / Open government data / mashups
Collaborative tools, e.g. blogs, wikis, data.gov.au / Now
Technology layer
Channels (online) / Government websites and portals
Web2.0 technologies (e.g. gmail)
Discovery tools, for example Google Search /
Now /
Now
Technology (Infrastructure) / IT and telecommunication infrastructure – utility model / Now / Now / Now / Now / Now
Technology (process / storage capability) / Process and analyse large datasets
Use as a storage platform /
Now / Now / Now / Now / Now

Slide 5: Progress

  • Three stream approach to deliverables
  • i) preparing to adopt cloud
  • ii) public cloud adoption as offerings mature
  • iii) WofG approach integrated with the Data Centre Strategy
  • Established the Cloud Information Community (CLIC)
  • AIIA Cloud Task Force engagement
  • Developing guidance to agencies
  • Agencies are already using cloud

Slide 6: Drivers

  • Cost savings and financial agility
  • Responsiveness – reduced implementation times
  • Improved availability/reliability
  • Functionality – Cloud offers features we couldn’t build ourselves

Slide 7: Considerations

  • Privacy
  • Security
  • Local market maturity
  • Legacy environments
  • Business continuity
  • Bandwidth / Latency
  • Standards
  • Data Centre Strategy

Slide 8: Examples

  • Private cloud implementation
  • Cloud Services
  • Data storage in the cloud
  • Hybrid Cloud

Slide 9: Looking Ahead

  • Agencies will continue investigating opportunities and implementing cloud solutions where appropriate
  • As the cloud matures, our approach will become more strategic
  • Improved access to broadband (e.g. NBN) will drive growth and innovation
  • The maturity of standards will be a catalyst for growth
  • The privacy and security of information will still be a key government concern

Slide 10: Cloud Computing

  • Questions

[1] Private Cloud is an Enterprise Cloud as defined by Gartner