Government Technology

Real Value from the Cloud: Moving beyond personal productivity

By the Center for Digital Government

Both government and industry have been fascinated by the concept of cloud computing since its inception. Now that the dust has settled and some early adopters have started to see successes – especially in the area of personal productivity applications like email, word processing and spreadsheets – government leaders are asking “What’s next?” To answer that question, the Center for Digital Government has reviewed a new landscape of more complex, enterprise-class applications that are powered by the cloud. This white paper discusses this new class of cloud solutions that is emerging, and the great promise it holds for government.