cutting through the clouds by John Sheridan

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This presentation was given to the ConnectGovernment 2016 on 20 April 2016. It discusses the use of cloud computing in Australian Government ICT.

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cutting through the clouds

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

cutting through the clouds

new developments in #AUSGOVIT

scope

Progress
Policy
Practice
Potential

This is the scope of the presentation.

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progress

#AusGovIT CLOUD PROCUREMENT

The following slides show the increased use of cloud computing in Australian Government ICT as measured by contracts published on AusTender (www.tenders.gov.au - Current Contracts searched using the keyword 'cloud').

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Buying Cloud ($m)

So far this FY, cloud computing contracts have already been almost 50% more than the previous year and a doubling by the end of the FY is a likely possibility.

Buying Cloud (Contracts)

The number of contracts is increasing but not as fast as the value, suggesting agencies are buying larger, longer contracts. This is possibly a move from exploration of the cloud to full time use.

Categories 2015-16

Almost 50% of the value of cloud contracts published so far this year is in Software as a Service, continuing a trend evident in previous years. I infer that CIOs are increasingly becoming brokers of cloud services to the business rather than seeking to simply use "other people's tin".

policy

cloud first

Cloud policy is stabilising with policy and security considerations converging to make it easier for agencies to procure and use cloud services.

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Cloud first

Value for Money
Fit for Purpose
Appropriate Security

The cloud first policy requires agencies to use cloud where it provides these characteristics.

cloud security

Cloud Computing Policy
Risk Management of Outsourced IT Arrangements
ASD Certified Cloud Services
Cloud Computing Security for Tenants
Cloud Computing Security for Cloud Service Providers
Cloud Computing Security Considerations

These are the links to the important cloud policy documents:

http://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/australian-government-cloud-c...

https://www.protectivesecurity.gov.au/informationsecurity/Documents/Austral...

http://www.asd.gov.au/infosec/irap/certified_clouds.htm

http://www.asd.gov.au/infosec/cloudsecurity.htm

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practice

@AusGovCMS

As an example of the possibilities brought about by cloud computing, I discussed the success of the govCMS offering (www.govcms.gov.au).

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govcms dashboard (20 Apr 16)

Web Sites Live: 61
In Development: 15
Agencies Signed Up: 31

Take up of govCMS has exceeded our most ambitious predictions, calculated in a study by Deloittes.

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benefits

Accessible
Secure
Reliable
Simple Interface
Value for Money
Open Source

The benefits of govCMS can be seen at the website. We have recently announced additional security offerings:

govCMS provides agencies an additional layer of protection with an Akamai Web Application Firewall (WAF), designed to detect potential attacks before the traffic reaches the data centre.

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Untitled Slide

GovCMS offers both SaaS and PaaS as described here.

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Annual COsts

Micro (5000 vpm): $5500
Mini (15,000): $10500
Small (125,000): $26000
Medium (600,000): $56000
Large (2,000,000): $140000

GovCMS offers enterprise level support at a value for money price.

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potential

cloud services panel second tranche

Cloud computing is on the rise. We are adjusting the cloud services panel to reflect the variety of and growth in the cloud market.

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cloud services panel

4 service models
9 categories
>110 providers
>400 services
Online service catalogue

The cloud services panel has so far involved 30 contracts totalling almost $5m.

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changes to the csp

New ATM this quarter
Discussion paper very soon
Remove category restrictions
One service assessed to be included
Add new products as released (with Finance approval)

We will shortly publish a discussion paper on simplifying the panel for vendors and agencies. Check out http://www.finance.gov.au/category/agict/ for the blog post coming soon.

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