White House wants cloud computing

Budget would boost federal use of cloud computing
Cloud computing will play a major role in modernizing the federal government’s technology infrastructure, according to a White House document published today with the administration’s 2010 budget request.

White House officials want agencies to launch pilot projects that identify common services and solutions and that focus on cloud computing, according to the “ Analytical Perspectives ” document released with the budget request.

By Doug Beizer

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