8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.

Chairperson's Welcome, Opening Remarks & Presentation: Creating Effective Cloud Computing Strategies For Government

According to various published reports, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will mandate in the fiscal year 2011 that federal agencies not using cloud computing or making cloud computing part of new IT projects must explain why. By fiscal year 2013, the policy will require agencies to provide details and road maps for their plans to adopt cloud-based technologies. So, how do government agencies with real budgetary limitations and real missions adhere to this mandate? What steps should you take to address these requirements as well as the future needs of your agency's IT infrastructure?

Don’t worry -- cloud computing is not that scary. The use of cloud computing as an architectural option within your agency should be relatively easy to map. Cloud computing is about leveraging IT assets in more efficient and effective ways, both by leveraging resources outside of the organization that you neither own nor host, and becoming much more effective with your existing resources using the notions of virtualization and private clouds.

• Cloud computing, the good, the bad, and the reinvented
• Understanding your own mission and IT requirements, and potential alignment with the clouds
• Defining the business case
• Mapping your cloud computing migration
• Implementing and testing best practices

David S. Linthicum, Chief Technology Officer
BICK GROUP

9:30 a.m.

Break-Out Blitz:
Network And Discuss Cloud Computing Challenges With Your Fellow Conference Attendees

This session will open the conversation by connecting you with other conference participants and gain greater understanding into many similar issues, concerns, and challenges that your peers are also facing. Become acquainted with your fellow conference attendees in this fun and fast-paced forum!

10:15 a.m.

How Open Source Is Leading The Charge In Cloud Computing And How It Can Be Implemented In Your Organization

Open source has played a significant role in IT. Terms like open standards and interoperability are at the forefront of cloud due in part to the open nature of certain organizations, brave enough to give away their source code. Looking ahead the open source community is once again leading the charge with regard to cloud adoption.

Join the top three open source companies in the industry as they discuss open source and how that affects the cloud. From identity to security to authorization they will guide you through the world of cloud computing and how it is changing. Autonomic Resources will be moderating this panel of experts to discuss how they implemented open source technologies for its customer, the federal government.

Gunnar Helleckson, CTO
RED HAT

Boris Devourge, Cloud Strategist
CANONICAL

Moiz Kohari, CTO and VP, Engineering, Service Provider and Cloud Solutions
NOVELL

Cole Crawford, CTO
AUTONOMIC RESOURCES

With the increasing challenge and complex nature of traffic signal engineering designs, drawings and documentation, Slough Borough Council looked to their Intelligent Traffic Systems design, consultancy and delivery partner, Traffic Solutions Ltd., to formulate a computerized solution to help them deliver improved document control, quality assurance and to take partner collaboration to the next level.

A secure cloud computing (SaaS) solution was deemed a key success factor in delivering the needs of a local government authority that needed to break free of the inhibiting desktop environment. For Slough Borough Council, some of the key deliverables of moving to a SaaS environment were very beneficial.

• Decrease the cost of desktop computer hardware and support
• Lower the investment on complex internal ICT infrastructure
• Minimize internal capital and revenue expenditure budget needs
• Apply single code base aids upgrade/update processes
• Utilize software that can be used remotely and therefore supports
  home and on-site working
• Simplify access for approved third parties for better collaboration
• Incorporate intuitive software design, keeping frustration and stress down
• Use data that is more secure with a Tier 1 hosting partner
• Have support of greener and more effort-efficient delivery of services

Joe Carter, Head of Traffic Section, Built & Green Environment
SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL, ENGLAND

Alan Matthews, Director
TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS LTD.

Join a group of your colleagues for lunch with an informal discussion facilitated by one of our expert speakers. Take this opportunity to join others in a small, interactive group setting to network and brainstorm solutions to your most pressing cloud computing concerns.

1:15 p.m.

Group Exercise: Brainstorm Solutions And New Ideas You Can Use

You asked for it, you got it! Interact and discuss solutions to your cloud computing challenges with your fellow attendees and our experienced speakers. You will leave with new tools and hands-on experience and ideas for more successfully applying best practices to your own cloud initiatives.

1:45 p.m.

Doing More With Less: How To Meet The Obama Administration's Goals For Greater Transparency And Deeper Engagement With The Public Through Hybrid Cloud Architecture

Government agencies often have unique computing needs that are currently not met by commercial cloud providers. Nebula is an open-source, built-for-government Hybrid Cloud Computing Platform developed by NASA that enhances the Agency's data-sharing capabilities with the public. Nebula was launched as an open-source pilot project, with the hope that other government agencies could learn from NASA's experience and continue building on cloud technology through open collaboration.

Leave this session with a greater understanding of how a hybrid cloud computing infrastructure can help government agencies to do more with fewer resources and meet the Obama Administration's goals for greater transparency and deeper engagement with the public.

• The unique challenges that government agencies face when wanting to implement cloud solutions
• How NASA chose to address these challenges by implementing the Nebula Cloud Computing Platform
• How other agencies may benefit from this experience

Chris C. Kemp, Chief Information Officer
NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER

2:30 p.m.
Legal Issues In The Cloud: Avoiding Legal Problems When Moving To A Cloud Computing Vendor

Transferring part or all of your department's computing needs to the cloud will raise a host of new legal concerns. It is very likely that your organization's standard forms do not fit the business model and risks inherent in dealing with "Infrastructure as a Service" or "Software as a Service." Your organization's lawyers will have little or no experience in negotiating against cloud computing venders. As a result, you have to be prepared to identify the legal issues which are critical to your organization.

In this session, you will learn from one of the nation's leading technology law attorneys about the most critical issues to identify before negotiations begin with a cloud computing vendor. The service contract is only the beginning. You will also find out how legal issues relating to privacy, data security and discovery in litigation are all impacted by your organization's move to cloud computing.

• Creating and identifying performance and reliability standards in cloud computing contracts
• Locking in quality of service and pricing in cloud computing contracts
• Compliance with local, national and international law on data privacy
• Planning for electronic discovery in the "cloud" when your department is involved in litigation

Peter Brown, National Leader Technology Law Practice
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

3:30 p.m.

How To Manage The Complexities Of Cloud Security And Privacy

Planning for broad Federal adoption of cloud computing initiatives has shown steady progress through the actions of the Cloud Computing Advisory Council's Security Working Group (CCAC-SWG). This organization has taken positive steps towards detailing approaches to manage the complexities around security and privacy concerns. They have been developing strategy and implementation models that take into consideration unique requirements in security assurance compliance Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) as well as more granular topics such as: data segregation and protection, access control and encryption, identity assurance and management, and legal and contracting concerns.

• The CCAC Governance plans include defining responsibilities for a "central certifying agency" - what shifts from the local agency to the centralized agency?
• Certification and Accreditation responsibilities can efficiently align with agency internal operation impacts, such as development life cycle, layered or add-on components, and risk management

• The impact of changeable security control models:
     o Industry specific security control tailoring
     o Trends towards intersecting security frameworks where federal to
        non-federal interoperability and data sharing is rising
• Instantaneous characterization of an Agency's security posture by adopting new FISMA style metrics and measures

Peter Tseronis, Senior Advisor, Chair of the Cloud Computing Advisory Council's Security Working Group
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Henry Chao, Chief Technology Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Office of Information Services
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Ashley Corbin, PhD, Director, Research, Innovation and Standards Division,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

4:15 p.m.

Leveraging Cloud Computing To Improve Your Application Reliability And Scalability

The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) needed to improve infrastructure robustness for its flagship application, Lessonopoly. Unfortunately, budget restrictions precluded additional investment in hardware, networking, and storage. As a result, it turned to cloud computing to improve application reliability and scalability.

This session will discuss how SVEF leveraged cloud computing and addressed application deployment topology, scalability, and how SVEF responded to the unique collaboration opportunity with NBC regarding the Winter Olympics. Included in the presentation will be a detailed discussion of the TCO results of SVEF's move to the cloud.

Muhammed Chaudhry, President & CEO
SILICON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

Bernard Golden, CEO
HYPERSTRATUS

5:00 p.m.
Chairpersons' Recap: Key Takeaways And What To Do When You Get Back To The Office

We'll recap the highlights and ask you to share key insights and next steps with the group.

David Linthicum, Chief Technology Officer
BICK GROUP

5:10 p.m.
Close Of General Session

We invite you to join us for a drink as you relax with your peers. All conference attendees and speakers are welcome to join us for this special opportunity to continue networking. Don't miss this chance to benchmark new ideas over complimentary drinks!

Sign up during the day for dinner with a group. Take advantage of DC's fine dining while you continue to network with your colleagues.