Cloud Computing

Cloud computing has emerged as an innovative and disruptive technology for government and industry. Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading strategy and technology consulting firm, recognized early on the significant impact Cloud Computing would have on how the government procures, implements, and manages its IT investments. With its early recognition of Cloud Computing’s importance, Booz Allen commenced internal technology and pilot implementation studies, along with prototype client projects, to further investigate Cloud Computing’s implications and determine best paths to success for customers. As a result of these early investigative and baselining efforts, Booz Allen has been at the forefront in supporting the Cloud Computing initiative in the federal government for several years. Booz Allen is prepared to support all elements of government defense and civilian missions and migration efforts to “the cloud.”

Booz Allen offers services ranging from specific IT strategy, planning, development and implementation capabilities to broader organizational transformation support. In addition to converting traditional services to make them “cloud ready,” Booz Allen is already helping clients conduct readiness assessments and diagnostic evaluations. In helping government agencies develop the business case for mission-critical systems investments, Booz Allen is also developing new economic analysis—addressing all cost categories for a variety of potential cloud uses—to help agencies “make the case” for migrating to the cloud. Based on a data-driven, diagnostic approach, Booz Allen’s IT strategic planning is ready to assist federal agencies and departments in uncovering the drivers, key considerations and important factors to aid in their migration to cloud computing.

Our Capabilities:

Having realized the potential of cloud computing early on, Booz Allen offers government clients assistance in the following areas:

• Cloud Strategy and Planning—for portfolio management, transition planning and sequencing, return on investment and risk management assessment, cloud policy consulting, cloud governance policies, cloud data strategies, technology forecasting and a range of related strategic services.
• Cloud Application Development—for the development, deployment and management of applications in the cloud, as well as the re-engineering of legacy systems, data management, application, and service integration.
• Cloud Infrastructure Services—for infrastructure assessment and analysis, design consultation and private cloud implementations.
• Cloud Security Services—for certification and accreditation of cloud solutions, identity management, cloud segmentation, security audit, application and data obfuscation and security integration.

Additional Information:

• The Economics of Cloud Computing: Addressing the Benefits of Infrastructure in the Cloud
• Establishing Identity in a Cloud Computing Environment: A Booz Allen Distinguished Speakers Event – July 15, 2009 Federal News Radio Distinguished Speakers Series
• Federal Tech Talk: The Cloud, The RFI, And Booz Allen—Booz Allen's Scott Keough spoke to Federal News Radio on June 9, 2009, about Cloud Computing.
• The Government’s Effective Migration to a Cloud Computing Environment—Booz Allen’s approach to a cloud computing transition methodology for US Government
• Cloud Computing Wargame Players Explore the Potential of Blending IT Acquisition Strategies at FOSE (March 13, 2009)
• Industry Perspectives of Federal Cloud Computing at FOSE (March 12, 2009)
• Cloud Game Teaches Real Lessons (March 11, 2009)
• Cloud Computing Wargame Kicks Off at FOSE (March 10, 2009)
• Booz Allen Wargame Helps Government and Industry Experience Cloud Computing Challenges—Booz Allen to Host Cloud Computing Wargame, March 10th-12th at FOSE Event
• Enterprise Architecture and Cloud Computing—“The Cloud” Is Driving the Evolution of Enterprise Architecture
• Cloud Computing Security Standards—Evolving from the Classic Data Center Baseline
• Cloud Computing—A Transition Methodology
• Integrated Identity — Learn more about Booz Allen's integrated approach to identity management issues.