NIST CloudComputing TargetBusinessUseCases

FredWhiteside ProjectManager ViktorKaufman ProjectCoordinator

4/7/2011

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Acknowledgements
NISTTeam:
ViktorKaufmann,JinTong,Dr.JianMao KnowceanConsultingInc. (servicesacquiredviaSPAWARContract) FredWhiteside,NISTCCBusinessUseCasesProjectManager DawnLeaf,NISTSeniorExecutiveforCloudComputing

WithbroadcontributionfrommembersoftheNISTBusiness UseCasesWorkingGroupandmembersofNISTCloud ComputingProgram

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FederalCloudStrategyandBusinessUse Cases
TheBusinessUsecaseProjectisintendedtodefineasetof targetbusinessusecasesthatposethegreatestchallenges, risks,concerns,orconstraints. Usecasesdocumentopportunitiesforapplyingcloudwhere agenciesareidentifyingsecurity,interoperability,portability requirementsthatmustbemet. TheFederalCloudStrategyDecisionFrameworkforCloud Migrationprovidessoundrationaleforserviceselection. BusinessCaseshavebeenidentifiedthroughoutreachviaCIO Councilandpublicworkinggroups(includesprivateand federalagencymembers).
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BusinessUseCaseSelection
Businessusecasesareselectedbypartneringagencies. Workinggroupcreatesbusinesscasetemplatesforagencies thatareconsideringtransitioningtocloudtechnologies. BusinessusecasetemplatesguideagenciestoDecision FrameworkforCloudMigration. Businessusecasesexaminesecurityrequirements,service characteristics,networkneeds,applicationreadiness,and datareadiness.

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BusinessUseCaseProgramChallenges
Improveoutreachtoagencies. Improvetemplatestandardizationandapplicability. Workinggroupparticipation(groupandsubgroupactivities). EnsurecommunicationandcoordinationwithallNISTcloud groupsandteammembers.

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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases WorkingGroupOrganization
BusinessUseCasesWorkingGroup
491registeredmembers 190companies Severalstandardsdevelopmentorganizationsandindustrygroups

Foursubgroups
Template/Coordination BusinessUseCasesandStories Indepthemail Crosscutting

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NISTCloudComputingTargetBusinessUseCases ProjectandWorkingGroupActivities
EstablishedSubgroupstofocusonkeyactivities. Developed8Targetusecases(3inprogress). Initiatedoutreachtofederalagenciestosolicitparticipation. Establishedweeklyworkinggroup/subgroupmeetings. Developedtemplateandquestionnaireforusecase development(evolving).

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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases ProjectMeetings
MetwithCIOsfrom:
NationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST) DepartmentofDefense/DISA U.S.CensusBureau U.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment U.S.PatentandTrademarkOffice NationalOceanographicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA) NASA/JPL NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency(NGA) FederalGeospatialDataCommittee(FGDC) SocialServicesAdministration DepartmentofEnergy
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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases ProjectDocumentationApproach
Whichservicemodelisbeingconsideredforimplementing thebusinessusecase(IaaS,PaaS,SaaS)? Whichdeploymentmodelwillbeused(private(onsiteor outsourced),community(onsiteoroutsourced),hybrid,or public)? Howarethefiveessentialcharacterizationsmetbythe proposedsolution(ondemandselfservice,broadnetwork access,resourcepooling,rapidelasticity,measuredservice). Whatareportability,interoperability,andsecurityneeds? Whatotherconcernsneedtobeaddressed(maintainability, usability,performance,resilience,etc)?
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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases ProjectandWorkingGroupCasesDocumented
NISTITServiceManagement USAIDVDI USAIDApplications FGDCGeoSpatialPlatformasaService STIDSIncidentResponse

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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases WorkingGroupCollaborationSite

http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-cloud-computing/bin/view/CloudComputing/BusinessUseCases

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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases ProjectandWorkingGroupOngoingActivities
MeetingswithFederalAgencyCIOstosolicitsupportand identifytargetbusinessusecases. Technicalmeetingstounderstandusecasechallenges. BusinessUseCasesWorkingGroupconferencecalls. MaintainBusinessUseCasesWorkingGroupTwiki NOAAEmailbusinessusecase. CensusVDIbusinessusecase. IndepthEmailbusinessusecase(agencyneutral).

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NISTCloudComputingBusinessUseCases ProjectandWorkingGroupNextSteps
Continuedocumentingnewbusinessusecases. Identifypriorities,risks,andobstaclesfromdocumentedbusinessuse cases. Translateintorequirementsandidentifygaps.
Businessusecasescanbeusedtoverifyandvalidatethereferencearchitecture; whetheritprovidesasufficientframeworkandfoundationforthediscussionofusecase anditsimplementationissues. Businessusecasesprovidetherealscenariosandbusinessrequirementsforthe technicalusecasesdescribedintheSAJAACworkinggroup. Analysisofbusinessusecaseswillhelpleadtoidentificationofneedsandgapsin standards,technology,andsolutions,andcanbeusedtovalidatethestandardsand gapsidentifiedintheStandardsRoadmapworkinggroup. Businessusecasescanexemplifythesecurityconcernsandsecurityperspectives identifiedintheReferenceArchitectureanddiscussedinthesecurityworkinggroup.

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