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It gives me great pleasure to announce the relaunch of GovCloud.com! GovCoud is the “go to” place for everything related to federal cloud computing. Our mission is to help federal organizations learn about, try and securely adopt cloud computing technologies. In full alignment with The Federal Cloud Computing Strategy, the Federal CIO’s 25-Point Federal IT Reform Plan and NIST’s Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, this site will provide a community hub for information dissemination and GovCloud best practices. A great deal of personal thanks goes out to the GovCloud.com member companies (in alphabetical order):
- Akamai
- Clear Government Technologies
- IBM
- NJVC
- Planet Technologies
- Symantec
- VirtualGlobal
- VirtuStream
- VMware
- XO Communications
Site highlights include:
- GovCloud reference library
- Training and education information from the National Cloud Technologist Association and Cloud Best Practices Network
- Cloud assessment tools from Gravitant
- SaaSmaker Platform-as-a-Service
- Member company blogs and whitepapers
- GovCloud World News
- GSA IaaS and SaaS information
- Community member company books and
As always, your comments, recommendations and suggestions are welcomed.. Your active participation is also invited. Just let me know how you would like to contribute.
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Kevin Jackson is currently Vice President & General Manager Cloud Services at NJVC, one of the largest information technology solutions providers supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Prior to this position, he served in various senior management positions including VP, Dataline LLC, Director Federal for Sirius Computer Solutions and Worldwide Sales Executive for IBM. His formal education includes MSEE (Computer Engineering), MA National Security & Strategic Studies and a BS Aerospace Engineering. Jackson graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1979 and retired from the US Navy earning specialties in Space Systems Engineering, Airborne Logistics and Airborne Command and Control. He also served with the National Reconnaissance Office, Operational Support Office, providing tactical support to Navy and Marine Corps forces worldwide. Kevin is the founder and author of “Cloud Musings”, a widely followed blog that focuses on the use of cloud computing by the Federal government. He is also the editor and founder of “Government Cloud Computing” electronic magazine, published at Ulitzer.com. google-site-verification: google25c59f8091bf6ea5.html

