The Federal Cloud Computing Strategy (Cloud First Policy) lists nine (9) benefits of cloud computing.The CIO Council’s 2010 document titled State of Public Sector Cloud Computing contains 30 illustrative case studies that are part of a movement to leverage cloud computing across the public sector.

Complete the following:

1.     Review the nine (9) benefits from the Cloud First Policy.

2.     Review the 30 case studies from the State of Public Sector Cloud Computing document.

3.     Cut/paste the below matrix into your paper.

4.     Fill in the matrix by matching at least ten (10) case study examples with benefits (see example). Each case study will have more than one benefit.

5.     Select one of the case study examples from your list oDefining cloud computing Cloud computing is defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)2 as "a model forenabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared poolof configurable computing resource(e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."3 NIST has identified five essential
characteristics of cloud computing: on-demand service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid
elasticity, and measured service.4 Cloud computing is defined to have several deployment models, each of which provides distincttrade-offs for agencies which are migrating applications to a cloud environment. NIST defines the cloud
deployment models as follows:

• Private cloud. The cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed
by the organization or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise.

• Community cloud. The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a
specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and
compliance considerations). It may be managed by the organizations or a third party and may
exist on premise or off premise.

• Public cloud. The cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large industry
group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services.

• Hybrid cloud. The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community,
or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or
proprietary technology that enables data and application portabilityf ten (10) and explain why you chose each of the respective benefits.