The application of cloud computing in government affairs system should be cautious

In the area of government affairs, it is undeniable that cloud computing has played a significant role in improving e-government efficiency and reducing costs. One of the most striking features of cloud computing is the pooling of hardware resources such as computing resources. It used to be built by all departments, at this time, only a center can put the various departments built platforms, servers, resources all together, so that a place to build a cloud such a center, can be used for other local departments, which will greatly circumvent the various departments of it duplication of construction. In terms of investment in it construction, hardware, software, and maintenance of application processes, cloud computing has a clear role to play in reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Although the cloud does have a certain value, but at present, all over the country are fried "cloud", cloud computing is indeed still in the conceptual stage. The application is still in the initial stage, such as the standard specification of cloud computing, technical route, business model and so on are not mature, there is a lot of uncertainty. Especially the cloud security problem, the performance is particularly prominent, it can be said that cloud security issues to the use of information technology has brought great challenges.

So, to a certain extent, cloud computing is not a bit of a flicker, but it is not all in the "fooled".

Can only say, now everyone is a swarm of the touch "cloud", what is the real value of cloud computing on the local? How are the system resources used to be converted? Perhaps most places have yet to think about how to make the most of the original investment.

In the face of cloud computing, many local governments have a very positive attitude towards developing cloud computing industries. But they do ignore the fact that there is a lack of objective understanding of cloud computing and in-depth research into application requirements. Ignoring the above problems, will inevitably lead to a certain degree of blind planning, duplication of construction and development. Many places are "cloud computing for cloud computing". Think that others are doing cloud computing, local also want to do cloud computing and blindly "horse". led to the "cloud" reflects the "flicker" of the ingredients.

But it can not be denied that cloud computing at home and abroad, especially in the government's information process, both at home and abroad are advocated or put forward a clear request: Government information to take full advantage of the cloud computing architecture.

For example, cloud computing plays an increasingly important role in US government agencies ' it policies and strategies. The US government is pushing ahead with a cloud computing program. At the beginning of the government, there are other areas of information applications. The US government has a very high demand for cloud computing. For example, the CIO of the U.S. federal government has set up a cloud computing team and appointed the CTO of Cloud computing to co-ordinate the cloud computing industry and government IT services. In other words, the agency coordinates IT services in various government departments. Meanwhile, in February 2011, the United States launched a federal cloud computing strategy. In this strategy, it is clear that all government informatization projects should take precedence over cloud computing and set up a special government department to coordinate the application of cloud computing in various departments.

In addition, Japan has set up a cloud computing zone in 2011 to popularize cloud computing and develop national cloud computing, and widely solicit domestic and foreign enterprises to build its largest cloud computing database in the country. At the same time, Japan's Ministry of Interior and Communications regulators, has established a large-scale cloud computing facilities, is expected to be completed in 2015. The consulting technology system needed to support the operation of all Japanese governments. In other words, all government informatization projects in Japan will be based on the cloud computing infrastructure by 2015.

From the above two examples, the foreign application of cloud computing in the government has put forward a clear strategic deployment, and most countries have put forward the excessive to cloud computing life, intended to be from the current application into the unified architecture of cloud computing.

Of course, all over China is also building cloud computing centers, to promote the development of cloud industry. May 2008, Wuxi, Jiangsu, built the world's first commercial cloud computing center, has now entered the two phase of construction. The center utilizes the latest IBM Global Cloud Computing program. The first cloud computing center in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, opened the climax of China's cloud computing construction. August 09, Guangdong also established its own cloud computing center. In September, IBM and the Shandong Dongying government signed the "Yellow River Delta Cloud Computing Center" strategic Cooperation Agreement. December, Chengdu Cloud Computing Center officially opened. 2010, the Beijing Cloud Computing Center was built. It is reported that the center is mainly industrial computing, efficiency can reach 20多万次, the Beijing cloud computing platform is focused on providing this cloud computing services to industrial users.

Visible, in the area of government affairs, cloud computing really "fooled" live a lot of countries and regions. Should government CIOs be "proactive" or wary of "cloud-fooled"? Obvious。 How the cloud industry will evolve in the future, we wait and see!

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)