Dawn Leaf, Senior Executive for Cloud Computing, NIST

1. Moving to the Cloud with NIST Initiatives and Standards Dawn Leaf NIST Senior Executive for Cloud Computing February 17, 2011

2. An open invitation to collaborateon the road tosecure & effectivecloud computingit’s NOT a fantasy …..it’s REAL ….. * public domain, copyright expired * * public domain; copyright expired * Images from the movie The Wizard of Oz, © 1939 Loews, Inc., © renewed 1966 MGM

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5. Build a USG Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap which focuses on the highest priority USG cloud computing security, interoperability and portability requirements

6. Lead efforts to develop standards and guidelines in close consultation and collaboration with standards bodies, the private sector, and other stakeholders4

8. Guidance – Special Publications; technical advisor to Fed CIO Council

9. Standards Acceleration to Jumpstart the Adoption of Cloud Computing (SAJACC) -- through qualitative testing of specifications against interoperability, security, and portability requirements

10. Complex Computing Simulation & Modeling – Koala IaaS resource allocation algorithms 1. Define Target USG Cloud Computing Business Use Cases priorities risks obstacles 3. Generate Cloud Computing Roadmap – Translate Requirements & Identify Gaps 2. Define Neutral Cloud Computing Reference Architecture & Taxonomy Interagency Report: USG Standards Roadmap – list of Tactical Priorities & Deliverables Expand CC Definition ref. architecture Beneficial bi-product: Identify priorities for hand-off to other stakeholders – policy makers, prototypes, pilots, R&D organizations Concurrent & Iterative 3-step process that drives tactical efforts 5

11. NIST Cloud Computing Program Timeline May 2010 Nov 2010 March2011 Oct 2011 S T R A T E G I C NIST CC Forum & Workshop II NIST CC Forum & Workshop III NIST CC Forum & Workshop I NIST CC Forum & Workshop Launch CC Strategic Program Initiate Stakeholder Meetings Collaboratively define working group scope & resources Develop Detailed Plan Outreach & Fact finding with USG, Industry, SDOs Execute CC Strategic program Continue Stakeholder meetings Integrate results into tactical priorities Complete USG Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Interagency Report Assess Results & Replan Evaluate past models & lessons learned Define fresh approach to support secure & effective USG cloud computing adoption, prioritize interoperability, portability, & security requirements, collaborate, more quickly respond to operational needs NIST CC Definition Tactical efforts 6

13. 300-500 attendees with broad industry, SDO, government & international community program participants NEXT ONE is April 7 & 8, 2011 on the NIST Gaithersburg MD campus 7

14. NIST Cloud Computing Collaboration Site 8 http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-cloud-computing/bin/view/CloudComputing/WebHome each strategic & tactical effort is a NIST-led project & working group Public NIST cloud web site url http://www.nist.gov/itl/cloud/index.cfm