Multi-Cloud for Agencies: Putting Cloud Smart into Practice in 2020

Cloud First was a vision and a means to drive momentum to introduce Cloud and accelerate adoption in 2011. It was ambitious, and an important catalyst for IT modernization – but it wasn’t always practical in action. The benefit of such experience with Cloud First is that the industry can now make better decisions about what Cloud models work, what workload best aligns with which Cloud option and how legacy IT can be best incorporated.

This is the genesis of the latest (2018) edition from the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) appropriately named: Cloud Smart. It’s an evolution of the Cloud First movement which is focused on mission outcomes rather than just the benefits of the cloud. More than anything, Cloud Smart is a more holistic approach to IT modernization that addresses a hybrid, multi-cloud environment that can further mitigate workforce gaps, improve procurement and secure data.