Assistant Secretary at the Department of Finance, Mundi Tomlinson said the Cloud Services Panel aimed to provide Agencies with scalable and flexible cloud services via industry offerings.
''Use of the Cloud Services Panel is optional for Agencies at all levels of Government, however, in accordance with the cloud computing policy, Government Departments and Agencies are required to adopt cloud services for new and refreshed ICT capabilities where the cloud services are fit for purpose, provide adequate protection of Government data and deliver value for money,'' she said.
Minister for Finance, Senator Mathias Cormann (pictured) said the Government continued to deliver on its eGovernment and Digital Economy election commitments.
He said the panel covered core cloud products including software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service and cloud specialist services such as integration and optimisation.
''The panel enables Government to deliver services more efficiently, as well as provide services that are more responsive to business and community needs,'' Senator Cormann said.
The panel has an initial two-year term, with options to extend for a further four years.
A list of the first tranche of panellists can be accessed at this PS News link.
Information on the Australian Government Cloud Computing Policy can be found on the Department of Finance website at this PS News link.
More information about the Cloud Services Panel and future panel announcements can be accessed on the Department of Finance blog at this PS News link.
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Quelle/Source: PSnews, 17.02.2015
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