
Department of Homeland Security “Requests for Quotation” for Cloud Computing Due May 26
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun planning to move their public websites into “the cloud.” With draft “request for quotation” (RFQ) released May 12, and a final one expected to come May 20, DHS is looking for bids on its first task order under the infrastructure-as-a-service blanket purchase order to arrive by May

National Institute for Standards and Technology Releases Cloud Computing Guidelines
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released an 84-page draft of cloud-computing guidelines Friday. The paper discusses different aspects of moving a business organization’s infrastructure to “the cloud,” as well as trying to describe exactly what cloud computing is. “Cloud computing has been the subject of a great deal of commentary,” remarks the
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