[LINK] DCaaS and DCOaaS

[Roger Clarke]

For collectors of FLAs and SLAs, don't miss these two.


"[Data-Centre as a Service (DCaaS) is] about finding solutions to 
common agency business problems and a shift from specialised systems 
to standardised, flexible and adaptable solutions".

" ... a hypothetical example of Platform-as-a-Service, with which an 
otherwise well-resourced Australian Bureau of Statistics would only 
require to use to architect a new platform for the national census 
every four years".

"DCaaS targets smaller agencies that spend less than $2 million a year on ICT".

But, confusingly, the hypothetical example provided was of 
Platform-as-a-Service, with which an otherwise well-resourced 
Australian Bureau of Statistics would only require to use to 
architect a new platform for the national census every four years". 
(ABS is not a 'smaller agency'.  Or is this a hint that ABS intends 
spending a lot less money on IT in future??).


"Data Centre Operations as a Service (DCOaaS) - via which agencies 
that have a data centre in-sourced might require a party to come 
on-site and manage their data centres from time to time"


See:

Canberra ready for the cloud in 2012
John Hilvert
Nov 11, 2011 2:16 PM
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/279808,canberra-ready-for-the-cloud-in-2012.aspx?eid=1&edate=20111114&utm_source=20111114_AM&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter


AGIMO's Blog-entries:
http://agimo.govspace.gov.au/tag/data-centre-as-a-service/


The term DCaaS originated in Dec 2010
http://agimo.govspace.gov.au/page/discussion-paper-data-centre-as-a-service
"a precise definition of DCaaS would be counter-productive. The paper 
will set out the nature of the business problem, rather than any 
solution"


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