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The good news: Google's certification claim does hold a little water pursuant to this agreement the spirit of the law. David Mihalchik, Strategy & Business Development Lead for Google Federal Enterprise, provided the following statement to Fortune magazine this week. "We did not mislead the court or our clients," said Mihalchik."Google Apps received a FISMA security authorization from the General Services Administration in July 2010. Google Apps for Government is the same system with enhanced security controls that go beyond FISMA requirements."

Very stormy place

Cloud computing for government is becoming a very stormy place. It's important that agencies sort through all the marketing noise and ambiguous claims when making their purchasing decisions.

For many organizations, the move to cloud computing is imminent. This paper offers an overview of some key issues organizations should be aware of earlier they make the plunge. Featuring a range of practical insights, the paper looks at some of the most pressing challenges cloud computing presents in terms of service level management, and it offers some tips for overcoming these obstacles.

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