Panama City's Cloud Success - CloudGov 2011
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Panama City’s Cloud Success Richard Ferrick Network Administrator Panama City, Florida
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Presentation from Richard Ferrick, Network Administrator, Panama City, Florida at the 2011 SIIA #CloudGov event. The presentation was part of a panel described as:"Hear from state and local agencies who have adopted SaaS/Cloud applications and platforms. The agencies will discuss the factors taken into consideration when selecting a particular solution or platform, hurdles that developed during adoption, and what every ISV should know when selling to the state and local agencies"
Transcript of Panama City's Cloud Success - CloudGov 2011
Panama City’s Cloud Success
Richard FerrickNetwork Administrator
Panama City, Florida
Panama City’s Cloud Transition
• 2008 - Adoption of Cloud Computing• Deployment Strategy • Challenges During Transition
• Where We Are Today
Panama City’s Cloud Today
• Leverage Cloud for:• Cost savings• Increased Collaboration• Remote Access• State of the art apps
• Retain controls and protect city assets
• Google Docs is our Cloud File Server• Needed IT Controls like on-premise
Cloud Data Protection
• Access Management• Monitoring & Alerts• Audit• Compliance
• Data Migration• History & Change
Reports• Data Vault (WORM)
• Inventory• Search & Export• Usage &
Collaboration Reports
Google Docs
Data Governance Data Protection Data Analytics
Google Apps Marketplace• Google’s strategic choice in offering advanced specialized
solutions for customers• Following the success of the App Store• Customers benefit the most from a wide choice of solutions
Aprigo CloudLock Global DirectoryHelp Desk Scan Integration
Panama City’s Use of Marketplace Apps
Marketplace Example: CloudLock (by Aprigo)
• CloudLock - great example of how the marketplace extends the Google Apps solution.
• CloudLock - provides visibility & control into Panama City’s Cloud - Google Docs
• Visibility & Control of all domain docs• Usage & Collaboration analytics• Operational efficiency• “Build vs Buy”
Running Government in the Cloud
Google Calendar Google Docs Google VideoGoogle SitesGmail
How we use it…
Running Government in the Cloud
Branded YouTube channel hosting all public meetings in their entirety.
• Standardized iGoogle Page• Google Apps Core Components
The Employee Start Page
Running Government in the Cloud
Running Government in the Cloud
• Public facing web site using Google Sites
• Site updates more frequent
The Employee Start Page
Running Government in the Cloud
• Quick distribution• Less effort
Simplified Public Records Request
Running Government in the Cloud
Training in the Cloud
• Google Apps• Human Resources• Police and Fire
Cloud Computing Impact
Moving core messaging and collaboration to the cloud• Enables new avenues of communication• Apps are always being improved upon without using valuable
IT resources.• Citizens have the ability to stay more informed
