Minnesota launches landmark Microsoft cloud collaboration | Government Technology

Gov 2.0: Cloud Success Hinges On Collaboration | InformationWeek

Survey: 45 Percent of Local Governments Using Cloud Computing | Government Technology

Gartner: Cloud, Consolidation, FFPs Shaping Public Sector Channel Opportunity | ChannelWeb

Microsoft Online adds some big-name customers | CNET

Microsoft's server chief talks cloud (Q&A) | CNET

Five Lessons from Microsoft on Cloud Security | CIO

Cloud Computing Survey: IT Leaders See Big Promise, Have Big Security Questions | CIO

Microsoft Online Makes a Big Splash in the Services Pool | Office & SharePoint Pro.com

Interoperability and open source

Open government/Government 2.0

MSDN Architecture Center

Microsoft Online Services TechCenter

Open Government Data Initiative

Avanade

BlueThread

CDWG

Dell

Fujitsu

HP

Planet

Quest

Sogeti

Unisys

Vidizmo

Entering the cloud
Get the basic information that agencies need to consider for cloud computing.
e-book | web page

Government benefits in the cloud
Learn how agencies can benefit from moving into the cloud.
e-book | web page

Security in the cloud
Explore security issues around cloud computing and ways to avert them.
e-book | web page

SaaS
Deliver applications and services to users—regardless of their location—with Software as a Service (SaaS).
e-book | web page

PaaS
Benefit from a cloud operating environment where you don’t have to manage the infrastructure, with Platform as a Service (PaaS).
e-book | web page

IaaS
Rent data center capacity as needed, rather than owning and running hardware, with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
Check back on October 26!