The Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V will be hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on June 5-7, 2012 in Washington, DC.

This news was shared by Cloud Times in their article, “NIST Hosts Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop V.” The National Institute of Standards and Technology aids in accelerating the effective and secure adoption of the cloud computing technology in the government. It exerts efforts in developing guidelines and standards as well as promotes cloud computing with standards bodies, private business and organizations, and government offices.

Topics that will be covered include Target Business Use Cases for Government Cloud Computing Development, Industry Views on the Cloud Computing Model Development, Adoption, cloud reference taxonomy and architecture, and cloud security.

Melody K. Smith

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