As the Army, DoD and corporate America embark upon the journey and vision that is "cloud computing", it is important that we do so deliberately, and by design with both security and risk mitigation in mind. A colleague, COL Tim Buennemeyer, has put considerable thought and research into this type of framework, so I direct you to the current issue of Parameters, where you will find: "A Strategic Approach to Network Defense: Framing the Cloud"
Colonel Timothy K. Buennemeyer, Ph.D., is a 2011 graduate of the US Army War College and winner of the Daniel M. Lewin Cyber-Terrorism Technology Writing Award. Currently, he is the Military Advisor for Net-Centric, Space, and Missile Defense Systems, working for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation on the Secretary of Defense staff.
Having served with COL Buennemeyer at Fort Bragg, I assure you he writes with the authority of battle tested leadership in both operations and IT, and this timely work should stimulate further discussion.
rltw, vrsb
