The trend of cloud computing in recent years have been busy not only discussed but also implemented. However, most users are from the private sector. Perpetrators have not been so sound public sector (government) that utilize this technology.
The U.S. government has stepped earlier to move into cloud computing. Through a strategy of "Cloud First", they make the transition to the cloud of data migration with the use of Google Mail, Google Docs, and Recovery.com. This makes the U.S. government as the first Government-wide systems are turning to the cloud system since April 2010.
Besides the U.S., governments in Asian countries also began trying to take advantage of cloud computing services as their ICT efficiency efforts. "Although there are concerns, especially related to privacy and data security issues, the value proposition for the switch to cloud computing for the government is too attractive to ignore," said Iwan Rachmat (Senior Consultant, ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan Indonesia) in a press statement.
"They believe that by building a cloud computing ecosystem in their country, they can create more business opportunities and even create export opportunities for these services. Furthermore, the government also seeks to promote the acceptance of such services in various agencies, "Iwan said.
According to a Frost & Sullivan's latest research in the Asia Pacific region, 21% of respondents government agencies have adopted cloud computing in different applications. In addition, research results also showed that by considering the government's concerns over data security and data center locations, private and hybrid cloud computing adoption has increased significantly in the region.
Meanwhile, the unavailability of fast internet connectivity and can be relied upon to be a factor inhibiting the application of cloud computing in Indonesia. In fact, this is the main requirement of adoption of this system. Another problem is the low level of awareness about cloud computing so that the real benefits of its application is still unclear to most parties.
"Two things are the limiting factor for the Indonesian government to invest in cloud computing, For that, they need education to the market as well as government agencies in implementing this system, especially in terms of benefits, the resulting efficiency, and security is assured,"