Helping the Federal Government Navigate Its Multi-Cloud Future
By
Brian
McNeice,
Vice
President
Federal
Sales,
Broadcom
Software
Federal
government
agencies
in
the
United
States
must
navigate
a
number
of
considerations
when
evaluating
solutions
from
cloud
service
providers.
By
Brian
McNeice,
Vice
President
Federal
Sales,
Broadcom
Software
Federal
government
agencies
in
the
United
States
must
navigate
a
number
of
considerations
when
evaluating
solutions
from
cloud
service
providers.
At
Broadcom,
we
also
understand
the
importance
of
choice
and
flexibility
when
making
strategic
cloud
investments
that
won’t
disrupt
the
mission-critical
daily
operations
of
these
agencies.
With
a
solid
federal
footprint,
leading
solutions,
and
customer-first
reputation,
Broadcom
has
a
proven
track
record
of
supporting
successful
cloud
transformation
missions
across
critical
defense
operations
and
government
service
delivery.
Federal
leaders
—
from
members
of
Congress
to
executive
agency
chief
information
officers
(CIOs)
—
are
continuing
to
modernize
their
information
technology
(IT)
infrastructures
and
recognizing
there
is
no
“one-size-fits-all”
public
cloud.
As
a
result,
the
move
toward
multi-cloud
architectures
to
serve
agency
missions
is
a
central
part
of
federal
IT
modernization,
as
the
Pentagon’s
recent
$9
billion
multi-cloud
contract
award
to
Microsoft,
Google,
Oracle,
and
Amazon
clearly
demonstrates.
As
a
long-term
supplier
to
the
U.S.
government,
including
customers
related
to
our
national
security,
Broadcom
is
committed
to
serving
the
federal
market.
And,
following
the
close
of
our
pending
acquisition
of
VMware,
we
will
continue
to
support
national
IT
modernization
objectives
while
delivering
even
more
flexibility,
simplicity
and
choice
to
the
growing
number
of
federal
agencies
that
are
fully
embracing
multi-cloud
architectures.
Simplifying
challenges
Cloud
computing
is
not
without
challenges.
Cloud
platforms
have
the
incentive
to
lock
customers
into
their
own
public
cloud.
Federal
customers
often
receive
large
invoices
from
public
cloud
companies
at
the
end
of
the
year
that
contain
overages
and
hidden
charges,
which
inevitably
forces
difficult
(and
sometimes
avoidable)
discussions.
Multi-cloud,
however,
is
not
just
mission-effective,
but
cost-effective
as
well,
allowing
federal
agencies
the
freedom
to
shop
around
to
determine
the
best
and
most
transparent
fit
for
their
own
environments.
Critically,
VMware’s
leading
platform
allows
enterprises
that
flexibility
to
modernize
applications,
manage
software
and
services,
and
secure
data,
whether
it
be
on-premises,
public
clouds,
private
clouds,
or
hybrid
workspaces.
Following
the
transaction
close,
solutions
from
the
combined
Broadcom
and
VMware
will
enable
customers
to
create
the
multi-cloud
environment
they
want
—
across
public
clouds,
data
centers
and
the
edge
—
all
while
increasing
choice
and
reducing
risks
around
lock-in,
control
over
data,
critical
operations,
and
rising
costs.
We
expect
this
stronger
multi-cloud
capability
to
enhance
Broadcom
solutions
across
our
mission-critical
software
portfolio,
which
today
already
supports
some
of
the
most
complex
hybrid
environments
for
a
vast
number
of
federal
agencies.
The
future
of
cloud
Even
amid
further
modernization,
it
is
clear
many
federal
agencies
intend
to
keep
some
form
of
on-premises
computing.
This
means
future
IT
and
data
management
models
will
take
a
hybrid
approach.
Deloitte
predicts
that
within
five
years
more
than
40%
of
organizations’
workloads
will
run
in
the
public
cloud,
leaving
the
remainder
either
on
premises,
private
cloud,
or
some
hybrid
computing
environment.
Regardless
of
an
agency’s
desired
approach,
solutions
fueled
by
the
proposed
Broadcom-VMware
combination
will
allow
customers
to
operate
securely,
efficiently
and
cost-effectively
in
any
multi-cloud
environment,
including
by
creating
private
clouds
and
switching
between
public
cloud
vendors
at
will.
This
choice
gives
customers
real
options
on
the
best
ways
to
store,
manage
and
secure
their
data,
which
means
federal
agencies
won’t
be
penalized
for
deciding
to
use
the
public
cloud
or
limited
in
the
choices
that
are
best
for
their
organizations.
The
multi-cloud
ecosystem
President
and
CEO
of
Broadcom
Hock
Tan
previously
shared
that
the
current
and
future
priorities
of
Broadcom
customers
in
the
U.S.,
UK,
Germany
and
France
included
a
heavy
focus
on
multi-cloud.
He
explained
that
Broadcom
has
long
“recognized
that
the
future
of
enterprise
IT
is
multi-cloud
—
the
ability
to
distribute
applications
and
services
across
a
combination
of
clouds.
It’s
one
of
the
many
reasons
Broadcom
solutions
complement
what
VMware
does
in
the
multi-cloud
space
across
private,
public,
edge
and
sovereign
clouds
today.”
This
feedback
from
customers
around
the
world
about
what
they’re
focusing
on
also
applies
to
the
increased
importance
of
the
multi-cloud
ecosystem
for
federal
agencies
here
in
the
United
States.
As
an
engineering-first
company,
Broadcom
is
committed
to
innovating
leading-edge
technology,
ensuring
successful
deployments
of
our
solutions,
and
delivering
value
for
our
customers
to
drive
growth.
Our
business
model
is
predicated
on
adding
long-term
value
and
improving
our
products
over
time.
We
realize
the
value
of
a
multi-cloud
strategy
as
part
of
the
overall
effort
to
modernize
the
federal
IT
infrastructure.
A
stronger
VMware,
backed
by
Broadcom,
means
that
our
customers
in
the
federal
space
can
deliver
on
this
multi-cloud
mission
successfully
while
also
enjoying
the
world-class
security
that
will
enable
them
to
accelerate
innovation
for
all
their
applications.
Learn
how
Broadcom
plans
to
support
important
agency
missions
here.
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About
Brian
McNeice,
Vice
President
Federal
Sales,
Broadcom
Software:
Broadcom
Software
Brian
has
worked
in
the
software
and
hardware
industry
across
EMEA
and
North
America
for
the
last
20+
years.
For
the
last
7
years
he
undertaken
leadership
rolls
within
the
Federal
team
helping
Broadcom’s
customers
deliver
against
their
missions.
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