Cloud computing transitions information technology (IT) from being «systems of physically integrated hardware and software» to «systems of virtually integrated services». This transition makes interoperability the difference between the success and failure of IT deployments, especially in the Federal government. Recent government IT failures like the healthcare portal roll out highlight this critical difference.
Leading specialists serving on the federal health IT committee have voice their concern about the lack of comprehensive interoperability. «I’m concerned that this program isn’t focused on creating an inter-operable system that would allow unaffiliated systems to share medical information,” Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said in an emailed statement to Fox News.