The Defense department’s cloud computing will be taken over by the Defense Information Systems Agency, reports FCW.

The Defense Information Systems Agency is taking over the department's cloud office by the end of January, the agency's director said.

Businesses have relied on the cloud to keep their employees working via the cloud, now it may be possible for them to use PPP funds to pay for it, reports CIO Dive. 

As businesses upped cloud reliance to support remote work last year, IT departments reassessed budget allocations. For small businesses, a PPP loan could help clean up and streamline software infrastructure.

Mid-sized cities and counties have been slow to migrate to the cloud, but after this spring’s pandemic push for remote work, more are making it a priority, reports Gov Tech.

Compared to the nation’s largest metro areas, mid-size cities and counties have been slower to adopt cloud. That’s changing now.