Are You Ready for FedRAMP? It’s Time to Get Authorized
July 17, 2019 Leave a comment
By Ryan Gilhooley, Enterprise Cloud Solutions Manager
Over the next five years, government cloud spending will continue to escalate dramatically. To operate as a successful government business, companies have always needed desirable products and strong sales teams. Now, FedRAMP authorization is also mandatory for companies looking to sell cloud solutions to government agencies. Companies without FedRAMP authorization for their software as a service (SaaS) offerings could quickly erode their competitive edge in the market and miss out on revenue opportunities.
Attaining FedRAMP authorization is not simple. The authorization process can realistically take two years or more and cost between $1 to $3 million, but it is imperative if you want to continue to succeed in the federal space.
Why Should You Care?
Becoming FedRAMP Authorized adds credibility to – and strengthens the reputation of – your company in the eyes of government customers. FedRAMP authorizations are now officially required for all federal agency cloud deployments at the Low, Moderate and High Impact levels. Only private cloud deployments intended for single agencies and implemented fully within federal facilities are currently exempt from this requirement.
What is FedRAMP Ready vs. FedRAMP Authorized?
The FedRAMP process benefits government agencies by verifying the security of cloud-hosted offerings through a rigorous authorization process. As they undertake this process, companies are granted a designation and subsequently listed on the FedRAMP Marketplace. Three designation levels – Ready, In Process, and Authorized – indicate organizations’ progress in getting their products and services fully authorized for government use. Achieving the “FedRAMP Authorized” classification is essential for selling to government agencies. Read more of this post
By Chris Wiedemann, Consultant
With record-setting projections for cloud purchases in the government by the end of FY18, customers are going to be more open to cloud-based solutions than ever before. Offering technology in the cloud will be increasingly important to retaining business, because customers who were once open to on-premise deployments may begin to look elsewhere for answers.
By Rachel Eckert, SLED consultant
Government Sales Insider 