1 Semantic Cloud Computing & Open Linked Data Pattern Brand Niemann Invited Expert to the NCIOC SCOPE and Services WGs September 22, 2009

2 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Cloud Computing Resources 3. Cloud Computing Architecture 4. Cloud Computing Pattern Methodology and Submission 5. Contact Information

1.Introduction Senior Enterprise Architect, Office of the CIO, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency –Web Services, SOA, Web 2.0 / 3.0, and Cloud Computing Series of Assignments with the U.S. Federal CIO Council ( ) –Chair, Web Services WG –Co-chair, Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) –Secretariat, Best Practices Committee 3

2. Cloud Computing Resources Web Services / Gov 2.0 Platform –MindTouch Federal Cloud Computing –Collaboration with Bob Marcus (SRI) and Kevin Jackson (Dataline and acting co-chair NCOIC Cloud Computing WG) Federal SOA Community of Practice –Collaboration with MITRE (8 th SOA for eGov Conference, October 5 th – free registration)free registration Federal Data Community of Practice –Collaboration with multiple groups 4

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6 3. Cloud Computing Architecture Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA): Evolution / Innovation Roadmap. –This pattern is tied to the FEA based on the recent EA 2009 Conference.EA 2009 Conference Streaming at 1:00: In the Cloud: Whitehouse Blog Posted by Federal CIO Vivek Kundra on 9/15/2009.Whitehouse Blog –This pattern is tied to the Whitehouse FY 2010 Budget Initiative on Cloud Computing.Whitehouse FY 2010 Budget Initiative on Cloud Computing Data.gov Concepts of Operations. –This is tied now to the Semantic Web’s Open Linked Data.Open Linked Data

7 3. FEA Evolution / Innovation Roadmap TopicCurrentNextFuture Enterprise Architecture (1) Segment Architectures (2) Collaborative Target Architectures (3) SOA & Semantic Interoperability Patterns (4) Data.Gov (5)Metadata Catalog (6) New CONOPS (7)Open Linked Data (8) Enterprise Architecture Tools (9) TROUX, etc. (10)Social Networking (11) Integration of Current and Next Using (8) (12) Implementation (13) Web Services (14) SOA (15)Integration of Current and Next Using (8) & (12) (16) Source: Brand L. Niemann. See Next Slide for Footnotes.

8 3. Footnotes (1) (2) –Suggest Two EA 2009 Presentations for our Segment EA Training (HUD and HHS) (3) (4) September 23 rd and October 5 th – – (5) (6) Note: Over 500 Data Sets and Over 100,000 Geospatial Objects (Maps, Photos, etc.) (7) (8) – – (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) – (15) (16) Ira Grossman, Co-chair, Chief Architect Forum and Chief Architect, FEMA/DHS, at EA 2009 Conference, September 10 th

9 3. Whitehouse Cloud Computing Initiative We launched Apps.gov to help continue the President’s initiative to lower the cost of government operations while driving innovation within government (in speech at the NASA Ames Research Center). Apps.gov is an online storefront for federal agencies to quickly browse and purchase cloud-based IT services, for productivity, collaboration, and efficiency. However, federal agencies and departments encounter many difficulties in deploying new IT services and products. Procurement processes can be confusing and time- consuming. Security procedures are complex, costly, lengthy and duplicative across agencies. Our policies lag behind new trends, causing unnecessary restrictions on the use of new technology. Past practices too often resulted in inefficient use of purchased IT capabilities across the federal government. We are dedicated to addressing these barriers and to improving the way government leverages new technology. We are just beginning this undertaking, and it will take time (e.g. 10 years) before we can realize the full potential of cloud computing. Like with Data.gov, Apps.gov is starting small – with the goal of rapidly scaling it up in size. Along the way, we will need to address various issues related to security, privacy, information management and procurement to expand our cloud computing services. Source: Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, Whitehouse BlogWhitehouse Blog

10 3. Whitehouse Cloud Computing Initiative

3. Whitehouse Cloud Computing Initiative Four Types of Solutions: –Business Apps –Productivity Apps –Cloud IT Services Apps –Social Media Apps From Previous GSA New Media Services 11

12 3. Data.gov Concepts of Operations Key Excerpt (September 4 th DRAFT): –As semantically enabled data concepts are matured and pilots are successfully executed, the Data.gov team will provide specific guidance to help agencies implement semantic markup within their datasets. Specifically, the Data.gov team will not only leverage semantically enabled techniques within the Data.gov site, but will help agencies implement semantically enabled data within their datasets so that the datasets can be better leveraged not only by Data.gov but also by other end users of the data.

3. Open Linked Data Key Concepts of RDF and OWL: –Works for structured, semi-structured, and un- structured information. –Metadata and data travel together. –Machine - processible. –Supports relational – like joins over the network. –Inferencing /reasoning (still in development for scalability). 13

14 4. NCOIC Pattern Methodology and Submission Tracking (target dates) Dates: –October 15 th : First Draft to Services WG –December 20 th : Services WG Submits to Specialized Frameworks IPT –February 28 th, 2010: Approved for Distribution

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5. Contact Information