GSA clearing path for 'pay by the drink' cloud-buying model

Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 5 a.m.

The General Services Administration is trying to topple one of the last big obstacles stopping agencies from adopting cloud computing. In a draft memo, GSA detailed a plan to let agencies buy cloud services off the schedule contract through a consumption or \u201cpay-by-the-drink\u201d approach. For his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller got a copy of the draft memo. He wrote about why GSA's proposal is a big deal, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices