Jerry Petersen
Google Cloud Workstation works to address challenges faced by federal agencies in carrying out modern software development, according to a recent article on the Google Cloud blog.
Addressing Federal Agency Software Development Challenges
Google Cloud Workstation works to integrate and manage toolchains, dependencies and architectures, thereby simplifying cloud-native development, said the article, which was posted Saturday. The offering also helps reduce platform team overhead by streamlining infrastructure provisioning, developer onboarding and offboarding and maintenance processes; and helps enable consistency and reproducibility across teams by providing standardized development environments.
Meeting Federal Agency Cybersecurity Needs
In terms of cybersecurity, Google Cloud Workstation features built-in security controls and centralized data protection management. The offering had also been conferred High authorization by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, thereby enabling compliance with federal security requirements.
Positive Google Cloud Workstation Impacts
Google Cloud Workstation has also been shown to positively impact development teams. The blog article said that in April, Google commissioned a Forrester Total Economic Impact study that revealed that developers using the workstations saw a 30% increase in productivity. The study attributed the improvement to streamlined onboarding, pre-configured environments and AI-powered tools.
The study also revealed that investing in these workstations can result in a 293% return on investment over three years. The ROI stems not only from cost savings but efficiency gains as well.
