For state CIOs, cloud moving into the mainstream
October 28, 2012
Cloud computing is moving from being viewed as an innovation on the edges to being widely accepted among state CIOs as they focus on moving and managing services such as e-mail and storage to the cloud.
State CIOs are now gearing up for the migration of more difficult IT services while continuing to address issues of security, lack of control, cost and procurement, according to the 2012 State CIO Survey released by the National Association of Chief Information Officers along with TechAmerica and Grant Thornton…
There is a significant change from last year’s survey, NASCIO officials said. While the number of CIOs who describe themselves as highly invested remains about the same, the number who categorize themselves as having some applications in the cloud and considering other applications has increased significantly.
In the 2012 survey, 15 percent of the CIOs described their states as highly invested in cloud computing, a slight increase over 14 percent last year. But this year 56 percent say their state has some applications in the cloud and are considering others, compared with 35 percent in 2011…
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