Cloud computing offers a variety of benefits to state IT leaders. However, in an environment of competing priorities, limited resources, compliance realities and essential missions to meet, it can be difficult for these leaders to balance both cloud and on-premise initiatives. Additionally, scalability, integration challenges, and cost predictability can also present real concerns for state leaders.

This is why Bo Reese, GDIT’s Senior Director of our State and Local Civil Business, joined Mississippi’s Chief Information Officer, Craig Oregan, and Morgan Reed, AWS’s Executive Advisory Team and State and Local Government Leader, on an episode of StateScoop to discuss how to best navigate this space.

“Focusing on basic blocking and tackling – like security protocols, Zero Trust and MFA SSO and a robust active directory – that groundwork can play a key role."

“It’s easy to want to keep data on-prem but there have been so many advancements in cloud technologies,” Reese said. “It’s important to consider the value that these technologies can bring and how you can ensure you have skillsets in place to use them so that your teams are staying up to speed and you can ensure you're modernizing and are ready to upscale into these cloud-native technologies.”