Cloud-Based Services

Civic Engagement in One City Takes Off With a Digital Survey and Respect for Feedback

An easily accessible cloud-based questionnaire and analytics tool helped Corona, California, get more than five times more responses from residents than previous efforts.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

Georgia Moves Voter Registration to the Cloud

The Georgia Registered Voter Information System will be housed on servers that give election officials a more secure and user-friendly system.

  • By Susan Miller

Cloud Boosts Delivery of Government Services During Pandemic, Other Crises

However, state CIOs say there are barriers to transitioning to the cloud, including financial and workforce issues, according to a report.

  • By Andre Claudio

Building a Cloud-savvy Workforce May Mean Rethinking Degree Requirements

Government and industry officials question how they can keep cloud positions filled when they require various college degrees and certifications, but onboarding is key.

  • By Patience Wait

Successfully Implementing Cloud Technology in State and Local Government

Commentary | Here are five steps to help guide the planning and changes needed for states and municipalities to move to the cloud.

  • By Ryan Oakes

How State CIOs Can Address their Top Technology Priorities

COMMENTARY | Cloud and artificial intelligence concepts allow governments to evolve their data storage strategies as needed while as-a-service solutions can move workloads to the cloud and procure connected networks more efficiently.

  • By Mike Wiseman

Los Angeles Moves to California’s IT Infrastructure

“We can only succeed better as we do more collaboration among all the government entities,” said the state’s CTO.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

The Tech Lessons of Westworld for Our World

COMMENTARY | I'm not worried about rampaging robots, I worry about speed.

  • By Marcus Moffett

Cloud-Based Mapping Could Play a Bigger Role in Disaster Response This Hurricane Season

Localities are using maps to visualize hazards, process damage imagery and crowdsource flood information.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Transforming State Government IT Into an Amazon Prime-Like Experience

North Dakota’s tech entrepreneur turned governor wants to use savings from budget cuts to boost investments in IT infrastructure.

  • By Kate Elizabeth Queram

Oregon State Employee Moves Tens of Thousands of Taxpayer Records to Personal Cloud

The February incident shows why routine log reviews by IT security personnel are important.

  • By Michael Grass

The End of the Custom Technology Era

The public sector is still waking up to the realities of the cloud software market.

  • By Rachel Stern
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Cloud Is Ascendant in State Government

A survey of state CIOs show that while security remains the top priority, state tech execs are increasingly focusing on cloud solutions and prioritizing digital government services.

  • By Mitch Herckis

Annual State CIO Survey Shows a Continued Shift Away From Mainframes

Cloud computing has made many state’s assess their legacy applications and systems.

  • By Michael Grass

This City Made Its Waze Data Actionable Moving to the Cloud

Few of the cities that are part of the navigation app’s Connected Citizens data-sharing program actually do anything with the anonymized trip information they receive because of the volume.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

How One Bay Area CIO Is Moving His County to the Cloud

Hyperconverged infrastructure has meant major savings for San Mateo County, California, as it bridges the technology divide between its disconnected and affluent cities.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Iowa City, Va. Beach and Tulsa Among Cloud Innovation Challenge Winners

Amazon Web Services’ “City on a Cloud” competition recognized 15 U.S.-based innovators among 19 awardees.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

This ‘City on a Cloud’ Finalist Merges Data and Analytics to Identify Its Chronically Homeless

Stay tuned for the winners of the Amazon Web Services competition, set to announce on Wednesday morning.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Download Our New Special Report: ‘Embracing the Promise of the Cloud’

Three stories about how state and local governments are using the latest cloud innovations.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Cloud-Hosted Software Is Helping to Clone Automated Government Processes

“We want to make it easier for governments to get people to comply with regulations that didn’t use to seem important enough to follow,” CityGrows’ CEO said.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

The Cloud Is Making It Easier for States and Localities to Issue Alerts in Seconds

Time can make all the difference for a kidnapping victim or a family in the path of a tornado.

  • By Dave Nyczepir