Understanding Cloud Procurement: A Guide for Government Leaders

This paper provides a procurement checklist to give government officials a starting point on their cloud journey. It outlines what’s needed for a forward-looking cloud procurement strategy. And while a long-term plan is essential, for the immediate future, the most common IT model in government will be a hybrid infrastructure of on-premises data centers and cloud services. Blending these options is an important consideration.

For years, cloud computing has been top-of-mind for state officials throughout the country – and many leaders have determined it’s a viable way to achieve IT modernization. New research from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) finds 55 percent of states have adopted cloud to update their email systems and 42 percent have implemented cloud-based content management systems.