Arizona (US): legislation requiring state institutions to move to cloud computing
May, 13, 2023
Hi-network.com
The legislature in Arizona (US) has elaboratedlegislation that would require state institutions to migrate their IT resources and operations in the cloud. Under this legislation, a 'two-year hardware, platform and software refresh evaluation cycle' will be put in place for public institutions, which would need to 'evaluate and progressively migrate [their] information technology assets to use a commercial cloud computing model or cloud model as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology'. To become enforceable, the legislation needs to be signed by Arizona's governor. Source