What to Consider When Budgeting Cloud Migration at the Municipal Level.

Learn how calculating costs and forecasting future savings when budgeting cloud migration can help your local government realize tech modernization.

Budget requests for technology investments hold the promise of running government more efficiently at a reduced cost by improving resource management, processes and decision-making, according to the report, “Transforming Government Through Technology,” developed in 2018 to counsel federal operations in digital modernization.

In the report, the Technology CEO Council (TCC) recommended cost-reduction estimates over a 10-year period be used to justify investments in federal workforce, processes and technology tools.

Likewise, civic technology applications that do not have a clear revenue stream often require creative thinking, and potentially a reform of local procurement processes. But budgets can be used to tackle the issue, according to “The Civic Technology Landscape,” a 2015 report by the Urban Sustainability Directors Network.

When targeting investment in new capabilities — such as migrating government services and operations to the cloud — consider simultaneously developing cost-reduction plans for outdated technologies and wasted resources as you shift costs from capital expenses to operating expenses.

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by Andrea Fox

April 1, 2019



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