Arizona Heads for the Clouds
A new bill in Arizona could require all state-run departments to move their information data into the cloud -- or else face jail time.
Senate Bill 1434 stipulates that all Arizona state IT services must "progressively migrate the budget unit's information technology assets to use a commercial cloud computing model or cloud model as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology." Each unit will be assessed and evaluated every two years to ensure that all materials are properly cloud-stored; information officers who fail to comply may face charges. The bill currently awaits approval from Governor Doug Ducey.
The new bill is the brainchild of Arizona's chief information officer Morgan Reed, a former director of data center services for Expedia. "Governor Ducey has a visi...