San Jose contemplates following Los Angeles to cloud computing
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04/26/2010
After consistent cuts from its budget and watching nearby Los Angeles save more than $5 million after moving to cloud computing, San Jose, California is considering making a similar move that it hopes would offset the effects of the city's overall economic woes, according to Information Week.
Los Angeles chief technology officer Randi Levin green lighted the city's shift to cloud computing despite some reservations over reliability and security. However, after moving to Google Apps, the city has cut spending related to energy costs and on-site server hosting.
San Jose chief information officer Steve Ferguson believes that his city must carefully consider the move, though. At the moment, city employees use seven-year-old PCs and Outlook. Some in the city are currently testing Google Apps, and Ferguson believes the shift to SaaS will happen soon, according to the news provider.
Levin's decision to move to SaaS applications has gained her a lot of credit as a government IT pioneer. She will speak at the Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, D.C. next month to discuss her city's move and the way it managed to save money.
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