Georgia will be consolidating IT infrastructure and moving both infrastructure and telecommunications delivery to external service providers, according to a notice posted on the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) Web site, titled:
State Technology Transformation (GAIT 2010)
In addition, GTA is creating a
Service Management Organization to oversee technology providers and ensure the quality of services.
According to the posting, GTA has received RFP responses for Infrastructure Services and Managed Network Services, and those RFPs are under evaluation, with contract negotiations set for September or October, contract signing later in the year, and transition to external service providers to occur from November 2008 to March of next year.
Wayne E. Hanson served as a writer and editor with e.Republic from 1989 to 2013, having worked for several business units including Government Technology magazine, the Center for Digital Government, Governing, and Digital Communities. Hanson was a juror from 1999 to 2004 with the Stockholm Challenge and Global Junior Challenge competitions in information technology and education.
