In a staff memo shared today, state CIO and GTA Executive Director Shawnzia Thomas wrote, “In his time with us as Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Executive Director, Dmitry has made significant contributions to GTA’s efforts to better serve agencies.”
The memo went on to state, “Since joining GTA, Dmitry has led one of our top priorities, guiding agencies in shifting state systems and applications to the cloud – with over 100 servers being moved in the first wave of migrations, making it possible for additional cloud platform options to be implemented in the future.”
Kagansky first joined GTA in September 2021 as the state's first chief cloud officer.
During Kagansky’s tenure, Thomas added that he focused on cloud training to ensure that agency IT staff had the necessary skills to optimize applications in new environments. He guided the development of a range of cloud training options including GTA’s Cloud Campus self-guided training center and a partnership with the Technical College System of Georgia. Kagansky also worked with agencies to prepare their teams for upcoming consolidation and upgrades at the state data center.
