Enterprise Cloud Computing Program (ECCP)

Progress update - July 2025

ECCP Roadmap   

The program has delivered the ECCP Strategic Roadmap which aligns technical capabilities with cloud service offerings of the future. The program is continuing to focus on project implementation by prioritizing the next recommended projects needed to continue putting this roadmap into action.

The program is also finalizing both a FinOps Roadmap and an AI Roadmap, which will be incorporated into the overall strategic roadmap. This will assist us in ensuring that these vital components of our overall strategy are integrated and prioritized into our over action plans.

Design Review Transformation (DRT)

The Design Review Transformation (DRT) Project continues to make significant progress in addressing key challenges in the design review process. Based on valuable feedback from our agency partners, we have sharpened our focus on two priority areas: enabling agency-led design reviews and creating a more streamlined review process. In partnership with Slalom, our teams have been mapping design review criteria across WaTech domains to ensure a cohesive approach that better serves agency needs. Through this transformation, we aim to accelerate approvals, increase visibility, and empower agencies to implement low-risk, common solutions more quickly. To ensure a smooth transition, we have begun developing a comprehensive change management strategy, including a communication and training plans. This effort reflects our commitment to being a trusted service partner and represents one step in our ongoing commitment to improving our services. We look forward to sharing more updates on our progress and welcome your continued partnership as we enhance this critical service.

Cloud Government Network (CGN)

CGN is now live in production, with the Washington State Cloud Azure environment successfully running Domain Controller as a Service (DCaaS) through CGN. CGN testing and acceptance for AWS are also complete. Work is underway on CGN Phase 3, one of WaTech’s top priority projects, focused on expanding capabilities such as internet ingress/egress and cloud-to-cloud connectivity. This phase also includes integration with WaTech’s public cloud service, development of a recommended cost model, and a roadmap for future service migrations.

Learning Platform Update 

Enrollment in the enterprise Pluralsight platform is nearing 50 agencies with over 2,700 IT employees enrolled. In the last 30 days, these employees have consumed nearly 1,100 hours of training content across more than 740 unique courses; with Microsoft Azure Fundamentals being the most popular.

We are continuing to partner with the Department of Enterprise Services (DES), Sum Total, and Pluralsight to connect to the state Learning Management System (LMS) which will enable Pluralsight training completion information to flow into our LMS and display on your transcript.

Brokerage Update 

Draft solicitation packages are under final review. These solicitation packages will be delivered this month to Microsoft and Amazon to begin the process of negotiation with these Cloud Services Providers. This is the first step toward initiating formal contract negotiations, which are tentatively scheduled to begin in September.

About the ECCP

The Enterprise Cloud Computing Program (ECCP) was created by WaTech to provide leadership, governance, guidance, and resources to accelerate the strategic adoption of cloud technologies across Washington state government.

The overall mission of the ECCP is to accelerate efforts to modernize and transform the state information technology services that Washingtonians require by embracing cloud technology. This is an integral part of WaTech's efforts to create a "connected government" where residents and visitors can access state government services more easily and directly, whether it's getting a license, accessing public health resources, or bidding on a government project.

The program is the outgrowth of a statewide cloud readiness assessment the Office of the Chief Information Officer provided at the Legislature's direction in 2020.

Our Vision: A secure, scalable, and interoperable statewide cloud ecosystem to accelerate agency modernization and provide strategic goals to meet the dynamic needs of Washingtonians.

Our Mission: To modernize and migrate the state's information technology assets to cloud services to accelerate the transformation of critical services for Washingtonians.

The ECC's mission has three focus areas:

• Enable the adoption of cloud technologies - including the development and governance of the state's cloud architecture, policies, and standards - by providing statewide leadership and expert resources.
• Implement a cloud services brokerage function that helps agencies identify and acquire the best solutions at the best prices, and ensures cloud investments are operated securely, efficiently, and in compliance with the state's IT policies and strategic plan.
• Use contracted resources to help agencies identify migration candidates and to plan and implement migration projects.

Program Goals

• Accelerate the modernization of government services by adopting and committing to scalable and sustainable adoption of cloud solutions.
• Enhance statewide security and resilience using cloud platforms, tools, architectures, and standards.
• Shift from a capital expenditure to an operational expenditure model for state IT investment. This would reduce large upfront investments and provide predictable ongoing expenses by paying only for what's used and then scale when needed.
• Improve and optimize cloud operating costs by leveraging pricing at an enterprise scale, with master contracts, centralized services, and transparent "pay as you go" cost metrics.