Enterprise Cloud Computing Program (ECCP)

ECCP update June 2024

• Program: The program is looking to add a vendor/brokerage specialist to lead the development and manage the brokerage function in the program. The program is also looking to add a Communications / OCM specialist.
• Foundational Services: The Cloud Government Network (CGN) project is ongoing. This project will last through the end of 2024.
• Workforce & Training: Readiness assessments for Wave 3 agencies continue. Wave 3 is scheduled to complete in June 2024. The final overall readiness report is to be completed by August 2024. Recommendation for the selection of a learning platform has been adopted by the ECCP Steering Committee. Contract/licensing negotiations with a vendor have begun.
• Consulting: The Cloud Journey Mapping and Service Blueprint effort has kicked off. ECCP began customer agency interviews and internal stakeholder and leadership interviews.
• Brokerage: Continuing partnership with State Office of the Attorney General to develop a path forward in negotiating contracts for Enterprise Cloud Services.  

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.