Enterprise Cloud Computing Program (ECCP)

ECCP update September 2024

• Foundational Services:  The initial implementation of the Cloud Government Network (CGN) in the lab environment is now well underway and end to end testing is expected to be done the first week of September. Cloud Capability Model (CCM) work continues in identifying gaps. We are aligning capability gaps with work that is already underway.
• Workforce & Training: The Agency Readiness report has been delivered by ISG and is in final review. Key themes and recommendations as well as training recommendations have been shared with the ECCP Steering Committee. The Cloud Learning platform integration and rollout project has been formally kicked off with Pluralsight and DES.
• Consulting: Slalom produced an initial draft of the Customer Journey Mapping and Service Blueprints. Final recommendations from Slalom are expected by the end of September.  
• Brokerage: After completing interviews of six law firms, one has been selected to be hired as the SAAG. Contract terms and scope of the SOW will be finalized over the course of the next few weeks.

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.