Enterprise Cloud Computing Program (ECCP)

Progress update - October 2025

Project kick-off - Enterprise Public Cloud launch

The project charter has been finalized and signed, giving the initiative formal authority and direction. The project team developed a backlog and has now entered its first sprint cycle, moving the project from planning into execution. The project is also looking to engage third-party technical support for needed areas.

Brokerage update 

The WaTech team continues to meet with both AWS and Microsoft to review responses to our Solicitation Packages. Teams from both sides are aligning on business requirements to understand the business need. These alignment sessions are the first step toward initiating formal contract negotiations.

We are also embarking on preliminary discussions to address potential Enterprise SaaS solutions in this area. We are investigating the potential for statewide contract cost savings with SaaS solutions that are currently used consistently across the state. Where appropriate we are looking to identify potential cost savings through an enterprise contract that contemplates economies of scale for the entirety of state usage.

Design Review Transformation (DRT)

The Design Review Transformation (DRT) Project is making significant strides as we finalize workflows and prepare for development. We've strengthened our team with a new Business Analyst and Project Manager to help track progress and ensure momentum over the coming quarters. Development is expected to begin in the next few weeks, with user testing planned to commence with select agency partners by the end of October.

In our commitment to creating a holistic, customer-centered design review process, we're focusing on enabling agency-performed reviews through streamlined intake questions that will allow for self-attestation with minimal WaTech involvement. To ensure diverse perspectives inform our approach, we're expanding our Steering Committee to include partner agencies going forward.

Communication remains a priority as we prepare to launch a roadshow highlighting our vision and plans for the transformed process. We're also developing new communication channels, training resources, and feedback mechanisms to keep you informed and involved throughout this transition. These efforts support our goal of helping agencies get to market faster through right-sized reviews, transparent progress tracking, and enhanced collaboration.

Enterprise Cloud Learning Platform (Pluralsight)

Integration with the state LMS has been active for the past couple of months. Trainings completed through the enterprise Pluralsight platform will now appear in the state LMS transcript.

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.