STATETECH: Let’s follow up on both of those. How do you determine success for the cloud-smart initiative?
Flory: Initially, we adopted a cloud-first approach, then we changed our mindset to cloud-smart, meaning we want to be innovative in creating or rebuilding those solutions in the cloud, rather than just a “lift and shift” of those systems to public cloud providers. We have positioned ourselves as cloud brokers. We have contracts, cloud master service agreements, with Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Microsoft Azure, Google and IBM. We’re working with our vendor partners and the agencies to ensure we have the best solution in place for them.
STATETECH: Can you give us an overview of the status of the InnovateOhio program?
Flory: The InnovateOhio platform continues to grow as agencies come on board. The standard digital platform, digital identity and data sharing really showcase the power of that platform. During the pandemic, we did some very good work with the Ohio Department of Health on coronavirus.ohio.gov — everything from the website to leveraging ID and data analytics. That work gave agencies a sense of what can be accomplished.