@NASCIO: Looking Cloud-ward

• The cloud offers benefits that state and local governments really can't ignore, say PTI's Alan Shark and Colorado's John D. Conley.
• But it's critical that organizations consider carefully why and what they choose to migrate to clouds — whether private or public.
• It's also a good best practice to compare the TCO for maintaining a service in a traditional environment against the cost in a cloud environment.

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