IT Provider Surges Ahead in a High-Speed Race to the Cloud Technology moves fast, but some government agencies do not. One of the biggest obstacles for city or state IT providers to overcome is the procurement process. It’s hard to stay agile when it can take months to purchase or to upgrade IT services or solutions. One central IT provider for a large U.S. East Coast city avoided this lengthy transition period by adopting a NetApp cloud-based solution. This IT provider wanted extra storage capacity but could not wait several months to get it. The provider plays a critical role in the city, overseeing an operating budget of several hundred million dollars, serving more than 120 city agencies, and employing over 1,000 people. In this case, service disruptions are not only expen

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