Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered creation of a workgroup to evaluate the impacts of data centers on Washington’s economy, tax revenue, energy use and environment.

Officials said they disposed of 1,000 pieces of obsolete IT equipment and 2,500 pounds of ethernet cabling during the transition.

NTT Data announced it has extended a contract to run the Retirement Systems of Alabama's data center through 2033.

The federal government is set to start collecting data on LGBTQI+ folks. Several data experts said they're concerned.

A data center modernization project in Illinois involves replacing a 1970s facility not designed to handle modern infrastructure.

The new facility is just one piece of a $45 billion statewide capital improvement initiative called "Rebuilding Illinois."

The new data center, located across state lines in a Dallas suburb, is designed to survive tornadoes as fast as 165 mph, officials said.

A data center migration is "well ahead of schedule" for its 2022 completion, officials told StateScoop.

Consolidating IT functions was already saving the states tens of millions of dollars, but CIO Ed Toner said the project's true value was revealed when the pandemic…

The state's top IT official since 2015, Reed was responsible for several major projects including a new data center and a statewide G Suite migration.