Next step: E-mail consolidation
In recent newsletters, we have brought you up to date on the progress we are making in transforming the state's IT enterprise and the benefits you are seeing as a result. Migrations to new, consolidated server environments are reducing agency costs. Re-engineering the state's wide area network has enhanced security while increasing capacity and reliability. End-user refresh is providing agency employees with newer, faster and more reliable desktop, laptop and tablet computers.
I am pleased to report progress in another area of the state's IT transformation: e-mail consolidation. Like other technology transformations, a single e-mail system for the full-service GETS agencies will increase security and reliability while enabling new features and functions, including an expanded e-mail address book. Your agency will also benefit from greater cost efficiency. The Department of Juvenile Justice began its e-mail migration this week, and the Department of Driver Services and the Office of Planning and Budget are scheduled to begin their migrations in the fall.
We understand how critical e-mail communication is to your business, and we are taking every measure to see that the transition goes as smoothly as possible. We are even providing Frequently Asked Questions so employees know what to expect and easy-to-follow instructions to help them prepare for the transition to an upgraded e-mail system.
To learn more, I encourage you to read the article in this issue of GETS Update.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Patrick Moore State Chief Information Officer GTA Executive Director
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