The state of Iowa is planning to migrate its IT infrastructure to the cloud.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds revealed on June 9 that the state was planning to overhaul its IT infrastructure and would be working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IT vendor Cognizant on a cloud migration.

– Official State of Iowa Website

The migration will involve moving data from the state’s "dozens of data centers and thousands of physical servers" to AWS. Iowa is estimating that it will save more than $525 million over the next decade.

“In 2022, I directed the first comprehensive review of state government in 40 years, and since then, my administration has been focused on continuously improving government efficiency and effectiveness,” said Governor Reynolds. “One of the most important strategic initiatives we’ve undertaken since was the consolidation and centralization of all IT resources across state government. Now that it’s complete, we’re able to take a critical step forward to modernize the state’s legacy data systems, partnering with two of today’s leading technology providers.”