Recently, we met with the CIO of a major U.S. city. When asked about his vision for the future, he made one point very clear: He wants the city to get out of the data center business. He knows that shifting this burden would free him to focus on what really matters: Delivering better service for citizens. We’ve heard the same thing from other state and local agencies throughout the country. They recognize the need to build for the future, but they know they can’t do that with their legacy infrastructure hanging around their necks. Their on-premises data centers lock…

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