Category Archives: cloud storage

Lege Trend. Procurement Opportunity. Gulf State Looks to Secure Business Contracts via Blockchain Legislation. Read the Bill.

Florida legislature is considering House Bill 1357 that will :

  • look to transition state data centers to blockchain technology
  • provides for electronic contracts and signatures secured by blockchain technology

 

As a side note, Arizona passed a similar bill in 2017. AZ HB 2417 (2017)

CoinDesk | Florida Bill Would Legally Recognize Blockchain Signatures, Smart Contracts

Business Trend. Smart Cities Built by Business. Tech Company Economic Development.

The Business:   Cascade Investment, which is owned by Microsoft’s Bill Gates

The smart city: Belmont, a planned community in Arizona

The smart features:  

  • high-speed networks
  • autonomous vehicles
  • high-speed digital networks
  • data centers
  • new manufacturing technologies
  • autonomous logistics hubs

CNN | Bill Gates invests $80 million to build Arizona smart city

 

12 TEXAS INTERIM CHARGES. DATA SECURITY. 1 Select Committee.

House Committee on Appropriations 

#5  Trends in data security & cost savings Monitor the ongoing implementation of Article IX, Sec. 9.13 of the General Appropriations Act and determine if state agencies are realizing cost savings and/or security enhancements in state operations related to cybersecurity, information technology, and cloud computing. Study trends in cloud computing and IT delivery services, and identify whether additional cost efficiencies, economies of scale, or IT…

3 Ways State Policies Stay Innovative to Beat the Tech Curve

In 2016, California created the State Innovation Lab.

California maintains an Office of Digital Innovation.

The policy goal in California is to “create novel, deployable technologies that address needs identified by state entity partners — with a particular focus on open-sourced technology.”

State Tech | How Innovative States Stay Ahead of the Tech Curve

Tech Lobby Spending Up. Way Up. 10 Top Issues Tech wants covered by government affairs teams. Its not all data centers.

2017 Q2 reflects record spedning by tech giants. 

The 10 top issues tech wants elected officials and policymakers to know:

  • cloud computing
  • data centers
  • renewable energy taxes
  • data protection
  • data encryption
  •  cross-border data flows
  • critical infrastructure protection
  • transaction security
  • government procurement
  • IT modernization

Data Center Dynamics | Tech, data center firms increase US lobbying spend

3 Issues Create a Quagmire. Plains State Cloud Storage Protection Legislation.

The State:  Kansas

The issues that are clouding a bill to protect data stored in the cloud:

  • Language that protects attorneys who strore client information in the cloud.
    • Opponents say it elevates this privilge above other privileges
  • Language that limits release of the information to the subscriber.
    • Law enforcment says they can now gain access without a warrant to the information.
  • Language that requires a warrant.

Topeka Capital Journal | Kansas House panel debates security of high-tech…