OTS – ReInvent IT

Consolidated Office of Technology Services Saves $75 Million in First Year

11 Sep

Baton Rouge: Today, the Office of Technology Services (OTS) announced that in the first year following the consolidation of IT services in the executive branch of state government, OTS was able to realize $75 million in savings for Louisiana. Included...
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GIS Workgroup Update – March 11, 2015

11 Mar

The Geographic Information System workgroup has been working on the following arenas: Centralized GIS environment is being finalized by technical staff under the guidance of the Chief Technology Officer, Mike Allison. GIS Desktop and ArcGIS online licenses are also being...
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Managed Print Workgroup Update – March 10, 2015

10 Mar

The Managed Print Work Group is being led by Art Rumney. A combined effort between OTS and the Office of State Procurement, Strategic Sourcing met with several vendors to determine requirements needed for Managed Print Services and printers and copiers...
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Detailed Org Unit Charts – UPDATED

3 Mar

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) has revised the proposed organizational chart. A brief overview document outlines the functions of each unit. Detailed organization charts are available for each unit: Agency Relationship Management Applications and Data Management*: Interim; Final Data Center...
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Enterprise Storage Workgroup Update – February 27, 2015

27 Feb

The Enterprise Storage Workgroup is jointly working with the Server Virtualization Workgroup in the effort to have virtual server and storage lines of service available for July 1, 2015. The Enterprise Storage Workgroup is continuing to research Backup/Recovery options for...
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Server Virtualizations Workgroup Update – February 27, 2015

27 Feb

The Server Virtualization Workgroup is jointly working with the Enterprise Storage Workgroup in the effort to have virtual server and storage lines of service available for July 1, 2015. The workgroup is also in the process of selecting needed hardware...
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Enterprise Data Workgroup Update – February 26, 2015

26 Feb

We would like to express our sincere thanks to workgroup members and others who assisted with the data inventory! With few exceptions, each agency’s mission-essential applications and associated data have been identified – over 350 instances thus far. The collected...
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Floor Space Analysis Workgroup Update – February 26, 2015

26 Feb

The Department of Transportation and Development completed the relocation their Data Center equipment into the Information Services Building (ISB) on December 13th. The Department of Corrections has been working with the Office of Technology Services and the Office of Telecommunications...
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Statewide Directory Services Workgroup Update – February 24, 2015

24 Feb

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) user accounts and workstations migration into the Statewide Directory is about 90%. The Division of Administration, Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are preparing to move next. The workgroup is developing a...
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Mainframe Consolidation Workgroup Update – February 24, 2015

24 Feb

Phase 1 of mainframe consolidation was successfully completed on September 21, 2014. This included the migration of the Division of Administration’s 2097 and the Department of Children and Family Services’ 2817 mainframes into a newly procured Office of Technology Services’...
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