Jason Miller writes that network infrastructure upgrades have been a large focus of SSA as the agency works on making technology improvements throughout the agency.
“We didn’t want to simply move the old platform into a new, enabling building,” SSA Chief Information Officer Bill Zelinski said, according to the station.
“We really have a mindful plan that says our future state includes these sorts of things, which includes cloud-based storage solutions, which includes a much greater level of virtualization.”
SSA gave a $233 million contract in 2012 to CenturyLink for data upgrade management and also awarded $140 million to Verizon in 2009 to transition SSA into a modern IP platform, the station reports.