“ If a repeatable task can be handled using AI , it enables staff members to be utilised where they ’ re more valuable ”
TIMOTHY GALLUZI STATE CIO , STATE OF NEVADA
transformation efforts or our department of public safety ’ s modernisation efforts , a lot of that is moving to SaaS-type platforms .”
Nevada also has a state private cloud , referred to as the Silver Cloud , which is being promoted as an option .
Summarising , Galluzi says : “ What we ’ re really looking at is being cloud smart and leveraging our hybrid cloud environment .”
Meanwhile , Nevada ’ s wireless network infrastructure – because of its unique geography – is critical to the delivery of backhaul communications for some of the most remote sites in the state .
Over the past couple of years , the Department of Transportation has been working on improvements to the Nevada Shared Radio System , while significant investment has come through the ARPA grant programme to refresh microwave infrastructure from analogue to digital . “ We ’ re really excited that we can use this funding to leverage that capital expenditure to help our agencies reduce rates ,” Galluzi goes on . “ I know it doesn ’ t sound very sexy , but that microwave refresh is huge because it will ensure stability in that environment for at least the next decade .
“ The primary users are generally law enforcement officers who , when they hit that radio , need to have confidence that someone ’ s at the other end . It ’ s a system that needs to work .”
A brave new world Thanks to major global events and gamechanging new technologies , the world has changed – and is changing – like never before .
Organisations have been forced to adapt at breakneck speed , and technology experts like Galluzi left with little choice but to think on their feet in a desperate bid to come up with solutions .
224 December 2023