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City unveils IT consolidation plan and app-rationalization work that could trim tech costs
Summary
City staff described a plan to centralize IT staff into Austin Technology Services and to rationalize a portfolio of 1,184 unique applications (2,009 instances), identifying 24 consolidation opportunities; staff said detailed cost‑savings figures will be provided after phase-5 analysis.
City financial staff and Austin Technology Services briefed the Audit and Finance Committee on March 4 on efforts to centralize technology staff and rationalize the city’s application portfolio to reduce duplication and save costs.
Chief Information Officer Carrick Aleki said an initial Gartner assessment found Austin spends more on IT compared with peer cities (a high-level estimate cited ~81% more and roughly $210,000,000 annually), that only about 30% of IT staff are centralized…
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