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City IT review identifies 24 initiatives and up to $142M in possible annual savings; verified contracts total $8.1M
Summary
An application rationalization study presented to the Audit & Finance Committee identified 24 initiatives to reduce the city's application footprint, a three‑year roadmap, and a wide savings range ($49M–$142M annually) depending on execution; $8.1M in verifiable annual savings and $7.2M in first‑year contract retirements were identified.
Cara Kalachy, chief information officer and director of Austin Technology Services, and consultant Tony Veraldi presented a citywide application rationalization assessment on April 15 that inventories applications, maps contracts, and proposes 24 initiatives across a three‑year roadmap to reduce and consolidate overlapping software and cloud costs.
Veraldi said the study connected application…
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