How State and Local Governments Can Transform Spend Management with Cloud SaaS

The article notes that state and local governments face unique challenges modernizing legacy IT systems, including tight and scrutinized budgets, heightened citizen and employee expectations, and limited manpower, so innovation may not be a priority for every agency. Yet CIOs are recognizing the benefits of cloud-based SaaS spend management: significantly reduced upfront investment versus building expensive in-house systems, which are costly to maintain and often become antiquated within a few years. SaaS solutions can be quickly implemented and are continuously updated by third parties. With tighter budgets, governments need high transparency and control over taxpayer resources, and employ…