Enhancing National Cybersecurity and Operational Efficiency through Legacy IT Modernization and Cloud Migration: A US Perspective

Abstract

This review paper discusses the issue of IT modernization in US, emphasizing on the shift from centralized system and frameworks to cloud-based framework and its impacts on the improvement of nations’ cybersecurity, operational effectiveness, and environmental footprints. This paper discusses the key aspects emphasizing the idea of cloud migration, such as security features to minimize risks, optimization of resource utilization to cut costs, and energy-saving measures to decrease consumption and worldwide carbon footprints in US. These studies get support from actual case of federal agencies and other private sector organizations to give an example of modernization projects and the implications of the respective success. The paper also looks at the issues of risk factors when migrating to cloud and possible solutions to the risks of concerns to security and data integrity, risks of possible downtime, and the risks of cost implications that may arise in the country. There are policy prescriptions in USA that are offered based on survey findings on the role of the government to fund and promote IT modernization by offering more financial rewards and engage in investment partnership to enhance IT modernization on its own projects and other projects carried out in the country. Lastly, the new tendencies in cloud computing and IT infrastructure like, hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence and edge computing have been elaborated. This paper also emphasizes the significance of IT modernization for the nation by protecting, improving, and sustainably utilizing data in a world that is rapidly going digital.