§ 147-33.90. Analysis of State agency legacy systems. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 147‑33.90.  Analysisof State agency legacy systems.

(a)        The Office ofInformation Technology Services shall analyze the State's legacy informationtechnology systems and develop a plan to ascertain the needs, costs, and timeframe required for State agencies to progress to more modern informationtechnology systems.

(b)        In conducting thelegacy system assessment phase of the analysis, the Office shall:

(1)        Examine thehierarchical structure and interrelated relationships within and between Stateagency legacy systems.

(2)        Catalog and analyzethe portfolio of legacy applications in use in State agencies and consider theextent to which new applications could be used concurrently with, or shouldreplace, legacy systems.

(3)        Consider issuesrelated to migration from legacy environments to Internet‑based andclient/server environments, and related to the availability of programmers andother information technology professionals with the skills to migrate legacyapplications to other environments.

(4)        Study any otherissue relative to the assessment of legacy information technology systems inState agencies.

(c)        Upon completion ofthe legacy system assessment phase of the analysis, the Office shall ascertainthe needs, costs, and time frame required to modernize State agency informationtechnology. The Office shall complete this phase of the assessment by January31, 2005, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the 2005 GeneralAssembly. The findings and recommendations shall include a cost estimate andtime line for modernization of legacy information technology systems in Stateagencies. The Office shall submit an ongoing, updated report on modernizationneeds, costs, and time lines to the General Assembly on the opening day of eachbiennial session. (2003‑172,s. 1; 2004‑129, s. 22.)