Episode description

Dmitry Kagansky, State CTO and Deputy Executive Director for the Georgia Technology Authority, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss how he became the CTO for his home state and the nuances of working in the public sector. Dmitry describes his focus on security and reliability, and why they are both equally important when working with state government agencies. Corey and Dmitry describe AWS’s infamous GovCloud, and Dmitry explains why he’s employing a multi-cloud strategy but that it doesn’t work for all government agencies. Dmitry also talks about how he’s focusing on hiring and training for skills, and the collaborative approach he’s taking to working with various state agencies.

About Dmitry

Mr. Kagansky joined GTA in 2021 from Amazon Web Services where he worked for over four years helping state agencies across the country in their cloud implementations and migrations.

Prior to his time with AWS, he served as Executive Vice President of Development for Star2Star Communications, a cloud-based unified communications company. Previously, Mr. Kagansky was in many technical and leadership roles for different software vending companies. Most notably, he was Federal Chief Technology Officer for Quest Software, spending several years in Europe working with commercial and government customers.

Mr. Kagansky holds a BBA in finance from Hofstra University and an MBA in management of information systems and operations management from the University of Georgia.

Links Referenced:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dimikagi
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimikagi/
• GTA Website: https://gta.ga.gov