TX: Texas Study Reveals Decaying State Tech Infrastructure

Government Technology: More than half of Texas state agency mission-critical systems are outdated and in need of replacement or upgrade, according to a new report issued by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR).

Released on Oct. 1, the Legacy Systems Study revealed that many of the hardware and software components supporting the Texas’ 4,130 business applications are considered “legacy” and no longer supported by vendors. The lack of support could expose the state to a higher degree of security risk and increased expense to address technical issues with the systems.

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