The service is not yet available to federal agencies, however. But until this convergence shakes out, most agencies will be consumed with their transition and migration to FTS 2001 services. Veterans Affairs is currently migrating from Sprint's commercial data services to Sprint's FTS 2001 offering. Veterans Affairs also used portions of the Sprint FTS 2000 contract and is transitioning those to FTS 2001. While the new services pique Bubniak's interest, he is concerned about doing the transition and migration right.
Planning is vital.
If agencies detail their needs and the assets used at a given site, Bubniak says, it's possible to cut costs by combining services and eliminating duplication.