Tips for Advocating and Optimizing Mission IT Assets Every agency expects a return on their investment in federal IT – especially finance managers and program executives who must make choices between spending on IT versus other program priorities. But few agencies know how to measure ROI. At this event, IT acquisition and management experts will discuss how to measure ROI, how to estimate future ROI, and when/where ROI is important to fe...

Mark your calendars for April 17 – 18 because THWACKcamp hosted by SolarWinds is back! Join us for two days of digital IT learning, expert insights, interactive sessions, and exciting giveaways. You won't want to miss this opportunity to conquer the IT landscape and gain fresh perspectives on simplifying complexities.

Florida is the third-largest state in the U.S. by population, and it continues to grow rapidly – from 2010 to 2020, its population grew by 14.5%. That kind of growth rate might be the envy of other states, but it also means increased pressure on the state government to deliver internet-based, user-friendly services for everything from child support services to renewing business licenses. Bringing digital transformation to the Sunshine St...

As agencies increasingly migrate their workloads to the cloud, it is crucial to understand the implications and benefits of writing natively to the cloud, which enables organizations to optimize their data protection strategies, streamline operations, and enhance overall security. “Writing natively” is about building, deploying and managing software apps in the cloud computing environment. Taking this approach makes it possible to...

Get ready to revolutionize your agency's Software Asset Management (SAM) strategy! Join us for an exclusive webinar, "Byte-Size Wisdom: Unveiling 5 Lessons Learned from MEGABYTE." We will explore vital insights learned from the MEGABYTE Act of 2016 and how Agencies need to prepare for SAMOSA Act compliance. Date: February 29, 2024 Time: 12-1 ET Register Now: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ef68e2d7-a740-4fba-9c05-78c486c30767@9063e814...

PostgreSQL's materialized views are a great tool to provide low-latency answers to complex queries – but did you know they could offer serializable consistency if you used cutting-edge streaming engines, many millions of dollars, and countless hours of work from talented systems engineers and academics? Oh, and I guess you could then also join them with arbitrarily complex queries over Kafka topics… In this talk, we'll take a look...

In today’s digital landscape, where cloud applications play a central role in every enterprise and artificial intelligence fuels rapid innovation, the need for a sophisticated cybersecurity strategy is paramount. With cloud applications at the heart of every digital enterprise and AI-led development certain to accelerate innovation, organizations require an intelligent cloud approach to security that’s intuitive for users and highl...

The Multicloud Working Group’s mission is to share broadened definitions, understanding and best practices around ‘Multicloud’ and ‘Multicloud Operating Model’ in today’s multicloud ecosystem. This enables public sector organizations to understand and contend with the Day 2 operational complexities of the multicloud operating model they will encounter as they adopt and scale application, data, user experienc...

Discussing Artificial Brain’s current work with quantum annealing technologies, presenting benchmark results demonstrating quantum’s ability to solve immediate human challenges, while also working to accelerate the transformation of key sectors in rapid transition, such as space and sustainability. Dana Linnet is Senior Executive for Market Engagement at Artificial Brain USA. Dana is a former senior U.S. Government official and dip...

Since its launch in 2011, FedRAMP has become the best practice for selecting, deploying, and managing cloud systems and applications in the U.S. Federal Government. And in January 2023, the FedRAMP Authorization Act made FedRAMP the law of the land! Now, Rev 5 of FedRAMP brings unprecedented levels of automation and continuous monitoring to this industry leading approach enabling faster submissions and authorizations. The key to these new leve...