Azure Gov Meetup: Move smart - Cloud accelerators for government

According to a recent Government Accountability Office report, only 11 percent of federal IT systems are running on the cloud while the Department of Defense uses cloud for about 3 percent of its tech. As many government agencies look to accelerate their drive to the cloud, they can encounter various roadblocks to picking up the pace.

With this in mind, we invite you to RSVP and join the Microsoft Azure Government user community for our next meetup, Moving smart: Cloud accelerators for government, on July 31 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at our NEW LOCATION in Washington, DC.

During this free event you’ll hear from government and industry experts who will provide strategies, insights and resources that can help you break through some of the top barriers to cloud adoption including connectivity, governance, compliance, training, and more.

AGENDA (*subject to change)

6:30 PM – 6:35 PM         Welcome & announcements

• Karina Homme, senior director, Microsoft Azure Government
• Vishwas Lele, CTO, AIS

6:35 PM – 7:00 PM         Accelerating Innovation to Azure Government

• Stephen Mouring, CTO, Sequoia Holdings LLC
• Mitchell Ly, Principal Azure Engineer, Sequoia Holdings LLC

7:00 PM – 7:25 PM         Experience Matters… Cloud Adoption in the Federal Arena

• Andrew Kagan, CTO, Planet Technologies
• Patrick Curran,CTO of Federal, Planet Technologies

7:25 PM – 8:10 PM         Panel: Cloud accelerators for government

• Monique Bourque, Assistant Director at U.S. Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, OCIO, CTO
• Patrick Curran, CTO of Federal, Planet Technologies
• Tom Suder, President & Founder, ATARC
• Frontis Wiggins, Director for Strategic Engagement, Northrop Grumman
• Karina Homme, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Government (moderator)             

8:10 PM – 8:30 PM         Wrap-up & networking

RSVP now to secure your spot for an evening of great content, discussion, networking opportunities and refreshments. Please be sure to invite your colleagues and connections to join, too.

As always, there will be great networking opportunities and refreshments during our Meetup, which is FREE and open to the public. We also invite you to check out and join our Microsoft Azure Gov DC user community on Meetup. This dynamic community of over 2,400 members hosts monthly Meetups to share best practices in driving cloud innovation in government.

About us:

With more than 2,400 members, the Azure Government DC user community is one of the largest government cloud communities in the DC-metro region. To join this group of government cloud innovators and stay informed of upcoming events, visit us on Meetup: www.meetup.com/DCAzureGov.

GETTING THERE
You will find us on the 9th floor of the New America Building.