ATARC 2021 Cloud Virtual Summit

Panel: Accelerating Cloud Modernization through Migration within The Federal Government

As Federal agencies work to realize their cloud smart strategies, shifting to modernizing in a way that leverages both cloud and hybrid environments to transform the way they manage their data have become more prevalent. This type of modernization allows these Federal agencies to support the increasing and evolving operational needs of their missions in a flexible manner. Join this panel to hear a discussion on the best practices used to make this acceleration within the Federal cloud, as well as the benefits accelerating cloud modernization through migration brings the Federal government.

Tune into this panel to hear from Federal topic experts on the reason to migrate to the cloud, common migration experiences, and the benefits cloud migration can bring. What lessons have these topic experts learned while making the shift to the cloud? What challenges have these topic experts faced while modernizing their agency’s cloud? What best strategies did they have to put in place to overcome these challenges?

Panel: Embracing the Future of Cloud and Data within the Federal Government

The pandemic has only accelerated and deepened agency’s responses to create the work-from-anywhere environment that harnesses cloud resources of every kind, from public, to private and hybrid. Having proven that remote work can work well, many agencies have moved past their initial cloud efforts and are restructuring for the longer modernization haul. In making those plans to migrate, agencies have to consider cloud security and usability compromises, how cloud infrastructure platforms can scale, and figure out how to incorporate multi- and hybrid-cloud requirements. Tune into this panel to hear from topic experts on the response of the pandemic to the Federal cloud space, as well as where Federal cloud will go in the future.

Listen in as topic experts go in depth about their Federal agency cloud modernization experiences, the importance of including cloud and management platforms in modernization plans, and the value of platform scalability and security in modernizing. Where do these topic experts see Federal cloud and data going within the Federal Government? What IT innovation and technology will help them get it there?