Improve your business acumen by taking the first-ever education program specifically designed for tomorrow’s business-minded technology leaders. The TBM Executive Foundation course provides senior IT leaders and finance managers the essential knowledge that drives business transformation within IT by running a successful Technology Business Management (TBM) program. Over 4500 IT and Finance leaders have already participated in the course...

Registration is now open for BbWorld 2020! This is our flagship, annual conference where professionals like you come together to learn, share, brainstorm, network, and celebrate. This year, the event will be virtual and free. And, you don’t have to be a Blackboard customer to take advantage of this year's event. Our Government-focused track will help keep your agency mission-ready with online sessions addressing: Remote-learning best pra...

Cloud is now a cornerstone for government agencies of all types, but the Department of Defense's efforts are in a class of their own. DOD's scale, mission needs and austere operating environments all introduce unique challenges and complexities, and there are hundreds of cloud initiatives underway. Please join us for this virtual event to learn more about the largest of those initiatives and the modernization and mission needs they are support...

While agencies are increasingly showing a propensity to modernize and migrate applications and workloads to cloud and hybrid locales, many still are not confident of their prospects to embark on this journey. Now, the pandemic has only accelerated the urgency as the new normal has proven unforgiving to legacy systems. While a critical enabler of transformation, challenges and hurdles remain with cloud migrations. How do agencies navigate this...

Forging the Future of Government Together We hope that you are staying safe and healthy during these difficult times. Now more than ever, there is a need for society, business and government to respond to change with agility and unity. To help provide the tools and education needed to accelerate essential recovery and transformation, we invite you to join us July 1 for IBM’s Think Gov Digital Event Experience. Choose from multiple sessio...

Based on the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on gatherings, Fal.Con for Public Sector 2020 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC will be postponed until March 2021. Now more than ever, government agencies are under pressure to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and services as they try to adjust to the new reality of a global pandemic. With new threats coming online e...

By 2025 roughly a quarter of all data generated globally will be created in real time, according to IDC. IoT and edge computing play an essential role in making sense of that data right at the source. As government agencies work to expand and become more responsive to real-time insights gathered through sensors and devices, this can enable better decision making to help meet their mission demands.To gain insights on the latest IoT and edge com...

The 2nd annual Python Web Conference is a virtual event that features international tech experts presenting on 40 topics such as microservices, identity management, machine learning and CI/CD. The talks are split into 3 exciting tracks. Each track is accessible live via Zoom and participants can chat via Slack channels. Access to presentations and post-event recordings will be available exclusively to registered attendees. Don't miss this one-...

The question is no longer whether to move to the cloud; most agencies are already on that journey, and they acknowledge that cloud is an essential part of the modernization process. Many, however, have computing systems built over decades for very specific mission needs. Once the easy moves—like email—have happened, the path to the cloud for mission systems becomes significantly more complicated. Depending on the size and mission o...

Engage. Learn. Innovate. With two sessions to choose from, the Pure//Accelerate Digital event connects you with industry thought leaders and technical experts to discover new ways to harness the power of data. Find out how the Modern Data Experience delivers competitive edge for you and your organization. Organizations are falling behind in digital transformation because the people who need to lead the way are held back by complex systems that...