Preparing your data for AI and data science is one of the most important parts of data analysis. The expression, ‘garbage in, garbage out,’ conveys this well – It’s impossible to build good models without first investing in the underlying data infrastructure. In order to gain maximum benefit from your data, there are some prerequisites to keep in mind. Join Government Technology and HP for a live webinar on July 28, 202...

Data is the basis of the analytics and AI/ML models reshaping state and local governments, but managing that data proposes new risks. Your data can break at any time as it journeys across your increasingly complex IT landscape – this raises the need for comprehensive data integrity testing. Data testing can help agencies catch data errors before they become costly downstream issues. With more governments undergoing digital transformation...

Government agencies and institutions of higher learning are in the people business, with a fundamental mission of providing services to all. But keeping track of this complex set of personas and their associated affiliations and relationships has been a challenging endeavor – until now. Discover how one institution, the University of Colorado, has used Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to construct a real-time, federated view of all data and a...

State and local governments have a wealth of data from constituents, but few agencies are making good use of it – even organizations using modern data management and analytics tools. As government attempts to address complex challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining the most valuable, actionable insights from data requires methods that integrate multiple data streams. Using more datasets often provides a broader and more comple...

The road to an efficient and effective cloud system has never been an easy one — and now that road often passes through multiple providers as more agencies adopt a multicloud strategy. While leaders continue to turn to the cloud, technologists are falling behind when it comes to learning new cloud technologies. The gap between what leaders want and what technologists can execute creates foundational obstacles to multicloud success. Learn...

Data is everywhere and it is being pressed into service in ways that none of us could have imagined just a few years ago. But all too often the data governments collect is locked up in system- or program-specific silos. This makes it tough for jurisdictions to leverage data for new and valuable purposes, like supporting enterprise decision-making, measuring outcomes and performance, and carrying out higher-level analysis. Join Government Tech...

The “cat-and-mouse” game between Attackers and Defenders is as old as the LoveLetter virus. While script-kiddies have matured to become cybercriminals, hacktivists, and state-sponsored adversaries, sometimes it feels like the Defenders are stuck in 1999. We deploy anti-virus solutions, monitor the perimeter, and wait and see. Yes, today’s security technology is “Next Gen,” “2.0,” and “Meta,...

The increased use of data and artificial intelligence tools will transform education in the coming years. You already know the importance of managing and securing your data to pave the way for AI. Now it’s time to talk about leveraging your data and actually implementing AI tools and strategies. Join Government Technology and Microsoft on May 24 for a primer on data and AI in schools. In this 30-minute session, we’ll hit on: How to...

As state and local governments fend off increasing – and increasingly sophisticated – ransomware attacks and other cyber threats, they have accumulated numerous tools and solutions to help protect data and keep networks secure. But coordinating information across those solutions can be extremely difficult. Gaining visibility into these disparate systems – even, in some cases, solutions from the same vendor – poses a cha...

Connect the dots with OSINT The Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Summit will bring together OSINT practitioners, investigators, and enthusiasts alike to share their OSINT techniques and tools. As an attendee, you will learn current, real-world methods from others in the OSINT community who collect information across the Internet, analyze the results, and utilize key data to reach their objectives. The OSINT Summit will explore the following to...