Bootstrap’. A term that means starting with existing resources is often associated with startups, but its principles extend far beyond the business world. From tech companies and open-source projects to conferences and charities, countless successful initiatives began through bootstrapping. Notable examples include Tenable, Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco for $2.7 billion), Malwarebytes, and SolarWinds, all of which were bootstrapped. In t...

Across state and local government, chatbot adoption is not stalled by lack of interest, it’s paused for lack of trust. Agencies want to harness the speed and efficiency of conversational AI, but need guarantees that citizen data will remain protected, that answers are auditable and that compliance controls are built in from day one. Denser AI’s verifiable chatbot platform delivers exactly that. DenserChat transforms how agencies de...

Is your agency's data architecture truly resilient against a natural disaster, power grid failure, or major cloud outage? For state, local, and federal civilian organizations, a major disruption compromises essential citizen services and erodes public trust. Join Snowflake for best practices and step-by-step guidance to ensure your critical data and applications are protected against any unplanned outage or planned migration. What You'll Learn...

In the era of AI, businesses face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and it can be difficult to keep up. Today’s security practitioners must understand the nature of ever-evolving AI threats and identify how to mitigate risk accordingly. Microsoft's Security platform is designed to address these challenges comprehensively, offering robust protections to secure your organization.Join us for an exclusive webinar where you'll gain ins...

If you’re ready to unlock the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) and the cloud, simplify your data management, enhance collaboration and accelerate your digital transformation, join our masterclass to get expert advice on building a roadmap that speeds up your modernization journey while minimizing cost, risk and effort. Attend this session to:Learn best practices and strategies for a seamless, low-risk modernization journeyGet act...

Texas residents expect fast, personalized and intuitive digital experiences — and contact centers are often their first stop. But outdated systems and siloed service channels make it difficult for state and local agencies to meet rising expectations without overextending limited staff and budgets. This Government Technology webinar will explore how AI-powered contact centers can help Texas agencies modernize constituent engagement, reduc...

Join ERI for a focused look at the current trends and challenges shaping compensation management for government contractors. This webinar will break down key insights by sector, including Defense, IT, and Health Care, and explore how shifting market forces are influencing pay strategies, workforce planning, and talent retention.

Join us on Tuesday, December 9 from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Advancing Risk-Informed Decision-Making (RIDM) for Dams: Psychological, Philosophical, and AI Considerations. This webinar aims to advance risk-informed decision-making (RIDM) for dams by exploring psychological and philosophical considerations in RIDM, as well as potential application of artificial intelligence (AI) in RIDM. The risks considered include both failure of dams an...

E-commerce efficiency hinges on warehouse automation, but order scheduling becomes computationally intractable as operations scale. This talk presents a quantum annealing solution that reduces order fulfillment time by up to 66% in simulated environments (validated on D-Wave hardware). The custom designed QUBO model enables you to efficiently solve the warehouse optimization problem via CPU, GPU and QPU – all while taking into considerat...

Embracing the Disruptive Force of Technology Innovation Working with technology, you are certainly familiar with “first-mover advantage.” So many trends that we have watched for years are coalescing – the digitization of business processes, the criticality of digital leadership within our organizations, and the governance imperative to brief the C-suite and the board of directors regarding an organization’s state of dig...