Despite decades of science demonstrating that organizations with more diverse leadership perform better, women and minorities remain grossly underrepresented in management positions across the Federal Government. Building a diverse leadership team requires building equity into every career development decision that creates great leaders, from initial branch assignments in the military to lateral assignments in the civil service. Internal mobil...

For most agencies, the fall will mean a mixed bag of open offices and remote workforce. Agencies spun up solutions quickly for expanding and protecting networks and data, and now they are planning for supporting both approaches.What has worked for agencies with managed services and what is available to help as employees return to offices? Can collaboration tools substitute for face-to-face discussion? Are there scalable solutions that allow ag...

Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) have been very successful as an enterprise solution in the commercial world, but security concerns and the government’s former emphasis on working in offices has slowed its deployment in the public sector. Now, however, with large parts of the federal workforce working remotely, demand for access to the public internet has dramatically increased. Release of new interim guidance about TIC 3.0 a...

One of the biggest threats to maintaining Continuity of Operations is a DDoS attack. Tom will discuss: (1) the evolution of modern DDoS attacks; (2) technical vulnerabilities of on-premise devices such as VPN gateways, firewalls and application servers to DDoS attacks; and (3) demonstrate the technical features of Arbor Edge Defense that enable it to be the first and last line of an automated perimeter defense

The flexibility and ease of deployment of SD-WAN has accelerated its deployment as new network edges emerge for large enterprise and government entities as MPLS continues to be prevalent within the Federal ecosystem. Tory will discuss: (1) Remote site monitoring solutions for MPLS; (2) Utilizing vSTREAM Family of Virtual Appliances for maintaining visibility in SD-WAN environments; (3) Deployment options for vSTREAM within uCPE of SD-WAN or Pu...

Cloud migration is a complex endeavor for even the most experienced of IT professionals. Patrick will discuss: (1) The AWS “Well Architected Framework” whitepaper; (2) How Smart Data and NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence Solutions can help improve operational efficiency, lower costs, improve performance, and build Security into any Cloud environment; and (3) technical best practices for monitoring cloud migrations and cloud implementations.

The Virtual Desktop Infrastructure continues to evolve its mission critical application status as organizations of all types realize the importance of enhanced user mobility and remote access. Paul will discuss: (1) Common challenges of access; poor user experience; and application issues; (2) How to use network visibility to understand and manage your VDI environment; and (3) Best Practices for Instrumentation.

It is more important than ever to protect the availability of networks, security and application infrastructures to maintain continuity of operations. As government employees and contractors are continually accessing job essential applications from remote locations, new vectors of attack are emerging. One of the biggest threats to maintaining continuity and continuity of operations is a DDoS attack. Join Tom Bienkowski, Director, Product Marke...

It’s rare to find someone who truly enjoys public speaking. Even those who seemingly lead meetings with ease can struggle to feel confident and capable. For some, even everyday face-to-face interactions can be a major source of stress. Join GovLoop and NextGen online Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 2-3 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-noon PT to learn how to strengthen your public speaking skills and find your professional voice. Specifically, you’ll learn:...

The federal model for IT has evolved, embracing the as-a-service model as the next step in implementing cloud computing. Agencies are increasingly acquiring cloud services to host their applications while adopting software development practices tailored to the virtualized, hybrid cloud environment. Multiple clouds in multiple geographies can enhance application performance and therefore service to both citizen and agency users. Management of m...