To innovate faster, you need the right tools to unlock the ability to adapt and scale quickly. Most importantly, you need the right security levels to get there. Throughout this course, we’ll talk about the benefits and capabilities of DevOps, as well as how to appropriately integrate security into DevOps to fuel innovation. We’ll complete the course by featuring the baked-in security controls available on AWS and highlight the key...

The mission doesn’t stop when today’s cloud environment isn’t accessible in the field. So, how do you ensure critical government agencies and industries always have access to the technology and information they need? Throughout this course, we’ll explore how to bring cloud services to the edge and ensure it’s secure, compliant, and effective. With the AWS suite of edge technologies, you have the flexibility and ad...

Cyber Defenders Assemble: AI, FedRAMP, TIC, Zero Trust Federal IT’s mightiest cyber avengers must assemble to defend the cloud, protect IoT and endpoints, secure data from internal and external threats, and shield against advancing arch-nemesis. To defeat the next age of cyber supervillains, agencies need to establish new security functions and implement innovative programs to Hulk smash the threats lingering outside – and within ...

Moving an entire network to the cloud is challenging enough without worrying about re-architecting applications and workloads. On milCloud® 2.0, we built a native on-demand VMware environment to provide mission partners the power to accelerate their cloud migrations without conversion. Using this new technology, milCloud® 2.0 mission partners can empower digital workspaces, modernize their data centers, integrate clouds, and transform...

95% of enterprises use Active Directory to manage identities, making it both a great tool, and one of the most attractive targets for hackers. With remote work surging in 2020, new vulnerabilities in Federal IT environments are emerging. Add to that insider threat and mismanaged access controls, and you have a roadmap, directing bad actors to sensitive data. Perimeter security is no longer enough to protect government agencies’ highly dy...

A history dating back to 1789 and a presence in more than 160 countries – the Department of State is easily one of the most respected Federal agencies in the U.S. How does a 107,000-person workforce reliant on face-to-face business meetings in offices make the jump to telework at the pace COVID-19 has demanded? Tune in on Thursday, September 24 at 1:30 p.m. EDT for a complimentary webinar to hear Principal Deputy CIO Michael Mestrovich d...

Federal IT has earned the status of lifesaver in the COVID-19 pandemic for its ability to deliver vital services to citizens in times of crisis. MeriTalk is chronicling those successes – along with lessons for the future as agencies turn to the next generation of service improvements. In this edition of CIO Crossroads, we examine the Department of Energy five months into the fray. Tune in on Thursday, September 3 at 1:30 p.m. EDT for a c...

2020 marks the start of a new era in government IT. Even compared to a few months ago, the governments’ operational needs and security priorities have undergone a paradigm shift. Federal, State, and Local government IT leaders are quickly scaling work from home support to unprecedented levels, despite many organizations lacking needed infrastructure and security controls for a perimeterless work environment. Join government and industry...

Join us on Thursday, October 31 for the “CDM Referendum: How is the Program Performing?” complimentary webinar taking place from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST, where we’ll cover all the tricks and treats of the CDM program. Hear the government and industry perspective on the study findings, including: How CDM is impacting Federal cybersecurity performance for the better Progress against program goals – what’s going w...

As Federal agencies move toward hybrid cloud environments, the need for IT managers to bridge the gap between today’s current infrastructures and tomorrow’s cloud future is vital. While modernization is on the forefront of many Federal IT conversations, various hold-ups including fear of change and loss of control have impeded progress. As Federal IT managers look for a solution, next-generation hyper converged infrastructure (HCI)...