The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) began in 2011 to ensure the security of cloud services used by the federal government. FedRAMP is a government-wide program providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. FedRAMP uses NIST guidelines in its own framework to enable federal agencies to use cloud services securely and efficiently. Th...

A multi-cloud strategy is the utilization of two or more cloud services from any number of cloud providers that are compatible with and extend an organization’s hybrid cloud environments. It allows agencies to deploy applications on the public and private clouds that best suit agency business objectives and application needs. A multi-cloud platform provides multiple advantages including greater flexibility, more deployment options, secur...

Where can you find leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and SANS Institute, together on one virtual stage? It's happening for the first time ever at the SANS Cloud Security Exchange 2023. At the inaugural event in 2022, thousands of attendees from across the globe enjoyed learning from independent cloud security experts from SANS Institute who were paired with leaders from the cloud security providers. It work...

Cloud solutions can bring tremendous benefits to state and local agencies, but it’s important to understand the true costs of cloud before initiating any core systems migrations. Many agencies are surprised to find that cloud doesn’t necessarily represent a cost savings. In many cases, cloud technologies can cost just as much or more than on-premises solutions, at least initially. In this conversation from the Center for Digital Go...

Governments are turning to hybrid cloud to meet some of today’s most pressing challenges, and it’s working. Agencies nationwide have made major improvements to mission-critical operations like public service delivery and emergency response as a result of hybrid cloud adoption. But to ensure continued success, governments need hybrid cloud strategies that address cloud costs. As agencies embrace the efficiencies that come with cloud...

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...

Securing a cloud environment can be challenging and time consuming, especially if you don’t know where to start. This Workshop will scrutinize a common cloud service: Virtual Machines, and focus on the secure implementation of that service. We’ll discuss Operating Systems (and why it matters from a cloud perspective), as well as security groups, remote access, system and network hardening as well as how mature organizations handle...

As we return to a new normal, industrial innovation is accelerating. A renewed focus on sustainability, the circular economy, and climate change is sparking innovation and powering transformational and technological change throughout the industrial sector. Resilience has been prioritized in the supply chain and throughout production operations. Digital leaders have now validated their strategies against the real-world challenges brought on by...

Cloud Computing continues to grow in importance in the public sector. Agency personnel responsible for developing and implementing cloud-based solutions, for implementing data center consolidation and other technology efficiencies, continue to look for opportunities to learn about the best technologies, configurations, service and deployment models and appropriate mix of cloud services, based on their government agency requirements. Digital Go...

Public sector organizations are navigating through digital transformation, further accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital-first is now essential to continuity and resiliency in citizen, employee and student experiences. As a result, leveraging the cloud to manage agency application portfolios is a priority for every CIO. For public sector organizations, the app and cloud modernization journey, and enabling their teams to accelerate this...