Migration to the cloud has helped state and local governments improve agility and speed, but it has also presented new challenges. New skills, processes, and resources are needed to manage and maintain cloud services. The increased demand on IT teams paired with the talent shortage has left many agencies struggling to find enough people with the necessary skills to modernize older systems. Managed cloud services can help agencies accelerate t...

Successful state and local government organizations understand the best road to IT modernization starts with cloud adoption. They’ve reinvented themselves as digital enterprises built on modern applications and multiple clouds. But as the pace picks up, skills gaps within the cloud workforce are increasing. This issue is top of mind for government IT leaders. That’s why both Cloud Services and Workforce Management have been on NAS...

The demand for integrated, easy-to-access government services has never been higher. While state and local governments have strived to meet this growing demand, agency silos continue to make the goal of a common and intuitive digital government experience difficult to achieve. State and local CIOs can help their organizations overcome service delivery limitations through cloud-based enterprise platforms. An enterprise approach standardizes th...

The way students learn has changed forever, and with that comes new opportunities for different learning styles and goals. Choosing the Cloud Learning Platform empowers students to engage with an evolutionary online learning experience that cuts through unnecessary fees and unrelated courses. This model offers bachelor’s degrees and certification programs by getting straight to the point. Students have access to the benefits of a tradit...

Moving to the cloud is a vital part of becoming an agile, modern, digital organization. But cloud doesn’t just improve efficiencies and enable smarter hybrid work environments – it’s also a key part of improving data security. With the rise of ransomware and other cyber threats, state and local government agencies are working hard to strengthen their security and data protection strategies. Cloud platforms offer a higher lev...

With government and education organizations tasked with transforming their IT infrastructure quickly and securely, many are leveraging multiple cloud computing platforms. For most agencies, this means they must replace legacy systems with systems suitable for managing multiple cloud application workloads. A cloud management solution can help agencies to overcome multi-cloud complexity. IT teams can get a holistic overview of every system on a...

Less than half of respondents to a Center for Digital Government (CDG) survey targeting mid-sized cities and counties rate their organization’s use of data in decision-making as "effective" or "very effective." This is despite the fact that increasing the use of data in decision-making was their top listed priority. Local governments know that data is a critical part of better serving constituents, making intelligent decisions around whe...

State and local agencies are increasingly utilizing the cloud for business continuity, improved remote access and cost savings. But recent survey findings indicate public entities run into a number of challenges when adopting cloud solutions, with cost predictability and lack of skills for moving to the cloud being two of the biggest hurdles. A cloud marketplace can help state and local governments with these challenges while offering several...

Removing legacy database dependencies is a common goal, but technical complexity and contractual terms can make it difficult to get there. Thankfully, cloud migration and application modernization provide unique opportunities to reach success. As Utah's Department of Transportation (UDOT) embarks on this journey, they want to share details into their success story. In Part 1 of our webinar series, we discussed why UDOT decided to move to Googl...

Student needs and expectations are evolving. They’re carrying more devices than ever. They may be learning in hybrid environments — part classroom and part remote. Maybe they’re trying to catch up after two years of pandemic-driven disruption. This conversation will explore essential technology tools to support teaching and learning in this shifting landscape. Join the Center for Digital Education on September 20 at 10 a.m. P...