As government agencies rapidly advance in their digital transformation efforts, the flexibility, speed, and agility of new models of acquiring technology infrastructure are growing incrementally. This enables agency leaders to run their IT operations like a business, by connecting technology to business value, building partnerships between IT and mission teams throughout agencies, and breaking down data silos across organizations. Join us as t...

For more than a decade, the federal government has taken steps to address its aging IT infrastructure, such as consolidating data centers, moving to the cloud, pushing compute capabilities to the edge, and more. Agencies have recognized the power of data, but they need to address how information is fragmented and stored across multiple platforms. When the American Rescue Plan became law in March 2021, one element was a $2 billion boost for fed...

DevOps and DevSecOps are philosophies, movements and even cultures of continuous improvement and integrated security – at scale. The result delivers a powerful advantage for government agencies at all levels which are undergoing digital transformation: faster and more securereleases, greater interoperability and the freedom to focus on the mission. Cloud-native tools such as Kubernetes provide insight into what is happening within an app...

Our world is more connected than ever with billions of devices collectively generating a tremendous quantity of data. These massive data sets are then transferred to and stored in cloud data centers all over the world. Insights from this data change the way we do business, interact with people, and live our daily lives. Research organizations are using high performance computing for an array of areas, from developing disruptive technologies th...

Federal CIOs are migrating to cloud environments with adoption accelerating at a rapid pace. The federal government’s growing focus on sound data management and defending against cyber threats is prompting agencies to examine their secure computing and storage strategies. IT investments are focused on infrastructure, security, management using the following strategies: Cloud computing, as-a-Service, & shared services adoption Reduced...

The U.S. Government has long relied upon technological superiority to ensure its dominance in conflict and to underpin U.S. national security. The rapidly evolving technological landscape is changing the foundation of supporting the Warfighter with emerging technologies and digital strategies such DevSecOps, analytic edge computing, fifth-generation wireless capability, artificial intelligence and machine learning being used to support the mis...

According to the global consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, hybrid cloud capabilities deliver a 75% reduction in complexity and 50% improvement in reliability and availability. Increased remote work requirement have put an increased focus on IT teams who rapidly adapted to nearly universal telework to support mission needs. The use of hybrid and multi-cloud provides agencies with the digital dexterity to satisfy the IT challenges of rapid...

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 85% of infrastructure strategies will integrate on-premises, colocation, cloud and edge delivery options, compared with 20% in 2020. With the shift to distributed digital infrastructure, agencies are rationalizing workload placement with an eye toward compliance, data protection, security, latency, resiliency, reputation, service continuity, location, availability and performance. This webinar will detail how age...

The federal government’s shift to the cloud started more than a decade ago, as agencies started storing data in private cloud networks rather than in-house data centers. Continued cloud adoption encompasses three key pillars for success – effective security, timely procurement, and re-skilled workforce. This hour-long program will bring together thought leaders from the public and private sectors for a look at some of the challenge...

According to GAO, the rapidly escalating challenges from the COVID-19 global outbreak present critical workforce issues for federal agencies to assess and address. Over 2.5 million federal employees, 3.7 million contractors, and most state and local agencies are dependent on having reliable, secure technology systems to perform their mission critical functions. The pandemic has resulted in widespread reliance on maximum telework to continue ag...