Carahsoft Technology Corp.
Carahsoft has built our reputation as a customer-centric organization dedicated to serving the needs of our technology manufacturers, government end users, and reseller ecosystem with Solutions for Government. We have a proven history of helping government agencies find the best possible technology solution at the best possible value. Each customer works directly with a dedicated account representative to determine a solution tailored specifically to meet his or her needs. We combine our extensive knowledge of the technologies we provide, with a thorough understanding of the government procurement process, to analyze needs, provide configuration support, simplify the ordering process, and offer special government pricing.
Upcoming Carahsoft Technology Corp. Events
Successfully moving AI models into production requires the right platform and strategy. Red Hat and Carahsoft are heading to Texas for a three-part workshop series in Austin, San Antonio and Houston, designed to provide Texas state and local Government officials with practical experience deploying and managing AI models. At each workshop, attendees will learn how to:
Whether you're starting your AI journey or expanding existing AI initiatives, Red Hat experts are traveling across the Lone Star State to help advance your AI strategy. |
Join us in person for a hands-on Low-Code App Engine Innovation Workshop to see how agencies are reimagining their approach to automation and app development with ServiceNow’s Creator Workflows and Generative AI. Learn how to boost productivity at scale by building high-value, low-code mission apps with App Engine. Whether you’re a pro developer of any level looking to streamline repetitive tasks, a Low-Code business analyst looking for ways to solve unique mission challenges, an architect ready to drive the next phase of innovation, or a business leader seeking the right automation solutions, this Low-Code hands-on workshop is for you!
During this workshop, you'll get to:
- Learn how to identify the right problems to solve in your agency with low-code tools.
- Hear and see successful examples of how other agencies are driving rapid innovation at scale with ServiceNow’s low-code App Engine.
- Practice ideation and rapid low-code app creation techniques that focus on making the world of work, work better for you.
Cyber adversaries aren't waiting for government agencies to complete their Zero Trust roadmaps. They're targeting vulnerabilities now. In 2025, cyberattacks against U.S. government organizations surged by 25%, highlighting the growing need to secure one of the most overlooked attack surfaces: ungoverned data. Register now to learn how your agency can strengthen its Zero Trust Data Pillar. The common thread in many major breaches isn't a failed perimeter—it's data that attackers can discover, access and move without triggering a single alert, or leverage in sophisticated social engineering attacks. Join Ohalo and Collibra to learn how federal agencies can strengthen the Data Pillar of their Zero Trust strategy by identifying, governing and protecting unstructured data. This webinar will provide practical guidance for accelerating compliance while preparing for AI adoption.
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You are invited to a full-day Tableau Workshop packed with insights, peer use cases and a sneak peek into the future of data with AI. Whether you're just getting started or looking to sharpen your expertise, there's something for everyone! |
Morning Session Hands-On 101 Workshop | 8:30am - 12:00pm Get started the right way - with your hands on the data! Designed for beginners, this interactive session will guide you through the Tableau basics and set the foundation for powerful data visualizations. Important: Upon registration, you will receive two data files needed for this session - please make sure to download them in advance! Don't have Tableau yet? Download the FREE 14-day trial here. Afternoon Session 201 Best Practices | 1:00pm - 3:30pm Semantic Operability In the agentic era, the semantic model is the foundation of AI and analytics. When agencies define data differently across systems, AI delivers inconsistent results. This session explores Salesforce’s approach to semantic interoperability, the role of C360 Cloud (Data Cloud) and how the Tableau Semantic Layer ensures consistent metrics across teams and tools. Learn how a unified semantic layer gives AI agents trusted business context for accurate insights and accelerates the agentic future. Our philosophy is simple but powerful: build the open, interoperable semantic foundation required to accelerate our customers' agentic future. |
AI is quickly becoming a core part of enterprise operations, helping organizations automate workflows, improve productivity and accelerate innovation. But with broader adoption comes rising token consumption, increasing AI costs and the need for stronger governance to keep AI initiatives on track.
Join Spectro Cloud and Carahsoft for an educational discussion on practical strategies organizations can use to regain control of AI spending without limiting innovation. We'll explore how enterprises can intelligently route AI requests between local and frontier models, implement governance policies, improve visibility into AI usage and reduce operational costs while maintaining performance.
Whether you're just beginning to scale AI initiatives or looking to optimize existing deployments, you'll leave with actionable insights for building a more cost-effective and secure AI strategy.
During this webinar, attendees will learn:
- Why AI token consumption is becoming one of the fastest-growing operational expenses.
- The tradeoffs between building your own AI infrastructure, relying entirely on cloud AI services and adopting a private AI platform.
- How intelligent multi-model routing can reduce costs while maintaining access to frontier models when needed.
- Best practices for governing AI usage through quotas, rate limits, auditing and policy enforcement.
- How organizations can measure AI usage, estimate savings and build a roadmap for scalable enterprise AI.
Register today to learn how your organization can reduce AI inference costs, improve governance and accelerate enterprise AI adoption without sacrificing flexibility or innovation.
During this session, attendees will learn:
- How AI has fundamentally changed the attacker’s playbook and why traditional defenses are no longer enough
- What Zero Trust actually looks like deployed through a live demo covering App-ID, User-ID, Device-ID and East-West traffic inspection
- Why the browser is now the #1 enterprise attack surface and how Prisma Browser™ and inline ML defend against AI-speed threats
- Why 80%+ of breaches start with compromised credentials – and how Palo Alto Networks Idira® closes the identity gap
- How Idira is fighting AI with AI
- How to procure through Carahsoft using SEWP V, NASPO, OMNIA, VITA and other cooperative contract vehicles
Most agencies think about AI as a faster way to do the same document tasks: classify this, extract that, route it somewhere. The next shift isn't about speed. It's about agents that can reason across an entire process, from intake through decision support, with a human checking the judgment calls instead of doing the manual work.
Join our complimentary webinar to learn where agentic AI is heading in government, what's realistic in the next few years versus hype and what agencies should be architecting for now so today's investment doesn't become tomorrow's dead end.
In this session, you'll learn:
- Why "faster document processing" is the last chapter of the AI story, not the next one
- What agentic AI actually changes about how government processes work end to end
- How to tell the difference between genuine agentic capability and repackaged automation
- Where human judgment stays essential, and why that's a design principle, not a limitation
- What to build or buy now to keep today's AI investment relevant years from now
Join us in person for a hands-on Low-Code App Engine Innovation Workshop to see how agencies are reimagining their approach to automation and app development with ServiceNow’s Creator Workflows and Generative AI. Learn how to boost productivity at scale by building high-value, low-code mission apps with App Engine. Whether you’re a pro developer of any level looking to streamline repetitive tasks, a Low-Code business analyst looking for ways to solve unique mission challenges, an architect ready to drive the next phase of innovation, or a business leader seeking the right automation solutions, this Low-Code hands-on workshop is for you!
During this workshop, you'll get to:
- Learn how to identify the right problems to solve in your agency with low-code tools.
- Hear and see successful examples of how other agencies are driving rapid innovation at scale with ServiceNow’s low-code App Engine.
- Practice ideation and rapid low-code app creation techniques that focus on making the world of work, work better for you.
Fraud, waste and abuse drain billions from state and local government every year. Learn how ServiceNow's purpose-built public sector platform helps agencies get proactive on fighting fraud, waste and abuse.
In this session, you'll see how embedded controls stop issues before they spread, how proactive identification flags risk early and how deep Investigative Case Management gives your team one system to track and close cases faster.
- How embedded controls stop fraud, waste and abuse before they spread across agencies
- How proactive identification flags risk early, before it becomes a costly investigation
- How Investigative Case Management gives your team one system to track, manage and close cases
Join us in Boston on September 23 for an interactive panel discussion featuring finance leaders from across the SLED community. You’ll hear how peers are improving spend visibility, reducing manual work, strengthening compliance and using automation and proven AI capabilities to help their teams work more efficiently. |
What you’ll learn:
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Higher education is entering a new era where AI can move beyond automation to drive meaningful impact across the student lifecycle. With trusted data and connected systems, institutions can make smarter decisions, deliver more personalized experiences and empower teams to better support students.
Gather with your peers across enrollment, student success, advancement, workforce development and IT to explore how institutions are leveraging AI and unified data to create more connected, personalized and impactful student experiences.
Key Takeaways:
- Drive smarter recruitment with AI
- Unify student data across systems
- Modernize CRM and SIS integration
- Strengthen donor and alumni engagement
- Scale proactive student support
- Learn from peer institutions
- Connect with higher education leaders
- Build a roadmap for AI adoption
Regional education service agencies, including Intermediate Units, ESAs, ESCs, BOCES, CESAs and ISDs, partner with school districts every day to expand educational opportunities, strengthen student services and support the educators and communities they serve. When information lives across spreadsheets, shared drives and disconnected systems, it becomes difficult to answer some of the most important questions. |
Join Tectonic for a live webinar to see how regional education service agencies are creating a connected view of the districts, schools, contacts and programs they support with Salesforce. By bringing this information together in one place, leadership and program teams gain the visibility they need to strengthen collaboration, coordinate outreach, identify unmet needs and make more informed decisions. What to Expect:
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Join SpyCloud and Carahsoft during National Insider Threat Awareness Month to discover how your agency can identify, remediate and investigate insider threats before they become security incidents.
As cyber threats continue to evolve, many of today's most damaging incidents begin outside the traditional network perimeter through malware-infected devices, compromised accounts and trusted third-party systems. In this webinar, SpyCloud experts will demonstrate how recaptured identity intelligence can help uncover hidden identity risks, strengthen insider threat programs and support more effective investigations.
Register now to learn how to:
- Identify identity exposures caused by malware, phishing attacks and stolen session tokens that can often bypass MFA
- See how SpyCloud's Workforce Threat Protection, Endpoint Threat Protection and Supply Chain Threat Protection solutions help identify insider threats
- Move from reactive audits to continuous, evidence-based monitoring that supports Zero Trust initiatives
- Proactively remediate exposed identity data before it can be exploited
- Strengthen investigations with greater visibility across your extended identity perimeter
Reserve your spot today and join our live Q&A with SpyCloud experts to learn practical strategies for strengthening your agency's insider threat program.
During this webinar, attendees will:
- Learn how AI-driven fraud is bypassing traditional identity verification
- Understand why knowledge-based and manual reviews no longer scale for public programs
- See how biometric identity proofing with liveness detection stops fraud at entry
- Gain practical guidance on meeting NIST IAL2/IAL3 and audit requirements
State and Local Government organizations are rapidly modernizing their technology environments, creating new opportunities for partners to help customers improve visibility, security and operational resilience.
Join us for Modern Observability for SLED: Why Datadog Wins, an introductory partner enablement session designed to help you understand where Datadog fits, the challenges we solve and how to build a successful partnership.
In this session, you'll learn:
- How Datadog helps SLED organizations modernize beyond legacy monitoring tools
- Common customer use cases and the challenges our platform solves
- How to become a Datadog partner and access partner resources
- How to identify opportunities and register deals with Datadog
Whether you're in sales, engineering, or vendor management, you'll leave with a clear understanding of how Datadog can help you deliver value to your customers and grow your public sector practice.
We hope you'll join us!
Events We Are Sponsoring
In Detroit's fast-evolving industrial and tech sectors, building robust enterprise resilience is a top priority. Modern teams need reliable tools that accelerate innovation without compromising operational stability.
Spend the day with Red Hat and Intel in a hands-on Tech Day focused on practical, real-world learning. Learn how security is paramount to operational success, helping you build production-ready skills you can use immediately to reduce risk and enhance your defensive posture.
At this event, you will customize your day by choosing two immersive workshops where you will learn to:
Automate and manage security with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Design sovereign cloud architectures using OpenShift for multi-cluster data residency
Explore Red Hat AI for deploying and managing private generative AI models at scale
Drive intelligent automation and AI-powered closed-loop workflows with Ansible
Register now Detroit and take part in Red Hat's Tech Day!
Where higher education IT leaders shape what’s next.
The Massachusetts Higher Education IT Leadership Summit is a one-day, invite-only gathering designed for CIOs, IT directors, and digital transformation champions across colleges and universities. Focused on the most pressing issues in academic technology, from cybersecurity and infrastructure to digital learning and AI, the summit fosters peer collaboration, practical problem-solving, and forward-thinking leadership. Attendees gain real-world strategies to drive innovation, modernize operations, and elevate student and institutional success.
Who Should Attend: Senior IT leaders, technology managers, and academic innovators responsible for shaping the future of IT in higher education.
NASCIO conferences facilitate relationship building, peer learning and collaborative solutioning among members
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There are no demos or an exhibit floor: the focus is relationships and partnerships centered on the needs of the states
NASCIO excels as the premier community and trusted resource for state CIOs
- Support transition planning, processes and mentoring for state CIOs
- Identify and promote leading practices and innovations to support, enable and transform the business of state government
- Promote and cultivate additional information technology communities of practice in support of the state CIO and transformational government services
- Improve the sharing of experiences and expertise among members, trade associations and strategic partners
- Curate and promote content on information technology issues, implications and solutions
The federal mandate for AI integration is an active operational requirement, but rushing to deploy advanced algorithms within a fragmented legacy IT infrastructure creates profound systemic risks, data leakage vectors, and governance vulnerabilities.
Agencies, both at the federal level and in state and local government, carry the burden of data silos, legacy hardware, and a highly distributed workforce, which combine to create severe risk profiles — such as the accidental exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and understand the elements of institutional oversight required by OMB memorandum M-25-21 and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
- Build a plan for IT and data architecture modernization
- Determine where you can introduce low-risk AI capabilities and services to your workforce
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference connects the best thinkers in higher education technology.
This is THE event where professionals and technology providers from around the world gather to network, share ideas, grow professionally, and discover solutions to today’s challenges. It’s the largest gathering of your peers…people you can relate to, learn from, and stay connected to throughout the year.
As federal agencies accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, modernize infrastructure and operate across increasingly complex digital environments, cybersecurity has become critical to mission success. At the same time, agencies face a continuous threat environment marked by sophisticated adversaries, evolving attack surfaces and growing demands for resilience.
The Federal News Network Cyber Leaders Exchange 2026 will bring together federal cyber leaders and industry experts to discuss how agencies can secure the AI-driven federal enterprise while advancing innovation and mission delivery. Attendees will explore emerging strategies, technologies and workforce priorities that will shape the future of federal cybersecurity.
Discussion pillars
- Securing AI systems and data pipelines — Protecting AI models, data integrity and the AI lifecycle.
- Identity as the necessary security perimeter — Advancing zero trust through modern identity and access strategies.
- Operational resilience in a continuous threat environment — Strengthening mission continuity, threat response and cyber resilience.
- Securing critical infrastructure through OT-IT convergence — Protecting operational technology environments while enabling secure integration with enterprise IT systems.
- Ensuring a future-ready cyber workforce — Developing the talent and skills needed to secure tomorrow's federal enterprise.
- Preparing for post-quantum cryptography — Building readiness for the next era of encryption and security.
Register today for a front-row virtual seat!
OCUDU (Open Centralized Unit/Distributed Unit) is a collaborative initiative and open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of 5G and 6G Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN). It provides a common, carrier-grade, open-source software foundation for the CU and DU layers, which are critical components of radio access networks.
The intent of OCUDU is to break vendor lock-in and accelerate the transition from proprietary, hardware-locked RAN systems to software-defined, open ecosystems. It is considered an essential building block to prepare for a 6G-enabled world. The General Services Administration reported last year that the target for establishing 6G as the commercial standard is 2030, because it will require research, innovation, and international agreement on new interoperability standards.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the components and processes that comprise Open RAN systems
- Evaluate your agency’s systems and the groundwork that can be done now to prepare for open source hardware
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the components and processes that comprise Open RAN systems
- Evaluate your agency’s systems and the groundwork that can be done now to prepare for open source hardware
- Identify the system requirements to incorporate ISAC into your agency’s edge devices
- Delineate steps to maximize AI use in ISAC-enabled networks, including assessment of available databases and their cleanliness
- Determine what additional information needs to be gathered to utilize ISAC capabilities
- Delineate the investments your agency has planned and how they can adapt to 6G in future use
- Begin building a plan to harness 6G capabilities to enhance your agency’s performance and achievement of mission
OCUDU (Open Centralized Unit/Distributed Unit) is a collaborative initiative and open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of 5G and 6G Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN).
Innovate Cybersecurity Summit is an invitation-only, all-expenses-paid, cybersecurity education event for CISOs and cybersecurity executives.
We bring a small group of leaders together to talk plain truth about risk, response, and resilience. The format includes a variety of engaging sessions, from CISO panels and Breakout sessions to our fast-paced Reverse Expo for productive meetings. Fill out the form to apply to attend today.
The Ultimate Cybersecurity Executive Experience.
- 140+ CISO Attendees from enterprise organizations across industries.
- 3 Days of focused engagement, exclusive networking, and cutting-edge technology.
- 10+ Hours of peer-led sessions, panels, and workshops tackling the most pressing challenges facing CISOs today.
Business travel management is more complex than ever - scattered bookings, lack of visibility and out-of-control lodging spend are challenges that cut across every industry, from government agencies to global enterprises. Most organizations are stitching together spreadsheets, corporate cards and disconnected tools just to keep up, leaving finance teams in the dark and travelers frustrated.
Join this complimentary webinar to learn how Engine changes that by centralizing hotel booking, policy enforcement and spend reporting into one intuitive platform, giving organizations of any size or sector the control and clarity they need without the complexity.
Register now to learn:
- How organizations across government and the private sector are using Engine to consolidate and simplify their travel programs
- The real cost of unmanaged lodging spend and how Engine's pre-negotiated rates and policy controls drive measurable savings
- How to drive traveler adoption without mandates or lengthy onboarding, and why a great user experience is the #1 driver of compliance
- What duty of care looks like in a modern travel platform and how Engine gives you real-time visibility into where your people are
Uplevel your AI
skills alongside pros and peers from tech, manufacturing, financial services,
healthcare, and other leading industries as you discover what’s next in AI
breakthroughs.
Join ServiceNow leaders and technology professionals in New York to explore AI, automation, digital workflows, and strategies for transforming organizations.
Illuminate the Future of Identity Security
As identity security continues to evolve, customers need trusted partners to help them navigate emerging risks and opportunities.
Join BeyondTrust leadership and partners for a day-and-a-half of strategic insights, technical enablement, and networking designed to accelerate your success with BeyondTrust.
Recent compromises of municipal water systems, including attacks targeting internet-connected programmable logic controllers and remote cellular modems, have highlighted the evolving cyberthreat landscape facing state and local utilities. Similar risks extend across operational technology environments supporting water, power and other essential public services.
Protecting these systems requires more than securing individual devices or networks. A defense-in-depth approach can help utilities control interactions across converged IT and operational technology environments, limit lateral movement and prevent a compromise in one system from spreading to other mission-critical technology.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify Utility Infrastructure Risks: Examine common attack vectors and lateral movement paths across water, power and related operational technology environments.
- Strengthen IT/OT Defenses: Explore ways to map dependencies, improve visibility and apply OT-safe microsegmentation and Zero Trust controls to sensitive systems.
- Improve Resilience and Compliance: Learn how automated containment can help maintain operations during an incident while supporting alignment with federal cybersecurity guidance and performance goals.
WHAT'S NEW IN OPEN-SOURCE TECHNOLOGY?
Learn what’s new in OSINT and join us for our single-day technology event this October 6th.
We will be spanning a day of high level presentations by intelligence companies following with OSINT technology demonstrations, Q&A, and professional networking.
Advance your career in Open-Source Intelligence by taking the Open-Source Certification Exam, certifying your critical thinking, ethical skills and report writing tradecraft.
Registration to OSMOSIS Expo: DC is now only $50.
Secure your seat today, tickets are going fast.
Events Where We Are Exhibiting
The TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow is the annual gathering of the TribalHub community. It is not just another conference; it is an experience! This is one of the only events truly dedicated to Native American government, gaming, and health technology – with topics that are relevant to what is going on both nationally and locally. The attendees and vendors are open, engaged and ready to make valuable connections! In today’s world, it’s more essential than ever, for business leaders to utilize cutting-edge technologies and leadership strategies across all departments to create sustainable growth and success. The TribalNet Conference & Tradeshow is a great opportunity to take advantage of a growing network of resources, experience and industry connections, ensuring that enterprise and government leaders are in possession of the tools and information that they need to thrive in their industries.
What will you gain by attending?
- Valuable Connections with Vendor Partners and Industry Peers
- Opportunities for Collaboration with other Tribes
- Practical Tools for Business Growth
- Knowledge of the Latest Technology Tools and Resources
Each year, SC provides the leading technical program for the HPC community. The Program is designed to share best practices in all areas of high performance computing. Become a contributor and share your excellence. Presenting at SC is extremely rewarding.
Here’s your opportunity to meet and interact with industry, research organizations, universities, and startups joining us from across the globe. As an exhibitor, showcase your cutting-edge technologies, products, and services to thousands of attendees.
The Students@SC program offers a broad range of volunteer experiences, cluster competitions, and networking opportunities. Put your professional development into overdrive and identify the possibilities within the field of high performance computing.
Industry, academia, and government experts volunteer to design, build, and administer the cutting-edge SCinet infrastructure, providing internet connectivity for attendees and pushing the boundaries of network innovation through research and demos.
The Florida IT Leadership Forum is where tomorrow’s government leaders grow today.
This invitation-only gathering brings together state and local IT executives, emerging leaders, and visionary thinkers for candid conversations on the future of public-sector technology. Focused on leadership development, innovation, and strategy, the Forum goes beyond the tech to address the people, policies, and practices shaping digital government. Through peer exchange and practical sessions, participants gain the insights, relationships, and skills needed to lead their organizations and communities into the future.
For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Jennifer Caldwell.