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 U.S. Air Force is building up its “digital backbone,” and accelerating its IT modernization initiatives. Today, the service branch is prioritizing cloud adoption, IT portfolio management, cybersecurity, core IT, mission-enabling services, data, artificial intelligence and more as it works to maintain air superiority and shifts its focus to a new era of peer and near-peer competition. The Air Force is also focusing on implementi...

The push for digital modernization by government at all levels has been under way for several years now. State and local governments had to scramble during the pandemic to find ways to support employees working remotely, adding momentum to the modernization push. Despite the need, IT budgets haven’t kept up – from staffing issues to costly legacy infrastructure, state and local agencies are struggling to find ways to maximize the v...

Budget leaders serving state and local governments and school districts face more demands than ever. In addition to creating efficiencies in performance and ensuring financial compliance, budget leaders are tasked with: Providing increased levels of transparency Meeting non-financial goals around priorities like equity Legacy budgeting approaches fall short of helping organizations meet these new demands. To meet this moment, budget leaders ar...

This course is for individuals who seek an overall understanding of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, independent of specific technical roles. You will learn about AWS Cloud concepts, core AWS services, security, architecture, pricing, and support to build your AWS Cloud knowledge. This course also helps you prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. Actionable takeaways Define what the cloud is and how it works Differentiate be...

This complimentary Amazon Immersion Day provides your team with technical, hands-on experience using Amazon Web Services. This technical workshop will provide an introduction to AWS and focus on using: Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) AWS Security Overview Cloud Storage Cloud Networking A hands-on lab environment will be provided so you can reinforce the skills you have learned. By registering for this event, your email and name will be used for se...

Open and timely communication between government and constituents is critical to community success. Whether for planning budgets, measuring program impact or enhancing emergency response, a dedicated public participation platform is the best way to identify and address community needs. Community engagement software can help agencies create a central database to personalize communications for hard-to-reach residents. And purpose-built reporting...

This complimentary Amazon Immersion Day provides your team with technical, hands-on experience using Amazon Web Services. This technical workshop will provide an introduction to AWS and focus on using: Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) AWS Security Overview Cloud Storage Cloud Networking A hands-on lab environment will be provided so you can reinforce the skills you have learned. By registering for this event, your email and name will be used for se...

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...

In this webinar, you’ll learn about the typical entry-level job roles in the cloud. You will be introduced to the concept of physical networks and cloud-based services and how job roles can overlap these two solutions. You'll also learn about specific competencies, qualifications, and possible certifications that align to each of these roles. Actionable takeaways Identify the roles and responsibilities in both a physical network environm...