Cloud migration started out as a cheaper, more effective way for Federal agencies to store and manage data, but it’s evolved into much more in the past decade. The efficiencies inherently given in cloud platforms allowed agencies to put their data to use in new ways that are changing the nature of work. Cloud is the foundation of technologies like robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and the Internet of Th...

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...

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...

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...

The Department of Defense's cloud strategy aims to transform virtually every aspect of the warfighting effort, and has resulted in a rapidly growing ecosystem of both general-purpose and fit-for-purpose clouds. Some of those efforts are unique to DOD, reflecting the scale, missions and austere operating environments of military operations, while others are readily transferrable to most any agency. All, however, hold valuable lessons for those...

Adopting a multicloud strategy means leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud providers – including on-prem and edge cloud technologies – to acquire capabilities that best meet your business and mission requirements. For Federal agencies the rewards can be huge – including more secure, cost-effective and agile IT environments and an optimized workforce. But managing multiple clouds comes with challenges and complexities and...

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...

Over the past year, IT has transformed from an enabler of mission delivery to a cornerstone of mission success. Yet, the near ubiquitous push to remote work upended many agencies’ IT modernization initiatives, resulting in even greater network complexity. As government agencies recalibrate their programs and plan for post-pandemic realities, simplicity, visibility, and acceleration will be essential to break through this complexity and e...

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...

Secure multicloud-as-a-service (MCaaS) has the power to rewrite the cloud trajectory for your Federal agency – no matter where you are in your cloud journey. Adopting a multicloud strategy means leveraging the strengths of multiple cloud providers – including on-prem and edge cloud technologies – to acquire capabilities that best meet your business and mission requirements. And, as agencies look to migrate applications and wo...