Digital networks across the country are currently threatened by wide-scale data theft, like the recent breach of the networks of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), not destruction or compromise. What is the difference between cybersecurity and data security? And, what strategies are agencies using to prevent future data loss? This webinar will hear from government and industry experts who will discuss what government needs to do now to...

The federal government is projected to spend $7.7 billion on private cloud solutions by 2017, a nearly $6 billion increase from the projected $1.7 billion spent in 2014. This webinar will discuss government's challenges and concerns when planning a cloud deployment from security, software development, managing virtualization, and load balancing. The latest trends in implementing cloud solutions including the use of open source will also be add...

Every government agency faces the need to train and enable its workforce. Doing this effectively is a challenge because so much of the expertise resides with its people rather than in structured learning courses. Knowledge needs to flow horizontally across peers; not just vertically. Yet most social knowledge transfer today gets lost in emails, instant messages or conversations around the water cooler. During this session, you’ll learn h...

The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and these changes offer agencies new ways to deliver services more cost effectively, efficiently and securely. Citizens expect government systems to work in the same modern, customer-focused way that they experience when banking, shopping or communicating. From mobile apps to smart technology, governments have the opportunity to interact with citizens in a more personalized, relevant way. Brought t...

In a world of shrinking budgets and unparalleled growth in data, agency network infrastructures that were put in place 20 years ago are inadequate to meet today’s demands. The New IP represents a change in the network from a physical to a virtual entity, and prepares public sector IT environments for the future. Using timely research conducted by surveying government technology leaders coupled with public sector insights, this session wi...

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), data centers need a New IP network infrastructure to support the latest evolutionary stage of IT, building on the prominence of the cloud, mobility, social media, and data analytics. The New IP is a modern approach to the network that includes open standards, Ethernet fabrics, software-defined networking, high level orchestration tools and a user centric application delivery focus. The way the...

For decades, networks have been viewed as merely the pipeline or transport mechanism of government information. This stagnant role of networks is changing as new capabilities are delivered through software and virtualization. The future of the government data center includes open, software-defined, user centric networks. This webinar will capitalize on information from the Federal Forum 2015 and provide insight into the changing role of the ne...

Government agencies are flooded with a tsunami of data delivered in multiple electronic formats, whether that is PDFs, spreadsheets, documents, maps or even social media. Agencies are tasked with using that data to fulfill their mission, cost-effectively and securely. This webinar will look at how agencies are managing data to deliver knowledge in context. Learning Objectives: Understand strategic approaches agencies are using to conform to th...

In today’s complex world, a narrowly defined view of risk is not sufficient. Broader concerns may involve lack of experienced staff due to the aging government workforce; lack of adequate technology systems to address privacy, hacking, and cyber-intrusions; inadequate internal controls resulting in a failure to comply with agency policy or oversight; or any number of diverse risks. Agencies need to learn the principals of building a risk...

How are government agencies buying cloud computing capability with an eye toward data governance? The cloud touts limitless possibilities, but CIOs are putting in place techniques to maintain control of their data and avoid vendor lock-in. As a result, data stewardship has become increasingly complex with the need to manage and access data across the cloud. This panel will focus on the importance of data governance when creating cloud requirem...