Many midsize enterprise (MSE) IT leaders struggle to successfully communicate the business value of their IT programs to business leaders. Many CIOs’ credibility suffers because executives view their communications as technology status reports with no discernible business impact. CIOs can both justify IT expenditures and strengthen IT's position as a strategic partner in achieving business success by effectively demonstrating a clear con...

OpenTelemetry provides one unified way to get data from all sorts of systems and applications into an observability system, but what happens when things go wrong? In this tech talk, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot the OpenTelemetry collector - from checking the validity of YAML to enabling debug logging to visualizing your pipelines. We’ll demonstrate how to do this all with the Splunk distribution of the OpenTelemetry collector s...

We are super excited to organize an evening event on LLMs, Graph Databases, and RAG on Google Cloud Platform. Come and join us for this in-person meetup in Reston, VA. Pizza will be provided. You will learn about RAG from two veteran speakers who have been presenting about it for the past year: Brian Snyder, Google and Sydney Beckett, Neo4j. Agenda4:00 pm: Open doors & mingling4:45 pm: Intro and Talks6:30 pm: ClosingTalk #1: Augmenting and...

The landscape of education is rapidly evolving with the advent of new technologies designed to enhance learning experiences and outcomes. In this informative webinar, we delve into the practicalities of integrating cutting-edge technologies such as AI-driven adaptive learning platforms, virtual reality for immersive education, and blockchain for secure student records. We will guide you through involving key stakeholders—faculty, adminis...

In today’s interconnected digital landscape, cyberattacks have become a constant threat, impacting individuals, organizations, and nations alike. As technology advances, so do the methods and sophistication of cyber adversaries, making it crucial for all stakeholders to stay informed and up to date on the latest mitigation strategies. The cyber threat landscape continues to evolve and nothing ever goes away. Phishing scams have been arou...

In an era where digital transformation is paramount, the potential of generative artificial intelligence (AI) extends far beyond automation. In this webcast, Tyler Brooks, Shannon Gallagher, and Dominic Ross aim to demystify AI and illustrate its transformative power in achieving scalability, adapting to changing landscapes, and driving digital innovation. The speakers delve into the practical applications of generative text, imagery, and synt...

In local government budgeting, strategic planning serves as a crucial foundation, ensuring alignment between financial allocations and community necessities. By forecasting needs, evaluating risks, and prioritizing investments, strategic planning enhances resource allocation efficiency, fosters financial accountability, and increases transparency in budget decision-making. Furthermore, strategic planning allows local governments to proactively...

After a devastating emergency or disaster, communities must come together to rebuild and recover. Join Granicus for an informative webinar on the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) and how it is designed to improve disaster preparedness, response, and long-term resilience. We’ll also go over the types of activities covered by the act, like building code administration, code enforcement, damage operations, and more, and how you can lever...

The U.S. Navy uses machine learning (ML) models for underwater target threat detection by unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). However, without a way to monitor and improve ML model performance at scale, models were slow to adapt to changing underwater conditions or enemy tactics - unable to “learn” based on recent field activity. The Navy partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of Project Automatic Target Recogniti...

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity must be a top priority, especially in the public sector where applications and workloads face ever-increasing threats. Join Dynatrace and AWS online on August 27th as we delve into:The NSA's recommendations for maturing application and workload securityStrategies for integrating Zero Trust principles into cloud environments and workload managementHow AWS’s cloud services and Dy...