Are you a government leader committed to embracing new technologies as they emerge? Are you part of a team that wants to be at the forefront of innovation? Is your agency concerned about not being agile enough to make quick, pivotal decisions and solve critical government objectives? […]

Federal agencies are hungry for the cloud, and they’re breaking down migration goals bite by bite. So where are agencies starting? What cloud flavors are most appealing? And, what three steps can Feds take to set the table for success in scaling the cloud in their agencies? […]

Federal systems integrators (FSIs) are essential to IT modernization in government, but struggle to consolidate disparate legacy data centers and clouds from multiple providers. […]

The Federal Data Strategy (FDS), a 10-year roadmap, is designed to help Federal agencies leverage data for strategic advantage and serve the public. Its importance is amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic as agencies confront new requirements for data analysis and sharing, and must enable access and security for a widely dispersed workforce. […]

For Federal agencies, secure multicloud as-a-service can help protect against potential security threats, prevent service outages, and better optimize IT budgets. But, multicloud also brings new complexity and misconceptions. […]

The past year demonstrated Federal IT’s vital role in government service delivery. Technology challenges were front page news. Employees quickly shifted to work from home – security was critical, networks were tested, and vendors put supply chains into overdrive. […]

Pressure on Federal IT systems has never been greater than over the past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid
shift to mass telework, increased cyber threats, and challenged Federal teams to rethink traditional processes. Many agencies had strong IT transformation strategies in place –2020 provided the impetus and opportunity to shift those efforts into overdrive. […]

Federal technology teams are experts at monitoring their on-prem data and systems. The importance of monitoring doesn’t change when migrating to a cloud environment. In fact, not continuing your monitoring protocols can have significant impact on your budget and drive-up your cloud usage costs. […]

Multicloud deployments are now the norm for enterprise organizations, with a mix of public cloud solutions — SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS — and private cloud environments, either on-premises or with a provider. […]

Federal environments are unique and mission partners building AI solutions for the network’s edge need highly customized infrastructure to realize the potential of AI for their missions. […]

In a hybrid world, Federal IT teams need the ability to move workloads seamlessly, develop and manage applications that run anywhere, leverage emerging technologies, and ensure security across environments. However, tying together the right hardware architectures, microchip components, and container platforms to effectively achieve this can be challenging and costly. […]

How can Federal agencies focus on elevating their cloud security posture, without worrying about compliance? Providing the public sector compliance at scale – it’s time to make the path to cloud seamless and cost efficient, no matter what your needs. […]

Making real-time, data-driven decisions requires the ability to store, search across, and analyze
massive amounts of data. From identifying and addressing network security incidents to tracking
the COVID-19 pandemic to meeting changing warfighter requirements, agencies need realtime visibility into their data and network operations. […]

The U.S. Army, alongside the joint services, is committed to a broad operational imperative: transition from the industrial to the information age and ensure – across every domain – data is used as a strategic asset to drive mission success. […]

Migrating data and applications to the cloud is making information more accessible and portable, and the Army’s new Enterprise Cloud Management Office (ECMO) will build out cloud architecture over the next five years to help the Army develop stronger data inventory and software capabilities. […]

As cloud adoption accelerates, it facilitates cost optimization, agility, and productivity outside of the traditional office, among other benefits. However, cloud acceleration also means more applications, data, and users are exposed to security threats. […]

ThunderCat Technology and Dell Technologies help agencies evolve the remote work environment and enable a digital workplace through optimizing workloads, supporting applications and data, and managing increased networking capacity and security needs, remotely. Deliver tailored digital experiences to your workforce for increased productivity and worker-satisfaction. […]

More Federal agencies have implemented work-from-home policies than ever before, as the COVID-19 pandemic has completely shifted the work landscape. A small percentage of the Federal government was previously authorized to work remote before the pandemic – the transition was a large test for agency resiliency. […]

We rarely use pen and paper in the workplace anymore, so why are some records still done by hand? Records are essential to all aspects of government, and in the age of IT modernization, the government is working on moving to electronic records management. Several policies are in place to help agencies navigate the transition. […]

Cloud-based AI platforms are key to machine learning adoption – 56% of companies are currently using these tools, and 48% say it is their primary strategy, according to 451 Research’s latest Voice of the Enterprise: AI & Machine Learning survey. […]

The great potential of the cloud lies in its ability to manage vast tracts of data while its scale, speed and flexibility support data-driven processes. Government needs a sound data strategy to make the most of cloud. […]

Agencies are balancing the need to enhance data protection requirements with a growing mobile workforce, sprawling edge, and – as a result – an expanding attack surface. Against this backdrop, many missions require customized data protection measures. […]

Cloud First was aspirational. Cloud Smart is designed to be actionable, incorporating feedback from the front lines of industry and government. The new policy is created to remove the roadblocks, but there’s more to be done. Learn more about how agencies can modernize a multi-cloud operational model to integrate and interoperate their data. […]

Cloud First was aspirational. Cloud Smart is designed to be actionable, incorporating feedback from the front lines of industry and government. The new policy is created to remove the roadblocks, but there’s more to be done. Learn more about how agencies can secure and support their workloads to unleash innovation. […]

Federal agencies collect massive amounts of data in the field with IoT sensors and remote computing solutions. As a result, there is a hard requirement to bring customized compute capabilities to the network’s edge to enable better, faster insights, and ultimately, a mission advantage. […]

“To cloud or not to cloud?” is a question of the past, but agencies still haven’t seen cloud’s full promise. In the race to Cloud First, some agencies did not address the multiplicity of factors that should contribute to cloud environment selection – volume, performance, governance, security, cost control, management tools, etc. Learn more about […]

The public sector’s uptake of technology is notoriously sluggish: Government agencies often lag years behind their private-sector counterparts in adopting new digital ways of working. However, now that citizens around the world engage with technology in all aspects of their daily lives, governments are facing increased pressure to overhaul outdated systems and accelerate their own […]

Technology in 2019 is advancing at full throttle, and Federal agencies are not exempt from having to keep pace. Signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2018, the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) has placed new minimum requirements for basic functionality and security of Federal websites and digital services. […]

Data is the lifeblood of modern business, and companies that succeed in their digital transformations can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. A recent article in The Economist noted that in today’s economy, “the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.”1 Data-centric companies operate more efficiently and outperform the competition. Enterprises that are […]

Today’s workforce is trading in their cubicles and corporate desktops in favor an any-location, any-device work style. And as the modern workforce continues to be fueled by the emergence of digital natives, their appetite for user-friendly, cloud-based services grows, the center of work is shifting to the cloud. But managing a proliferation of SaaS, web, […]