How to Stop Worrying about IT and Focus on the Data
By simplifying the IT environment and reducing technical debt, an agency can focus on getting value from the data rather than managing the hardware on top of which it runs. Flash storage can help.
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Commerce Bureau Gives Employees a Helping Hand
Limited IT budgets can force agencies to put up with outdated technology. The cloud offers an easier way to update.
How to Accelerate Speed to Insight
One of the best measures of productivity when it comes to data is speed to insight — that is, how quickly employees can begin turning data into meaningful analysis. Here are some tips to speed the process.
How Texas Is Cultivating a Data-Savvy Workforce
Texas needed a more data-savvy workforce. Here’s what they did to enhance data literacy in the workforce they already have.
A New Way to Think About Managing Data
Legacy data management solutions weren’t designed to analyze data scattered across an organization, most likely in siloed systems and both on premises and in the cloud. What agencies need is a common data platform that indexes the data where it currently exists.
Why Data Leaders Are Talking About Outcomes
Arguing from outcome rather than policy has important ramifications when it comes to the budgeting and appropriations processes.
What You Need to Know About the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy
The administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy changes the cyber ballgame for government agencies. We break it down.
5 Ways to Tackle Cybersecurity
Government is taking on the challenge of cybersecurity. Here are five ways they’re tackling the threats.
The Best Defense Against Cyber Threats Is a Strong Offense
Even with the best tools, you need to assume that hackers will make — or already have — their way into your network. But a proactive cyber defense can help you detect, distract and defeat whatever comes your way.
How to Get Ahead on Vulnerability Management
Every device connected to a network is a potential security vulnerability. The first steps to protecting an agency’s systems (and data) are to identify those vulnerabilities and understand the risks involved.