Making the Move to Cloud Comfortable
As agencies grapple with how to manage the change of cloud environments, they should look for solutions that can shoulder their workloads.
As agencies grapple with how to manage the change of cloud environments, they should look for solutions that can shoulder their workloads.
By integrating OT and IT systems, agencies can create a flow of data from the enterprise out to the edge and see greater insights into their operations.
The AWS partner network is helping government agencies facilitate data sharing and analytics to support crisis management efforts.
As federal agencies accelerate their effort to move data, applications and services to the cloud, they often run into an obstacle: Their existing cyber policies and processes were developed with a physical IT infrastructure in mind, not the virtual infrastructure that is the basis of so many modern solutions.
When agencies go to the cloud with grandiose expectations, security’s job is straightforward: Keep everything safe, and stay out of the way.
In recent years, agencies have become more cognizant of the cloud and its potential benefits, but the comfort of the status quo still beckons.
“Most people are working in systems that do not support them,” Hillard said. “If you find what’s in it for them and start to approach [engagement] from that angle, that is a way to take disengaged employees and bring them back to the light.”
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Although agencies have worked to do the best they can, some IT systems just can’t meet the moment. But cloud solutions can give government workers and their agencies the scale and flexibility to rise to the challenge.
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