Project Management

Saying Goodbye to Siloed Security

This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. Download the full guide here.  Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat research team released its 2015 Application Usage and Threat Report (AUTR) analyzing and correlating data from more than 7,000 organizations over a 12-month period gaining broad visibility into critical trends. Findings showRead… Read more »

Optimizing and Accelerating Your DevOps Process

This interview with Mike Dye, Solutions Infrastructure Architect and Chief Technology Officer at NetApp, is an excerpt from our recent “Guide to DevOps in Government“. The full guide is available for download at this link. There are a multitude of benefits to using DevOps: stronger collaboration and teamwork, better transparency, increased productivity, and, best ofRead… Read more »

The 4 Principles of Software-Defined Networking

This blog post is an excerpt from our recent report, Software-Defined Networking: Keeping Pace With Network Complexity In The Public Sector. Download the full report here. When it comes to software-defined networking, Force 3’s experts explain the concept—including its relevance to customers and the best practices for adoption—using four principles. These guidelines provide insight into theRead… Read more »

5 Steps to Start Using DevOps

This post is an excerpt from our recent “Guide to DevOps in Government“. The full guide is available for download at this link. Once you  understand the value of DevOps, how do you get started? Especially if your teams work in strict silos, without tools to foster collaboration, you might be overwhelmed at the prospect ofRead… Read more »

Nominate a Coworker for the NextGen Public Service Awards

Since 2010, the NextGen Public Service Awards have recognized exemplary public sector leaders for their dedication to improving and invigorating government. Do you have a coworker who consistently goes the extra mile in their job? Someone who championed an innovative idea? Someone who led a project to success? Nominate your peers for the 2016 NextGenRead… Read more »

Using Culture and Technologies for DevOps

If your organization is used to managing projects in a linear, siloed process, the idea of implementing the collaborative, iterative DevOps approach can seem daunting. While there are significant benefits to the methodology, it does require significant changes across an organization. How do you manage those changes to achieve DevOps success?

How Visibility is Transforming Quality of Experience

This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. Download the full guide here.  It’s a simple truth for anybody in government, and the citizens accessing government services: quality of experience matters. Think about it. Citizens want to be able to easily and quickly access information on city services and apply forRead… Read more »

How to Implement a State or City Wide Content Strategy

In the digital era, citizens are not just getting information about government from press releases or even their state’s main website. Now, citizens are connecting to government via apps, dashboards,various websites and social media. All of these content vehicles reach citizens in new and engaging ways. But the reality is that in the quest to… Read more »