Creating a Culture for Transformation at Your Agency
An expert said that agencies aren’t just adopting cloud because it’s different or better but because it unlocks impactful results.
An expert said that agencies aren’t just adopting cloud because it’s different or better but because it unlocks impactful results.
“Cloud initiatives are not going away anytime soon. And the longer that agencies delay getting to the cloud, the more it’s going to cost, and the less return on investment they’re going to see.”
“Keeping the solution that you’re solving for relevant has to be a priority. It can’t be about having the latest and greatest.”
There’s no disputing the integral role technology plays in supporting nuanced government work. What is up for debate, however, is how much of that tech infrastructure agencies can and should maintain themselves.
The more familiar customers are with the offerings on a contract, the easier it is to make efficient procurements the norm rather than the exception.
The public expects private-sector businesses to serve them continuously and digitally and, increasingly, they expect the same in the public sector.
Cloud computing can successfully modernize any agency who considers its impact on its people, processes, technology and citizens beforehand.
“It’s much like taking an old barn car and putting a new coat of paint on it. Underneath the hood, you’re still going to have that same misfiring engine.”
To appreciate the importance and challenge of creating Well Architected landing zones, consider the analogy of a large group of people who decide, en masse, to resettle their community on another planet.
Now, with remote work increasing the number of users and devices that must be protected outside their physical borders, it is crucial for agencies to revisit their cybersecurity methodologies and postures.