Transforming Government through the Cloud and the Digital Workplace
Digital workplaces enabled by the cloud connect people, processes, and information. Find out how your agency can use them to improve agency efficiency and collaboration.
Cloud
Creating Multi-dimensional Monitoring of Your Cloud Environments
When agencies adopt the cloud they frequently have to use multiple vendors to manage their storage and data management solutions. Learn how some agencies are choosing to keep track of their various cloud computing technologies.
How You Can Leverage Cloud-as-a-Service at Your Agency
Agencies are finding that their evolving needs aren’t being met by one-size-fits all cloud solutions. Learn how agencies can use cloud as-a-service models to improve service delivery, maximize capacity, and increase flexibility.
How Agencies Are Innovating With Security
Innovation and security are two words you usually don’t hear in the same sentence — especially in government. But GovLoop heard from several agencies that are reaping the benefits of innovative technologies like cloud, while making security a priority.
The FedRAMP Baseline Your Agency Needs to Know About
To help agencies meet their evolving security needs, FedRAMP is working to launch new requirements for securing low-risk, SaaS apps in a standard way.
Securing Converged Infrastructures to Achieve Mission Success
In a recent industry perspective, GovLoop explored how converged infrastructures can help agencies combine computing, storage, and networking to simplify and secure IT systems. See how increased virtualization and the cloud improve agency processes and compliance.
Blazing a Trail to the Cloud
Check out how the State of Texas effectively deployed a hybrid cloud solution.
Ready Your Workforce for Cloud
Organizational support for cloud migrations is critical. In order to successfully migrate, agencies must not only have a technical infrastructure that can accommodate the new technology. They also require an organizational willingness and supporting skillsets to accommodate different management and cost structures.
Go Beyond the Norm With Flash Storage
Because the government needs to focus on actually using and analyzing the data that they have, the issue becomes making sure they store it in an efficient, cost-effective manner. One option? Flash storage.
Choosing the Right Cloud Deployment: 5 Questions to Ask
Before moving to the cloud, agencies must establish why they are adopting it. Are they hoping to cut costs, reduce their IT infrastructure investments or free up staff to work on priority projects ? They should also consider these key questions to determine which model is best to use: public, private or hybrid.