Five Best Practices to Guide Your DevSecOps Journey
With DevSecOps, the goal is to teach everyone to think about security concerns from start to finish. This video details five best practices to help you on your DevSecOps journey.
The Next Generation of Backup and Recovery
Data management is an integral part of every government agency today. Both citizens and public servants need access to trusted data, and organizations must ensure they have the tools to supply that access without risking security. They also need to be prepared when disaster strikes – ensuring that data can still be recovered in theRead… Read more »
How to Innovate in Federal Government
Learn how your agency can leverage new solutions to move forward and meet citizen demands.
How to Get Started with Machine Learning
This course answers all of your questions about machine learning and its applications to government. It also examines best practices to get started applying machine learning at your agency today.
Providing Secure Network Access for Government Users
In this course, we examine how agencies can provide secure network access to employees, guests and other device users. We examine the challenges to provisioning access and how those obstacles increase costs and IT workloads. We also explore how self-service systems can overcome these barriers and examine how these solutions work in real-world, government scenarios.
Reduce Complexity, Modernize, and Be the Boss of Your IT Again
In this course, we examine why agencies have to modernize and the obstacles they often encounter in that pursuit. We also dive into the benefits of hyperconvergence, including how it can transform data centers and prepare agencies for the next step in their modernization journey.
Understanding Network Modernization at the Department of Defense
To perform daily tasks, connect employees and meet its ultimate mission of securing the nation, the Defense Department must provide uninterrupted access and performance to servicemen and women. But providing critical data will require better, more reliable network access powered by modern virtualization and security technologies. However, data storage, transport challenges, siloed departments and the absenceRead… Read more »
The Components of IT Modernization
In five lessons, we’ll explore the necessary components of IT modernization – including cloud computing, shared services, data center consolidation and agile development. We’ll also explain how insights gained from end-to-end visibility through real-time monitoring play a critical role in achieving success in modernization initiatives.
Operationalizing Hyperconverged Infrastructures
In ten minutes, we’ll discuss how hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) integrates into a cloud strategy, requirements for strategic success, and how agencies can improve mission velocity using operational best practices.
Hyperconvergence 101
This course is intended for anyone who wants to better understand hyperconvergence. In three lessons, we’ll explain the different types of information technology infrastructures and how they have evolved and consolidated.
Introduction to DevOps
This course is intended for anyone who wants to better understand DevOps. In three lessons, we’ll define the development process known as DevOps, outline the benefits of this approach and why it’s needed in government. Finally, we’ll discuss the necessary components of the DevOps process in the last lesson. After taking this course, participants willRead… Read more »
How to Build Connected Security
Today, government agencies have to secure physical, network, and cyber systems. This course will show you how.
Developing Modern Government Services
This GovLoop Academy course examines how agencies should approach modernization to conserve costs and ease technology transitions, as they improve citizen services. In six lessons, we’ll explore what modernization looks like and – more importantly – how to get there.
Converged Infrastructures for Government
Learn about the convergence of IT systems and how it can improve government operations.
Using Storage in the Age of Service Delivery
By taking this course, you’ll be enrolled in six lessons about the basics of data storage, its functionality, and solutions. We will explore the differences between various types of storage and how those differences can impact users.
The Value of Video in Government
In this course, you will learn how your agency can make the most of video data and the importance of having a long-term data management solution to store and retrieve this complex video data.
Hyperconvergence in Government
As technology evolves, so does the IT infrastructure. One of the hottest trends in data center architecture is hyperconverged infrastructure, a means of reducing data center footprint and costs while boosting operational efficiency. By taking this course, you’ll be enrolled in five lessons that will help you understand how hyperconvergence consolidates IT infrastructure – essentiallyRead… Read more »
Software-Defined Networking in Government
By taking this course, you will be enrolled in six different lessons exploring software-defined networking. We’ll discuss what they are, how they work, and – most importantly – why they matter. We will also examine when SDN might be right for your organization.
Apps 101
This is the GovLoop Academy course, Apps 101, where you will learn why applications matter and how your agency can best utilize them. By taking this course, you will be enrolled in six lessons about different types of applications, why they are important to citizens and government employees, how they work, challenges to application delivery,Read… Read more »
GeoPlatform.gov: Their Story
GovLoop interviewed Jerry Johnston, Geographic Information Officer, CIO’s Office, Department of Interior about the GeoPlatform.gov story and the value of sharing geospatial information with a larger audience. Geoplatform.gov is a “one-stop shop” for integrated, federal data via maps.
Open Data in Government: Past, Present and Future
GovLoop interviewed Bryan Sivak, CTO, Department of Health and Human Services about his work with healthdata.gov and open data. Over the last few years, government agencies have worked to “open up their data.” This means that their datasets can be freely used, reused and redistributed by anyone.
GIS Interviews: Geoplatform.gov and the National Strategy for Information Sharing
Recently GovLoop caught up with Harvey Simon, Geospatial Intelligence Officer, EPA and Kshemendra Paul, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment at Esri’s Federal GIS Conference. Be sure to check out the videos below to learn more about geoplatform.gov, the National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding and how they both are using GIS technology.
NSTIC Programs- Fixing Passwords and Reducing Identity Theft
The Identity Ecosystem steering group, which seeks to provide a marketplace with multiple identity providers that issue trusted credentials, has 1100 individuals and 450 companies and federal agencies participating. They chose five organizations to pilot identity solutions. Below are the agencies and what they are doing to reduce cyber crime and identity theft.
Collaboration in the Cloud
Over the last few years, many government organizations have made the switch to the cloud, including GSA, the Department of Interior, the states of Maryland and Utah and cities of Orlando and Pittsburgh. One of the most recent organizations to transition to the cloud is the U.S Holocaust Museum, and they did it all inRead… Read more »
GIS in Action
In the era of doing more with less, GIS technology has emerged as a way to reduce costs, improve decision-making, and increase communication between teammates, and the public. To showcase some of the great ways agencies are using GIS, Esri and GovLoop put together a series of videos that you can view below. In theseRead… Read more »
PVA Kids Day Video Recap
Last month, I shared my experiences at the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) “Kids Day” event. The event was a wonderful and inspiring event to attend. Kids Day is an annual special event that is part of the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Each year a day is set aside to introduce children with disabilities toRead… Read more »