In many organizations, the prospect of replacing legacy database systems can seem daunting because those systems often are deeply embedded in agency operations. But installing a new system doesn’t have to mean ripping out your old one.
Agencies need the ability to manage their data seamlessly, whether it’s on premises or in the cloud, in order to take advantage of innovative opportunities. A solution known as an open source relationship database management system (RDBMS) can help.
Open source software has become a default for agencies looking to modernize their technology. But you don’t need to rely on libraries of open source software to take advantage of its opportunities — you can create your own.
From the lobby to the living room, constituents are changing expectations about how they want to interact with their government.
“It’s also important to recognize that customer experience isn’t just an IT problem. It has to be much more than dumping it on the IT team to ‘fix the website.’”
Designing digital services to address emotional needs increases the chance citizens will successfully engage with your organization.
The collaborative development envelope addresses poor performance and provides incentives to achieve better solutions with a transparent approach.
In this blog post, we define the terms and explain the connections of a modern software factory.
It has become clear that the landscape of cloud adoption is one of hybrid and multicloud deployment. According to Gartner, by the end of 2020, 75% of organizations will have deployed a multi or hybrid cloud model.
Both open source and commercial off-the-shelf software are equally powerful tools. The key is knowing when to use which.