Managing Paper and Electronic Records: A Strategy for Compliance

Tue, February 28th, 2012 at 2:00pm EST

On November 28th,  President Barack Obama issued a memorandum directing government agencies to move to a digital-based records keeping system.   Attend this i360Gov educational webinar and learn from leading experts how to modernize your records management and ensure compliance.  
Our panel of experts will share the latest techniques and technologies federal agencies can employ to manage paper and electronic records.  Specifically, you will learn how to:

• Convert paper records into electronic information so the information can be effectively managed
• Enable immediate access to records to the right people and systems throughout geographically dispersed agencies
• Cut the costs of managing, storing and manually processing paper records
• Realize new records management efficiencies to ensure that vital information is properly managed, retained and disposed

Sponsored by EMC.

Leveraging Agile Business Intelligence in Government

Wed, March 7th, 2012 at 2:00pm EST

Most agencies admit they lack visibility and it takes much too long to get the data it needs to make better decisions.  Why is this?

1. Data is no longer only in traditional systems. It's everywhere and it is complex – high volumes, numerous varieties and varying velocities.
2. Business - IT collaboration is inefficient and involves a lot of back-and-forth and is prone to errors.
3. It is difficult to provide access to data that the agency can readily use and fully trust.

It's time to start gaining the operational visibility your agency needs!

Watch Informatica’s Ash Parikh and QlikTech's Ian Crosland, combine forces in agility, in a discussion that will reveal the ability to perform quick, flexible, visual, dashboard analysis  to enable trusted operational visibility.

Get a first-hand look at:

• Federal government use cases and best practices in Agile BI
• And a live demonstration of the QlikView connector for Informatica PowerCenter providing a seamless integration between Informatica’s ETL tools and QlikView’s Business Discovery solution for self-service BI.

Don't miss the conversation!  Register today.

Sponsored by Informatica and QlikView.

Cloud Computing for Feds and SLEDs

Wed, March 21st, 2012 at 2:00pm EST

Today, federal, state and local governments are in the midst of streamlining IT infrastructures, and identifying and securing cloud-based workloads to comply with multiple efficiency mandates. While some states and localities have fully embraced public cloud services, federal agencies tend to be skeptical of the differences they see between public and private cloud services. And what about leveraging government community clouds?  What are the complexities and trade-offs of each approach? How can public sector organizations ensure they have the data governance in place to securely provide such services?

The upcoming webinar and special report from i360Gov on “Cloud Computing for Feds and SLEDs” will highlight the security and availability factors considered crucial to all levels of government. When it comes to information protection, management and availability, there are many options to choose from, including the choice to consume cloud services, build cloud environments or extend components of a current infrastructure to the cloud. And some organizations wonder whether current security gaps and risks in their current IT environment will be amplified in the cloud?  Using the expert guidance derived from this webinar, agencies will gain the confidence they need to invest wisely in cloud computing services.

Sponsored by Symantec.

Public Sector Mobility: Current Trends and Best Practice Advice

Wed, March 28th, 2012 at 2:00pm EST

How mobile is your agency?  How does your agency's mobility strategy compare to other agencies?  Find out during this i360Gov live "Proof Points" webinar.

See the results from our recent "Proof Points" survey on mobility in state and local government agencies and engage with our panel of subject-matter-experts as they discuss:

• Benefits (and challenges) of going mobile
• Mobile data protection strategies
• Best-practice advice and tips from agencies leading the charge to mobility

Sponsored by Carahsoft and SAP.

Technology Requirements for Successful Health Information Exchanges (HIE)

To successfully deploy an effective Health Information Exchange, states need to deploy a number of key technologies.  While there are a variety of different architectural models for an HIE, each model will need one or more of the following:

• A Network Infrastructure capable of reliably and securely exchanging data between participants in the HIE
• An application to interpret requests from HIE participants, respond and/or route requests from those participants as appropriate.
• Data Integration Services
• Master Patient Index (Patient Matching)
• Master Provider Index (Provider Matching)
• Record Locator Service to help determine routing for HIE requests

This educational webinar will delve into each of these key technological requirements and how these technologies work together to provide the core services of a Health Information Exchange.

Our featured speakers are Ray Shanley, Principal Solutions Consultant for Informatica, and Paul J. Cosgrave, former New York City Commissioner for the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, former New York City Chief Information Officer, and former Internal Revenue Service Chief Information Officer.

Sponsored by DLT Solutions and Informatica.

Server & Storage Virtualization: Current Initiatives and Best Practice Advice from Government Experts

Since December 2010, the Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management has led to fundamental changes in how the government manages its $80 billion in annual IT investments. Most government organizations are doing more with less, consolidating data centers and delivering more constituent services online.

Server virtualization is also taking hold, putting more applications on fewer servers to save space and reduce complexity in federal data centers. The next important challenge is how to manage and control rampant storage growth – which requires new tools and techniques, such as tiering and deduplication, among others.

Join i360Gov.com to learn more about how public sector audiences can successfully meld server and storage virtualization to further streamline data center operations and lower costs.  Panelists include:

• Jon Toigo, chairman of the Data Management Institute
• Justin Nemmers, Salsa Labs
• Greg Pryzby, Senior Solutions Architect, Red Hat, Inc.
• Jon Benedict, Systems Architect, Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering, NetApp

All webcast registrants will receive a complimentary special report on this topic following the live event.

Sponsored by DLT Solutions, NetApp and Red Hat.

IT Consolidation: The Best Path to Automated, Streamlined Government Services

As most state budgets continue to decrease, government officials grapple regularly with which IT initiatives to approve.  Consolidation has taken hold as a way to renovate IT, update systems and applications, and identify shared functions that may help states and localities stretch IT dollars to meet ever-growing demands for new and better constituent services

A heightened focus on performance management and IT modernization are driving streamlining for everything from data centers, to email, to billing and constituent-facing services.

View this i360Gov educational webinar that highlights key state and local government IT consolidation efforts currently under way, and lays out the key steps public sector audiences must take to reduce risks, improve transparency and automate where possible to reduce IT management burdens.

Speakers include:

Eric Sweden, Senior Enterprise Architect, National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), Lexington, KY
 
Rick Hoffman, State Administrative Manager in charge of storage management for Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB)
 
Chris Dixon, Manager, State & Local Industry Analysis, INPUT

Carlos Valarezo, National Manager, Systems Engineering, U.S. State, Local, and Education Sales, Symantec Corporation

Sponsored by Symantec.

How to Implement GIS in your Cloud

Enterprise GIS for Government Agencies

As government agencies consolidate their IT environments and offer shared services, many are finding that a GIS solution improves work flow while fitting within tight budgets and varying enterprise architectures.

View this i360Gov webinar to gain practical information regarding:

• How agencies are consolidating their IT environments and offering shared services
• How to approach implementing a GIS solution quickly and easily
• A case study

Sponsored by EMC, ESRI and VCE.

Federal Cybersecurity: Current Initiatives and Best Practice Advice

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) just-published white paper, Enabling Distributed Security in Cyberspace, outlines a big problem with U.S. government cyber defenses; their piece-parts, including firewalls, integrity checkers, virus scanners, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software and other solutions generally don't communicate well and don't possess consistent security policies.

In the ideal cybersecurity ‘ecosystem of the future,’ DHS maintains sending and receiving parties would be known and accountable for their actions, but anonymity would be protected when needed. In addition, government cybersecurity communities would define policies to permit participants to collaborate seamlessly and dynamically in an automated community defense.

View this i360Gov educational webinar and listen as leading government officials and experts discuss the latest critical federal cybersecurity initiatives and provide insight into key trends impacting government organizations, along with the steps agencies should take to better protect IT operations today and in the future.

Sponsored by Symantec.

Overcoming Obstacles to HIE Rollouts: A Guide for State and Local Executives

For the last several years, state and local CIOs have worked to foster the exchange of data between medical providers and health insurance plans.  However, building out such networks has been a long, painful journey for public sector CIOs, who have encountered complex technical and administrative challenges in implementing them.

Finally, after long study, technical and administrative solutions are emerging that can create scalable, flexible networks capable of leveraging the immense flows of data they generate.

In this special i360Gov educational webinar, our expert panel will offer:

• An overview of state and local health IT priorities, and explain how HIEs fit in
• An overview of obstacles CIOs face in implementing health information exchanges
• Solutions to some of the pressing problems government IT leaders face when rolling out HIEs

All webcast registrants will receive a complimentary whitepaper on this topic following the live event.

Sponsored by DLT Solutions and Informatica.

The Records Management Challenge: A Strategy for Paper Records

Is your agency plagued with paper documents and manual processes associated with managing government paper records?  Attend this i360Gov educational webinar and learn how leading agencies have modernized their paper-based process and the benefits they are realizing.

Our panelists, including Ray Miller, formerly with the NY State Dept of Health, will discuss how the process of managing paper records has evolved, what new techniques and technologies governments can employ to modernize this process, and how these improvements can impact your agency’s bottom line.  Specifically, you will learn how to:

• Convert paper records into electronic information, so the right information can be delivered to the right systems and people
• Enable immediate access to records across a geographically dispersed agency
• Reduce the cost of managing and storing paper records
• Reduce exposure to potential litigation through faster responses to time-sensitive requests
• Achieve positive ROI in twelve months or fewer

Sponsored by EMC.

i360Gov Proof Points: How to achieve private cloud formation

To comply with federal mandates, agencies are being challenged to invest in cloud computing, to reduce IT costs and streamline operations. Despite the benefits of the cloud, many questions remain about security and the privacy of sensitive or classified information. Industry observers predict the strong push toward cloud-based services will lead to a rise in private cloud implementations in the coming year.

This i360Gov educational webinar and corresponding special report will highlight what government organizations should do to ensure security, while still adhering to federal cloud-focused mandates. The tools, assistance, guidance and advice of industry experts will be incorporated into the corresponding special report, called Private Cloud Formations, which will hone in on how this technological alternative may work best for a wide range of government applications.

Register now to attend the live webinar on March 22rd and to receive a copy of the special report following the webinar.

Register by clicking on the webinar title above.

Sponsored by GovConnection and VMware.

How server and datacenter consolidation can simplify and maximize cloud computing success

Many Federal agencies are already pursuing consolidation and cloud computing initiatives, but OMB’s 25-point mandate for government-wide IT reform has accelerated things significantly. Would you like to hear about a proven path forward to datacenter consolidation, transforming to a cloud-ready infrastructure and ultimately being able to adopt that cloud-first policy?

Join i360Gov for a live webinar on datacenter consolidation and how to build your cloud. Virtualization is a critical first step in consolidation and cloud computing, and with it, Federal agencies can leverage proven strategies to:

• Increase datacenter services, while decreasing infrastructure
• Build a scalable cloud infrastructure
• Integrate consolidation and cloud plans and maximize resources
• Leverage existing infrastructure to complete the transformation

Our panel of subject matter experts includes Anil Karmel (Los Alamos Labs) and Doug Bourgeois, formerly with U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Register to view by clicking on the webinar title above.

Sponsored by VMware.

i360Gov Proof Points: Trends in digital archiving of legislative records

The results and analysis of i360Gov’s research study regarding electronic record preservation in government agencies will be presented in a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2011 at 2 PM Eastern.

Please join our moderator, Barbara DePompa, along with subject-matter-experts Don Heiman, Chief of Information Technology for the Kansas Legislature; and Sean McGrath, Chief Architect and Build Director for the Kansas "KEEP" project, as we present and discuss the results of this study, and explore additional strategies and solutions for creating an easily accessible electronic repository of all state laws, present and future.  All registrants will receive a complimentary special report containing the study results, analysis, and best practice advice.

Register by clicking on the webinar title above.

Sponsored by EMC.

Best Practices for Achieving Migration to a Cloud Model

The promise of substantial cost savings and greater efficiencies are driving ever-increasing numbers of public sector organizations to investigate cloud computing. To leverage the agility provided by cloud computing and shared services, these organizations are seeking ways to limit the use of expensive, redundant infrastructures.

i360Gov's expert panel (including Dawn Leaf from NIST, and Greg Potter, In-Stat) will explore the steps agencies should take to aid their migration to cloud-based operations during this complimentary, educational webinar, set for 2PM on Feb 23.  Our special report on the same topic will be published following the webinar.

Register now to learn more about critical success factors, along with key steps government organizations can take to successfully migrate to cloud-based operations.  All registrants will receive a complimentary copy of the special report!

Register by clicking on the webinar title above.

Sponsored by DLT Solutions, NetApp and Red Hat.

Desktop Virtualization: Current Initiatives and Best Practice Advice

Many government organizations are using new technologies such as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to improve IT efficiencies and streamline the way people work. Virtual desktop technology enables IT organizations to:

• Improve data security and compliance with federal mandates such as the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) by centralizing all data and applications in the datacenter
• Ensure high availability of desktops and applications in the face of a catastrophic or disruptive event
• Reduce total cost of managing applications and desktops by simplifying provisioning, patching, and upgrades such as Windows 7
• Increase federal agency employee mobility and flexibility with immediate access to personalized virtual desktops and applications from any device, regardless of location.

Join this webcast to learn what is driving federal customers to rethink how they manage applications and desktops. Learn about the selecting the right vendor or partner organization that can help you streamline desktop and application management, accelerate provisioning and improve security through centralization, resulting in an immediately accessible, always available desktop for federal employees.

Click on the title to download the webinar.  Read the special report.

Sponsored by VMware.

Technology Solutions that Lead to Budget Savings in State Governments

Under the gun to provide more and better services, while striving to manage shrinking resources, state and local governments are seemingly being squeezed from multiple directions. Luckily there are some technological tools available to help, such as web-based self services and desktop virtualization, among others.

Join i360Gov's expert panel (including Carol Sherman, Data Center Director, for the state of Michigan) for this live event as we highlight the solutions that best aid these government organizations in closing budget deficit gaps while delivering greater agility to constituent-facing services.

Click on the title to download webinar.  Read the special report.

Sponsored by DLT Solutions, Informatica, Red Hat, SolarWinds and Symantec.

Data Center Consolidation: Key Initiatives and Best Practices

Following the launch of a recent federal mandate to achieve $3 billion in cost savings by the end of fiscal 2012, data center consolidation leapt into a top federal IT priority with the White House leading the consolidation charge to reduce costs, lower energy consumption, improve IT security and enable a shift to more efficient IT platforms, such as cloud computing. Learn more about whats being done to consolidate and optimize data center resources, including an update on the progress of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), launched in February.

Join i360Gov for this special live webinar featuring Zachary Baldwin from GSA who will discuss the latest developments surrounding progress of the FDCCI initiative, along with Chris Janson, senior product manager, Ciena, to learn more about what federal agencies must do to streamline data center operations and meet federally mandated efficiency goals.

Click on the title to download the webinar.  Read the special report.

Sponsored by Ciena.

Data Center Modernization: Migrating to the Cloud

As federal CIOs strive to lower costs, streamline operations, conserve resources, leverage legacy systems and gain greater agility in launching new applications and services, they increasingly turning to virtualization and its cousin, cloud computing, to help consolidate physical servers and extend the life cycles of existing assets. Some industry observers claim the growing expense of data center infrastructures makes cloud computing, in particular, especially attractive as a way to pay a set fee for computing services, rather than investing millions in additional data center construction.

Join i360Gov for this complimentary webcast featuring Dawn Leaf from NIST discussing the "Standards Acceleration to Jumpstart Adoption of Cloud Computing" program along with Deniece Peterson from INPUT and Kapil Bakshi from Cisco.

Click on the title to download webinar.  Read the special report.

Sponsored by Cisco and GovConnection.

Federal Cybersecurity: The latest challenges, initiatives and best practices

This i360Gov educational e-seminar provides an in-depth look at the latest cybersecurity challenges, initiatives and best practices within federal agencies.

Listen to our expert panelists (including Ron Ross from NIST) as they provide insight, analysis and best practice advice regarding:

Current threats to federal cybersecurity
New protection technologies
How the government's cybersecurity mission, goals and infrastructure are evolving
What agencies can do now to leverage the tools, services, and technologies available to help them implement secure, compliant cybersecurity solutions

Sponsored by Juniper Networks.

Migrating and Managing Linux the Easy Way

Migrating to Linux offers many benefits including better performance, security, stability, and lower cost then other platforms. However, many organizations are held back from migrating because they are worried they don't have the right tools and their people don't have the right skill sets to support Linux in their environment.

Red Hat makes it easy to migrate by providing the market leading distribution of Linux, coupled with powerful systems management tools.

Join us for a complimentary webinar to learn how an open source systems management solution:

• Provides systems administrators with more power and control over their environments.
• Streamlines and simplifies the management of Linux environments.
• Through a web interface, makes management deployable, scalable, manageable, and consistent.
• Is an affordable option that centralizes and automates the areas of update management, provision, configuration management, and monitoring.

Chris Wells, Sr. Product Marketing Manager of Red Hat, will show you how you can get more administrative work done in less time, with the right tools, and without breaking your budget. Join us on April 1 to learn more.

Sponsored by Carahsoft and Red Hat.

Working in the Clouds: Key Government Initiatives and Best Practices

This i360Gov e-seminar will provide a snapshot of recent events impacting key cloud computing initiatives in government both within and across agencies.

Join our expert panelists as they provide insight, analysis and best practice advice regarding:

• Where the cloud concept is gaining traction in government so far.
• The future cloud forecast.
• How crucial privacy and security concerns can be overcome, and what is being done to protect information stored in the cloud.
• What agencies can do now to leverage the tools, services and technologies available to help them transform/modernize operations and move toward cloud-based options.

Sponsored by Juniper Networks.

Government Collaboration Best Practices: Improve your information sharing within and across agencies

Gain insight and analysis of recent events impacting key information sharing initiatives designed to enable greater collaboration within and across agencies Our expert panelists include:

• Andrew Krzmarzick, Director of Community Engagement, GovLoop
• Lena Trudeau, Vice President, National Academy of Public Administration
• Jeanne Holm, Chief Knowledge Architect, NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Pam Broviak, City Engineer / Asst Director of Public Works, City of Geneva, IL / Co-founder of MuniGov 2.0

Join these experts as they provide insight and best practice advice regarding: Key trends and future advances in information sharing; Important regulatory drivers and inhibitors; Information sharing tips and best practices regarding leveraging the tools, services and technologies available to help transform / modernize operations and share information / improve services for your constituents.

Sponsored by Adobe.