NASCIO 2024: North Carolina CIO Jim Weaver Eyes Broadband …
Jim Weaver joined the N.C. Department of Information Technology in March 2021 as secretary and CIO. NCDIT oversees IT services for the state of North Carolina and is the primary IT service provider for state government agencies.
NASCIO 2024: Enterprise Architecture Key to Addressing Priorities
In closing the programming for the annual conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers recently, state CIOs emphasized the importance of enterprise architecture in achieving their goals in burgeoning IT focus areas.. Speaking to challenges outlined in “The 2024 State CIO Survey: Building Blocks of the Next Generation CIO,” state CIOs linked generative ...
NASCIO 2024: CIOs Discuss Current and Upcoming Priorities
At NASCIO 2024, we interviewed state CIOs and CTOs about their current and upcoming priorities. Broadband access for all, digital government, accessibility, ransomware and Next-Generation 911 were among the key talking points.. Keep this page bookmarked for our coverage of the NASCIO 2024 Annual conference.Follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @StateTech and the official conference ...
Review: Maximize Collaboration Regardless of Location with the …
Poly Studio Enhances Hybrid Meeting Experiences. The Poly Studio X50 lets you share content over wired or wireless connections using dual monitors, and the solution also does an excellent job of simplifying and enhancing the hybrid meeting experience in medium-sized rooms, which I tested by taking meetings for two months with the unit.. The result of those two months of tests was a seamless ...
How SSEs Boost Cloud-Native Application Security
The phrase “cloud-native apps” gets thrown around a lot. But 9 times out of 10, what we’re really talking about is Software as a Service, especially among state and local government agencies that don’t necessarily have the in-house staff to develop, …
Law Enforcement Agencies Follow Different Paths to Optimize …
Many local and state governments have modernized and optimized their IT infrastructure to improve government services, and that includes ensuring law enforcement agencies have access to critical resources 24/7 and can share data when required.. Government IT leaders are deploying a mix of new data center hardware, virtualization software and cloud services to improve law enforcement workflow ...
How To Improve Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)
The world can be dangerous and unpredictable. For state and local governments, the difference between weathering a crisis or succumbing to a cascading disaster lies in continuity of operations plans.. COOPs are decidedly not sexy.
Maintaining Cybersecurity by Promoting Cyber Resiliency
Because an estimated 15% of critical infrastructure and its key assets are owned and operated by local governments, the lasting effects of a cyberattack could be crippling and possibly lead to the disruption of essential services to state residents. More than ever before, state and local governments need to be both cyber secure and cyber resilient to …
Privileged Access Management Is Key to Establishing Zero Trust
The average data breach cost organizations $4.88 million in 2024, up 10% from last year, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report. Meanwhile, Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigation Report found that about one-quarter of data breaches involved compromised credentials — down significantly from 2023, but still ahead of ransomware as a risk factor.
How Modular Data Centers Provide Options for State & Local
In most emergency scenarios, state IT leaders would turn to both traditional data centers and modular data centers, Chhabra says. Modular data centers in remote areas can link to traditional data centers using a satellite connection, Chhabra adds.