Open to Open-Source: How To Shift Your Agency’s Mindset and Get Started With Open-Source Code
As of 2022, 97% of all codebases relied on open-source code, making it practically ubiquitous in the tech sector. Open-source software is widely known to drive innovation and increase speed-to-market while ensuring that organizations are leveraging the most up-to-date tech innovations. But despite its prevalence broadly, the public sector has been more reticent to adopt open-source practices. Why? Complex procurement processes combined with security concerns mean that it often feels easier for government IT departments to continue using custom-built software by default.
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Moving From Paralysis to Action on CMMC 2.0: Three Pathways To Get Compliant
For the 220,000 private companies that do work with the Department of Defense (DoD), time is running out. The DoD’s latest version of its mandatory Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, CMMC 2.0, arrived in early 2023, providing a long-awaited framework to protect…
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The Future Is NoOps: 5 Reasons To Embrace—Not Fear—This New Model
The future is here, and it belongs to NoOps. Short for “No Operations,” NoOps refers to an automated IT environment that operates with a minimum of human maintenance. The result? Faster operations with vastly fewer errors and security risks – and no need for a dedicated operations team.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Everything You Need To Know To Prepare Your Organization
The advent of quantum computers is a sci-fi fan’s dream come true. These computers possess incredible, transformative power, enough to outdo today’s super high-performance computers. For example, the Canadian company Xanadu Quantum Technologies reports that Borealis, their quantum
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Supercharging Your Containers Migration: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Make the Move
Ever since Kubernetes brought its open-source container system to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in 2016, organizations around the world have been jumping on the containers bandwagon. Containers, bundles of software that contain all the coding necessary to run apps anywhere, allowed
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Getting Over the “Zero Trust Hurdle”: 4 Steps to Organizational Success
The term “Zero Trust” was coined in 2010 by security strategist John Kindervag. While working at Forrester Research, Kindervag envisioned a new approach to security where organizations assume that no one, and no device, is inherently “trustworthy.” According to the Zero Trust philosophy, users must “prove”
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The Middle Way: A New, Actionable Method for Cloud Optimization
In a recent survey, 90% of senior decision-makers agreed that the cloud—combined with cloud-enabled technologies like AI, IoT, and analytics—serves as a “force multiplier” for businesses and organizations. However, that same survey also revealed an “innovation gap”: while companies prioritize digital transformation, many are not achieving the innovation they seek.
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5 Reasons to Modernize Your Data Strategy
In the early days, databases housed primarily transactional information, such as the purchase price of an item or the tracking of inventory. Databases were useful in answering specific queries but could rarely tackle more significant, theoretical questions, like “Who is at risk of defaulting on their payment?” or “Is the customer satisfied?”Today, however, the number of data streams
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Rethinking the RFP Process-How Government Agencies Can Attract the Best Vendors in the Digital Age
Contracting officers play a vital role in ensuring the continuity and quality of essential government operations. Their work in securing large-scale contracts with capable and innovative vendors is a crucial step in the procurement cycle. The complexity of technology and digital solutions has evolved over time,
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