Today's briefing will cover what’s included in the state budget, how much will go to technology spending, what technologies the state plans to invest in, and how the decreased budget will affect IT spending. It starts at 11 a.m.
Michael Berman, chief information officer for the California State University system, explains how his role as a system CIO differs from that of CIO at one of 23 CSU campuses, and discusses how officials plan to evaluate potential strategies for an IT services consolidation.
According to Google Cloud’s blog, the Assured Workloads for Government service is being privately beta tested now and is planned for general release at an unspecified date this fall. The basic pitch is that the service will help governments move their workloads to the cloud in a way that meets compliance requirements without sacrificing functionality.
The controversial company hasn't said much about its contracts with agencies such as the Los Angeles Police Department and Immigration and the San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center. If it goes public, it will need to reveal more.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Tableau Software to the Techwire family. Tableau finds and creates opportunities to improve people’s lives by making better use of data from disease research, education patterns, industrial efficiency, patient care and government spending, among many other disciplines. Tableau does this by fusing graphics and data bases, studying “the cycle of visual analysis,” and implementing “the principles of visual understanding.” The Seattle-based company’s products include Tableau Desktop, Server, Online, Prep and Public, and its solutions encompass education, government, IT, marketing, insurance, high technology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Maps. For more information, visit tableau.com or contact Lawrence M. Butler.
COPLINK Connect is described as like LinkedIn, Nextdoor and Facebook: a way for NCRIC member officers, deputies, agents and analysts to communicate in real time across jurisdictions, agencies and shifts.
Jay Song, chief information officer for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, talks about his role at CAL FIRE, the opportunities and challenges of technology today and an important project implementation getting underway.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Sumo Logic to the Techwire family. The Sumo Logic platform helps with data-driven decisions and reduces the time to investigate security and operational issues, freeing up your resources for more important activities. Sumo Logic provides real-time visibility into AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud applications and infrastructure, and provides more than 150 apps and native integrations to provide out-of-the-box visibility into the technologies that power your applications. Sumo is built with security-first principles in and for the cloud and empowers teams to securely collaborate using role-based access control and content sharing. For more information, visit sumologic.com or contact Mark Sanders.
Techwire is pleased to welcome CommonLook to the Techwire family. CommonLook, a leader in PDF accessibility, provides software and professional services to help organizations achieve compliance with document accessibility standards, including WCAG, PDF/UA and Section 508. CommonLook’s product family makes the creation, remediation and management of accessible PDF and Microsoft Office documents easier than ever before, and its services ensure best-in-class remediation results as the only provider of a comprehensive Section 508 or WCAG compliance certificate for each remediated document. Customers include government departments and agencies, institutes of higher education, financial and health-care enterprises, and major corporations. For more information, visit commonlook.com or contact Megan Carey.
Techwire is pleased to welcome BeyondTrust to the Techwire family. BeyondTrust is a global leader in Privileged Access Management (PAM) and its platform lets clients scale privilege security to meet evolving threats across endpoints, network devices, services, the cloud and in DevOps. That includes state and local agencies, which can secure and manage universes of privileges. Its highly advanced, integrated PAM lets companies shrink their attack surface and deploy appropriate privilege levels, improving user productivity. BeyondTrust’s client base includes 20,000 customers and 70 percent of the Fortune 500. For more information, visit beyondtrust.com or contact Larry Vigil.
Quentin Wright, chief information officer and chief technology officer for the California Department of Technology, talks about his role at CDT, an RFP to watch out for, and his more than 20-year career with the state.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Nexlogica to the Techwire family. Nexlogica offers a diverse team of consultants capable of delivering on all aspects of enterprise deployments, from business consulting to engineering, development, and post-production operations. Nexlogica has certified data center engineering capabilities, with an agile project-management approach, to provide full-spectrum consultancy. Whether it is hardware install, software utility, consulting service, or all of the above, Nexlogica offers a tailored solution that gets you from Point A to Point B with step-by-step guidance in choosing, installing, and tailoring tech solutions to optimize your bottom line. For more information, visit www.nexlogica.com or contact Muhammad Bajwa.
Jennifer Benson, deputy director and chief information officer at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, discusses the department's ongoing modernization and how the COVID-19 pandemic offers IT an opportunity to change the conversation.
Techwire is pleased to welcome HashiCorp to the Techwire family. HashiCorp provides a “control plane” for each layer of the cloud, enabling enterprises to make the shift to a cloud operating model. HashiCorp is a remote-first company headquartered in San Francisco that solves development, operations, and security challenges in infrastructure so organizations can focus on business-critical tasks. Keying on automation – of infrastructure, security, networking and applications – each product addresses specific technical and organizational challenges of cloud infrastructure automation. For more information, contact Laura Berman.
The course will be different this time: Rather than working and learning in person, participants will attend online — “able to complete the academy without physically sitting in a classroom,” according to the Office of Professional Development, which runs the academies.
As part of its ongoing quest to more closely connect readers in gov tech and the technology industry, Techwire heard from Patrick Dennis, chief information officer at the California Department of Parks and Recreation, on his role; the rise of "Statewide Broadband as a Service"; and reaching visitors where they are.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Infor to the Techwire family. Infor is a leader worldwide in business cloud software products that are designed to enable progress for companies in industry-specific markets. It creates full cloud-based industry suites and uses technology efficiently to prioritize the user experience, leverage data science and smoothly integrate with existing systems. Infor has 17,300 employees and more than 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries. Customers include leading high-tech companies and 19 of the largest U.S. cities. For more information, visit infor.com or contact Marta Massoodnia.
As part of its ongoing quest to more closely connect readers in gov tech and the technology industry, Techwire heard from Sumi Smith, chief information officer and chief information security officer for the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Broadcom Inc. to the Techwire family. Broadcom is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Its products offer voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in home, office and mobile environments, and the company has one of the industry's widest-ranging portfolios of next-gen system-on-a-chip solutions. Among its work with state-level governments, Broadcom has modernized print services, increased cybersecurity with proactive network management and secured services with a flexible API solution. For more information, visit broadcom.com.
As part of its ongoing quest to more closely connect readers in gov tech and the technology industry, Techwire heard from Bill Glaholt, chief information officer at the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), on how his agency's IT shop is structured; on his role; and about CHRB's modernization.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Public Consulting Group to the Techwire family. Public Consulting Group assists public-sector health, education, and human services organizations in improving their performance and processes. For more than 30 years, its methods and tools for actionable reporting and measurement have helped clients maximize resources, hold or trim costs, streamline processes and implement and improve on tech solutions. Public Consulting Group’s tech consulting practice helps state and local government deliver successful, cost-effective IT systems. The company has more than 2,000 employees around the world, and typically around 1,000 open contracts. For more information, visit publicconsultinggroup.com.
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Techwire is pleased to welcome Compuware Corp. to the Techwire family. Compuware offers software that’s focused on mainframe innovation, to more fully empower some of the world’s largest companies. Its modern solutions integrate across platforms and mesh with DevOps to let clients make the fullest use of their mainframes. Compuware’s two-platform IT strategy keeps systems of record close at hand on mainframe while moving systems of engagement to the cloud — enabling customers to devote money and resources to processes that matter, and maximize efficiency. For more information, visit compuware.com or contact Claire Bailey or Matt Schroka.
Steven Garcia, based in Roseville, is a veteran IT consultant and adviser with more than 25 years’ experience in the IT reseller sector. He’s served clients including California state government, as well as counties, cities and school districts, with all facets of IT infrastructure, security and applications.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Workday to the Techwire family. Workday offers enterprise cloud applications centered on finance and human resources, including a cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system targeting medium and large companies. Its services include business planning, financial management, human capital management, analytics, professional services, automation, cloud platform, and data as a service. The company serves many industries and sectors, including technology, government, health care, manufacturing, K-12 and higher education, financial services and hospitality. To partner with Workday, information is available online.
Techwire is pleased to welcome EasyVote Solutions to the Techwire family. EasyVote produces software applications including its Election Management Platform, which streamline elections for state, county and local governments in 18 states. Its solutions improve internal communication, and offer state-of-the-art technology and the data officials need to make informed decisions. In January, EasyVote was featured for the third consecutive year in the 2020 GovTech 100, a list of 100 companies focused on, making a difference in, and selling to state and local governments nationally that’s published by Techwire sister publication Government Technology magazine. For more information, visit easyvotesolutions.com or contact sales@easyvotesolutions.com.
