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How Organizations Can Benefit While Managing Their Risks

The open authentication standard addresses existing multifactor authentication security vulnerabilities.

Did you know that CDW·G was awarded a Texas DIR contract for Apple?

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For state and local government IT leaders, cloud is no longer an option or a “nice to have” but rather, an integral part of any large-scale overhaul of an agency’s IT systems and platforms. Citizens and workers alike are demanding a more modern, digital government, with cloud infrastructure taking center stage as the way to spark innovation and create meaningful, substantive change.

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Today we’re introducing the Elasticsearch Relevance Engine™ (ESRE™), new capabilities for creating highly relevant AI search applications. ESRE builds on Elastic’s leadership in search and over two years of machine learning research and development. The Elasticsearch Relevance Engine combines the best of AI with Elastic’s text search. ESRE gives developers a full suite of sophisticated retrieval algorithms and the ability to integrate with large language models (LLMs). Even better, it’s accessible via a simple, unified API that Elastic’s community already trusts, so developers around the world can start using it immediately to elevate search relevance.

At Think 2023, IBM announced null, an AI and data platform designed to help enterprises scale and accelerate the impact of the most advanced AI with trusted data.

Six ways a multi-cloud strategy offers freedom, speed, and control

Traditionally, local government budgeting has not been directly tied to outcomes in the community. Instead, incremental amounts were shifted based on previous use and separated by department. Although intentions were good with this method, it generally meant the budget was disconnected from actual impact on the community it served. Today, combine the desire to budget more strategically with requirements from federal funds, such as the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and local government budgeting is experiencing a huge transformation. In fact, the Rethinking the Budget initiative from GFOA and ICMA encourages local governments to, “Move away from ‘incremental, line item budgeting’ by taking advantage of new ways of thinking, new technologies, and to better meet the changing needs of communities with a limited budget.” But, with all the strategies out there, how do you know which one to choose? Read on for more information about the types of strategic budgeting and tips on deciding which one is best for your community.

More than just “keeping the lights on”

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While some may see the new year as nothing more than an arbitrary line in the sand, for local government leaders, turning the page into a new year means a new budget (for those with a fresh fiscal start), new opportunities, and new ways to make an impact. With plenty of federal funding still available and the dust starting to settle in the post-COVID era, we anticipate local government looking very different by the end of 2023. The year will be a continuation of the digital revolution, as our nation’s local governments, special districts, and schools continue to embrace the perfect storm enabling investments in cloud software.

The Development Efficiency Assessment was developed with contributions from Alexa Nguyen, Cyndi Conklin, Emily Tran, Eric Hall, Heddy Stern, Sammota Mwakalobo, Will Sather, and Ichizo Umehara.

IBMers have always aspired to make a lasting, positive impact on the world — both internally, and in our work with clients and partners. We have a strong heritage of aligning business goals with broader ethical, equitable and environmental impact. This is another critical way we fulfill our mission to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

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