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Today’s tech-savvy constituents want the ability to interact with government through various means and touchpoints. To meet residents’ expectations, many organizations have adopted a ‘no wrong door’ approach, creating an omnichannel experience that allows individuals to interact with government in the manner most convenient for them.
Hear how small improvements in public works asset management have led to big changes for the City of Helotes, TX. Public Works Supervisor Josh Mair will share how his team quickly evolved from a pen-and-paper approach to tracking infrastructure in real time, answering council questions in a flash, and using data to justify new hires and budget increases.
Everybody is talking about generative AI – sometimes with a mix of excitement and anxiety but few doubt that the advances we are seeing represent a huge opportunity for those that act quickly — and strategically. So what is generative AI? Generative AI refers to deep-learning models that can generate high-quality text, images, and other content based on the data they were trained on.
Every day, your team is tasked with managing millions — if not billions — of dollars in infrastructure assets. Are you maintaining your city or utility as efficiently and effectively as possible with the latest mobile technology? Or, are you behind the times and struggling? Here’s some food for thought on why you should make the switch:
Containers and Kubernetes have emerged as prominent platform technologies for building cloud-native apps and modernizing legacy workloads. We answer common client questions on containers and Kubernetes that enable enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders to make sound decisions.
Now available on the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract.
VMware Tanzu is a modular, cloud native application platform that accelerates development, delivery, and operations across multiple clouds. Join VMware and Carahsoft for a webinar series to learn more about VMware Tanzu solutions.
The recent global pandemic taught us that anything can happen. Yet whatever the event—from weather emergency to civil unrest—state and local governments must continue to serve their communities and provide essential services. Technology teams inside government agencies are gathering and analyzing data to help them stay agile and deliver the right response to any situation. Yet the more data-driven they become, the more enticing they are for cyberattackers.
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?
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.
Trends and Insights From 500+ Local Government Leaders
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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.
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What to Know:
- The city-operated AI Factory processes real-time data from cameras, sensors and connected systems to enhance public safety, traffic control and emergency response, according to CIO Jorge Cardenas.
- The platform is powered by the city’s own fiber network and private 5G infrastructure, allowing for secure, high-speed data processing without relying on third-party cloud providers.
- Brownsville plans to offer compute capacity to neighboring cities that lack similar capabilities.
What to Know:
- Texas’ 2026–27 state budget includes more than $1 billion in IT capital funding for modernization across key agencies.
- Major initiatives include system overhauls at HHSC, TxDMV and DFPS, and creation of the new Texas Cyber Command.
- Agencies are expanding use of AI, automation and data integration, with new vendor opportunities expected in late 2025 and into 2026.
What to Know:
- The state of Texas spent about $6.3 billion on IT-related goods and services in Fiscal Year 2025.
- The Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Transportation were the top-spending agencies.
- Deloitte, Rackspace and the Texas Facilities Commission were among the highest-paid vendors.
