Cloud-Hosted Software Is Helping to Clone Automated Government Processes
“We want to make it easier for governments to get people to comply with regulations that didn’t use to seem important enough to follow,” CityGrows’ CEO said.
The Cloud Is Making It Easier for States and Localities to Issue Alerts in Seconds
Time can make all the difference for a kidnapping victim or a family in the path of a tornado.
Cybersecurity Education Heads to the Cloud in Virginia
Still in its infancy, the Virginia Cyber Range has partnered with Amazon to scale its closed-network training environment to the colleges, universities and even high schools that want it.
Fourth Annual ‘City on a Cloud’ Challenge Includes School Districts
Amazon Web Services is upping the ante on its cloud-based tools and services innovation competition for local governments and their tech partners..
Michigan IT’s Disaster Recovery Audit Isn’t as Bad as It Reads
The state’s Department of Technology, Management, and Budget began its own review before auditors released their findings and has already made improvements to data colocation and cloud security.
Is the Cloud in Your Agency’s Future? Ask These 5 Questions First
Outcomes, clouds, security, services, and starting points all require consideration.
Putting Hybrid IT Blind Spots in the Rearview Mirror
There might be potholes along the way but state and local agencies have the ability to steer clear of them.
A More Useful Third-Party Voter Registrar for States
Amazon Web Services will soon host Rock the Vote's online voter registration platform in its cloud.
This Housing Authority Took App Delivery Into the Cloud
Workplace entry is easier when core software can quickly be pushed to anyone’s device securely.
Government Agencies Continue Their Shift to Hybrid IT, But Few Will Go All In
Security concerns, lacking skills, budget constraints and legacy systems all impose barriers to a complete migration to the cloud.
How Ohio and IBM Co-Manage the State’s Data Center
The State of Ohio Computing Center consolidates 26 agencies on one floor.
State CIOs Must Be ‘Resource Managers’ Throughout the Procurement Process
A panel of experts talked procurement reform at NASCIO’s midyear conference in Baltimore.
A Scalable, More Secure State Elections Website
Once plagued with traffic problems, Virginia election night reporting now relies on a hosted, cloud-based storage solution.
This Year’s ‘City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge’ Is Here
Winners will be chosen from among Amazon Web Services customers, if their cloud solution could inform other regional and local governments.
The Benefits of Smart Cities Are Apparent, But Is Local Government Ready for Them?
And a bigger question: Is the widespread adoption of the smart cities model really just six to 10 years away?
Denver’s Path to Integrating Enterprise Content and Business Process Management
The Mile High City has been seeking a unified, cost-saving IT strategy since 2005.
Why Los Angeles Moved Its Alternate Emergency Operations Center to the Cloud
A decentralized strategy is not only wise to maintain continuity, but it’s cost effective, too.
San Diego Invests $11 Million in a New Land Management Solution
The permitting tool is 16 months out from launch but has the potential to scale with the city.
This New, Scalable Disaster Recovery Solution Can Help Cities Weather Storms
Ewing, New Jersey police cruisers rolled with Pertino software and Cradlepoint hardware before the latter acquired the former earlier this week.
With Body-Worn Cameras, Here Comes the Hard Part
As law enforcement agencies implement these important policing tools, there are important issues with storing and protecting data and when to make it available to the public.
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