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That's A Data Problem - Accelerating Cloud Transformation | Splunk's James Hodge & Daniel Newman

With a massive shift to cloud infrastructure, organizations are now wrestling with operational complexity. Leadership must look to data solutions that support their cloud strategies, empower their people to make decisions and reach their business outcomes. Tech Analyst Daniel Newman and Global Chief Technical Advisor at Splunk, James Hodge, take a deep dive into accelerating cloud-driven transformation and discuss the benefits and best practices for achieving desired business outcomes.

Transforming the citizen experience in city government

When I transitioned from working in higher education to working for the city of Santa Monica in 2017, I was shocked to find a reliance on paper-based, manual processes. That’s not what you’d expect from a city government with a $40 million municipal fiber network providing ultrafast broadband. It got me thinking about our citizen experience and how we should improve it to provide secure, anytime, anywhere access to services for our 93,000 constituents.

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The Rise of Collaborative Apps - Q&A with Andy Pflaum of Slack

In the latest of an occasional series, today we hear from Andy Pflaum, Director of Platform Solutions at Slack, discussing the rapid growth in the number of apps being built by developers within the platform, the effect of the recent pandemic and remote working on current and future direction, as well as the recent tie-up with Salesforce.

Modernizing without compromising mission-critical systems

This blog is the third in a four-part series on infrastructure automation for government agencies that are modernizing digital systems while grappling with budget and staffing constraints and the challenges of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic moved up the timeline for digital transformation projects considerably.

6 Key Factors for Digital Transformation Success

Digital Transformation (DX) is the magic word that creates miracles to early-adopter organizations, and now the evolution has got its catbird seat in the global business market. The digital switch-over has changed the way companies interact with and influence customers, position their brands against their competitors and promote new products and services.

3 ways to manage digital risk in any organization

Digital transformation is vital to business today. However, it can increase digital risks, which can take many forms. To help ensure your organization is protected against business disruptions, noncompliance, and errors, you need a robust digital risk management program. Our three-part Managing Digital Risk and Beyond webinar series is designed to help you prepare for, manage, and address digital risks in your organization: Develop a risk management program.

Developer, Transform Yourself: Digital Transformation Starts with You

As technical professionals we spend a lot of time developing technical skills. Checking the right boxes of experience with languages, tools, and technologies is what typically lands us a job interview for our specialty. But what wins the job in DevOps — and carries you to success in it — are your human skills. Even more than technical chops, personal traits like mindset, communication skills, and work habits are your strongest assets in making DevOps work.