posted on 12.16.2014 posted by Brian Harrison

Why You Shouldn’t Fork-Lift Your System into the Cloud

The cost savings, elasticity and scalability of “The Cloud” provides a level of improvement for existing systems and applications that can be very hard to ignore, especially within the federal government. As a result, whether or not to migrate isn’t really the hardest question to answer. The tougher question is, what’s the best approach to migrate your agency’s system(s) to the cloud?

Clearing the Hurdles to Agency Innovation: 6 Steps to Success

At last month’s Nextgov Prime 2014 event, NASA Web Services Executive Roopangi Kadakia and I provided advice on how agencies can overcome the hurdles to innovation and achieve success. The advice we presented is relevant for all federal agencies striving to meet the needs of constituents—and of the agency as a whole—and achieve mission success.

5 Tips to Engage Citizens on Social Media

Just a few years ago, federal government involvement in social media was uncommon. Fast-forward to today, and the government is using social media platforms to help streamline operations in their continued effort to cut costs, improve efficiency and reach constituents in a more effective way.

Portals: What they are, and how they can help your agency

What is a portal? This is a far more common question than you might expect. Although they’ve been around for many years, portals continue to evolve, and there are still questions about what they actually are and how they add value.

Overcoming Hurdles to Agency Innovation

As a federal manager, one of your responsibilities is to implement programs that help meet the needs of your constituents and accomplish your agency’s mission. You strive to leverage innovative approaches for your digital communications and technology strategies, yet focusing solely on these approaches can present many hurdles.