Why cloud adoption is gaining steam within SLED organizations

This article originally appeared on the TD SYNNEX blog, HERE. Cloud services continue to be a top priority for state chief information officers (CIOs), but the focus has accelerated due to the emergence of digital government and disruptions brought on by…

Why federal agencies must prioritize zero trust workforce training before FY24 deadline

This article originally appeared on Government Technology Insider. It’s no secret that the U.S. federal government operates in one of the world’s most threatened IT environments. When evaluating today’s federal cybersecurity landscape, it’s obvious that government agencies face more than…

Ransomware and SLED – Why K-12 institutions and municipalities are juicy targets for hackers

This article originally appeared on TD Synnex’s official blog, HERE. Ransomware attacks against K-12 educational institutions have been on the rise in recent years, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has taken notice. School networks have become juicy…

Time to get ready for CMMC 2.0

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 is here. If your company is not prepared, the time to get ready is now, or your company may risk losing business with the Department of Defense (DoD). The CMMC program requires cyber protection…

WVDEP CIO explains how digital transformation enhanced the state agency’s cybersecurity and boosted productivity

When COVID-19 reached American shores, state and local government agencies and educational organizations (SLED) had to abruptly and suddenly find a way to operate in a world with no face-to-face, in-person interaction. This forced many of them to turn to…

The current state of government AppSec and the threats agency developers face

For IT professionals who develop the technologies, applications, and services that federal, state, and local government agencies employ, there is one specific challenge that they always find themselves brushing up against. When government agencies request new applications and expect them…

3 ways SAP monitoring solutions are boosting mission success for government agencies

For most government agencies, SAP® applications are mission critical. Yet, SAP performance management is still notoriously complicated and unreliable. That’s why it’s critical for agencies’ IT teams to prioritize the monitoring of the SAP landscape with solutions that will not…

How federal and SLED agencies are bolstering their cybersecurity postures with DevSecOps

As the federal government and SLED organizations continue to digitally transform their systems, networks, and applications, it is critical that they remain vigilant and be aware of the fact that modernization will always be accompanied by potential network vulnerabilities and…

How SLED organizations benefit from centralized monitoring of cross-platform databases

This article originally appeared on Quest Software’s official blog. Far too often, SLED organizations look at monitoring solutions as “nice to have,” or better put, as luxury items that make the lives of IT administrators easier, but come at a…

Bridging the Database Skills Gap in Hybrid IT with Foglight®

As state and local governments’ hybrid, IT environments continue to grow and become more complex, is there a database skills gap that is growing alongside them? According to a survey of database professionals conducted by Unisphere Research in 2020, 84%…