Cloud (Track 2) Introduction Presented by Huddle

Cloud (Track 2) Keynote

The Importance of a Single Source of Data Truth in a Crisis

No one, including government organizations, was prepared for COVID-19. In order to respond to the pandemic, everyone turned to data. However, effectively gathering all that data has been challenging. Many organizations turned to Snowflake to quickly aggregate disparate datasets and respond, potentially saving lives. This session will walk you through several examples.

Cloud Panel 1: Cloud Security

Automating security control assessments is a challenge in cloud environments. The Cloud Security Working Group is establishing a proof-of-concept for ATO automation for security control assessments. How will cloud security shift as these solutions come to fruition? How will the cloud community and the government cloud adopters be able to utilize these solutions once they are put into production?

Who’s Responsible for Your Cloud Security?

Join our tech talk to learn about Security in the Cloud and how the attack surface is changing.   As traditional apps are migrated to serverless-compute platforms we’ll highlight some best practices from a cyber-perspective.   We’ll  also talk about the shared responsibility model and how it’s ultimately your responsibility for the safe guarding of your applications and data.

Lunch and Technology Showcase

Afternoon Cloud Keynote

How to Increase Productivity with Smartsheet in the Dynamic Economy

New ways of working have emerged.  The old, monolithic approach to work, where most employees are engaged in large agency-wide initiatives, is no longer effective. Now that many are working remotely, how do you continue to manage agency productivity and get it all done?  No matter how complex the organization, Smartsheet can help keep your agency aligned, adapting, and achieving your mission. In this session you will learn how Smartsheet’s flexible, no-code platform empowers any user to easily design a solution that meets their unique needs – and adapt as needs evolve in this dynamic economy. 

How Do You Hire an Astronaut?

Every agency wants to attract and hire the very best and most capable technical talent. The current talent shortage especially in cloud seems almost insurmountable in many ways. This talk will challenge the way we think about what talent means in the current and future government technical landscape, and suggests that maybe thinking a little differently will have a positive impact beyond simply solving our immediate staffing issues.

Cloud Panel 2: Migration

Cloud migration remains a hurdle for government cloud adopters. Despite advances in cloud migration (e.g., Cloud Smart), it remains important for government practitioners to understand the cloud services available and how they can be used during migration and sustainment in the cloud. How is the government utilizing cloud migration services and is there a gap in commercially provided cloud features for migration assistance?

Supporting Cloud Migration with Secure Access and SaaS

Agency’s cloud transformation is changing the way that users access applications and the way security protection is delivered. You need to enable secure access, protect users and applications, and control data – from anywhere. Multiple point products have been the standard approach, but they add cost and complexity, and leave gaps in your security posture. Tom Welsh from Palo Alto Networks will walk through Prisma Access and how it  is paving the way.