ATARC 2021 Cloud Virtual Summit

Name: ATARC 2021 Cloud Virtual Summit
Start: 2021-02-02T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-02-02T15:45:00-05:00
Location: Virtual

February 2, 2021 from 1:30-3:45 PM Eastern Time 2.5 CPE Credits Available for this Event***

Registration Industry Partners

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1:30 PM

Welcome Remarks

Kiersten Patton

Working Group Manager, ATARC

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1:30 PM

Visionary Keynote

Paul Puckett

Director, ECMO Army CIO/G-6, US Army

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1:45 PM

Tech Talk

Leveraging the Data Cloud for Government to Break Down Data Silos

Isolated, siloed data makes harnessing the value of data time-consuming and expensive.
Governance and collaboration can be impossible to achieve across multiple technologies and
clouds. Attend this session to see how the Snowflake Data Cloud for government eliminates
siloes and facilitates secure, governed data sharing and collaboration, regardless of an
organization’s cloud provider.

Nicholas Speece

Chief Federal Technologist, Snowflake

Modernization Tools and Tactics

It seems more than a few organizations are lamenting having postponed their modernization initiatives. The shutdown(s) exposed some serious shortcomings in legacy systems, networks, processes, and business critical applications. Whether it be due to skyrocketing demand for online services, or the uphill climb to circumvent the need for on-site personnel. Now is a good time to take stock and consider solutions that do not require radical remedies. Our presentation will cover how to get dynamic, cloud ready, and agile today!

Seth Kindley

Principal Systems Engineer, Pure Storage

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2:15 PM

Exploring Cloud in the Time of Covid-19

This year has proven the need to strengthen Cloud capabilities, and a need to solve the Cloud challenges brought forth due to the pandemic. This panel will explore the current state of technology, use cases, and limitations of Cloud, in the Federal Government space. Listen in as subject matter experts share lessons learned and solutions to the challenges brought on to their agency’s as a result of COVID-19. What strategies have been put in place in order to strengthen Cloud as the Federal Government is starting to embrace a “new normal”? Find out how these topic experts have pushed through the challenges brought forth through COVID-19.

Tom Santucci

DCOI Director, US General Services Administration

James Saunders

Chief Cybersecurity Architect, US Small Business Administration (pending agency approval)

George D. Duchak

Director and Chief Information Officer, J6 Information Operations, Defense Logistics Agency, United States Department of Defense

Seth Kindley

Principal Systems Engineer, Pure Storage

Moderator: Dave Nyczepir

Tech Reporter, FedScoop

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2:50 PM

Tech Talk

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3:20 PM

Strengthening The Future of Cloud Through Emerging Technology

Listen as Cloud Experts explain the importance of Cloud across the Federal Government. In this period of time of building the “new normal”, What emerging technology has led to strengthening Cloud? This panel will set out to explain the emerging technology that has been used to help strengthen federal Cloud, along with the future of Cloud in the Federal Government. What does it mean to strengthen your agency’s Cloud? Where do these Federal Leaders see the future of Cloud going, and what emerging technology will help it get there? Here topic experts will discuss the best practices to implement to strengthen federal Cloud, some lessons learned, as well as some challenges from along the way.

Justin B. Morgan

Solutions Architect, Office of Enterprise Technology Solutions, U.S. General Services Administration (pending agency approval)

Sanjay Gupta

Chief Technology Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration

Adam Grandt-Nesher

Director, Infrastructure Optimization CoE, US General Services Administration (pending agency approval)

Gerald Caron

Director of Enterprise Network Management, Bureau of Information Resources, U.S Department of State

Juliana Vida

Chief Technical Advisor – Public Sector at Splunk, Inc.

Moderator: Kiersten Patton

Working Group Manager, ATARC

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3:55 PM

Closing Remarks

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*** ATARC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. Program Level: Beginner, no prerequisites required. Advance preparation: none. Delivery Method: Group Internet Based. Field of Study: Information Technology. Registration #140762. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits have been granted based on a 50-minute hour. Refund, cancellation and complaint resolution policy.