Overview

November 1

Government agencies collect a myriad of data from their constituents, vendors, federal interfaces and more. However, most of this data sits unstructured, untouched and largely unusable – High on-prem storage costs and a lack of technical capacity often prohibit the development of meaningful data use. This means agency decisions are made in a silo without a holistic picture of the constituents served.

So, how can agencies address data challenges?

Join Government Technology, Amazon Web Services and SMX for a live webinar on November 1, 2023, at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET to explore what it means to democratize the data analytics process and why it’s essential to solving data problems.

You’ll Learn:

How a modern data stack makes democratizing data easier than you might think
The data management and analytics approach that will drive results in 2024
Crucial data management best practices and key factors to consider

Speakers

John Griffin

Director of Data Architecture and Analytics, SMX

John leads the Data and Analytics practice within the State and Local Government group at SMX. He has more than twenty years of experience delivering full data stack solutions across a broad variety of platforms for clients and industries ranging from state governments, the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, investment banking and insurance. He has led hundreds of Oracle and MS SQL Server database migrations to AWS, including critically important enterprise-wide systems such as a statewide healthcare exchange, a tax revenue management platform, and a statewide enterprise data warehouse. John’s most exciting area of focus today is the adoption of the modern data analytics stack on AWS and the adoption of Snowflake for state government agencies, supported by cloud native, best-in-class data integration and business intelligence and analytics platforms.

Bill Rials — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D., is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program, where he focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi. He has served in CIO, CTO, and CISO roles for local governments and also in various leadership positions within the state of Mississippi’s IT organization as a deputy to the state CIO. Dr. Rials holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Belhaven University, a master’s degree in computer information systems and cybersecurity from Missouri State University, as well as a Ph.D. in higher education administration and public administration from Jackson State University. His dissertation research involved the critical factors that affect the adoption of cloud services within the public sector. He is a noted expert in the IT and cybersecurity space and is frequently quoted by national media outlets. He is also a frequent contributor to national IT government organizations such as NASTD and NASCIO.

Webinar

Democratizing your Organization's Data Analytics Experience