IBM Government Cloud Virtual Summit: Special Hybrid Cloud Edition

Leading digital transformation through the next evolution of cloud

A recent nationwide Center for Digital Government/IBM survey found 56 percent of organizations are now using multiple clouds, with some adopting as many as 10 different types of cloud environments. Multi-cloud environments can provide huge benefits to government agencies, but there are also challenges to implementing and managing them.

With the enhanced partnership between IBM and Red Hat, the two companies committed to advance hybrid and multicloud capabilities via an open source software approach.

Watch as Ian Baker, Vice President for Cloud at IBM and Dave Egts, Chief Technologist, Public Sector at Red Hat, discuss the challenges of moving to a multicloud environment and how a well-planned, open source approach can improve an agency’s chances of success.

• David Egts, Chief Technologist, Public Sector, Red Hat
• Ian Baker, VP Cloud & Cognitive, IBM
• Teri Takai (moderator), Executive Director, Center for Digital Government

How Virginia gets flexibility and innovation with hybrid cloud

Agencies at all levels in the Commonwealth of Virginia are undergoing tremendous change. The complexity of managing multiple clouds and data centers, and fragile legacy applications create opportunities and challenges around modernizing IT and improving resiliency. The solution many IT leaders see going forward is a cloud strategy that recognizes a hybrid multi-cloud reality.

Click here to access this insightful session and hear how public sector CIOs from the Commonwealth are developing future-proof strategies and leading meaningful change.

• Michael J. Riggs Sr., Director, Department of Judicial Information Technology, Supreme Court of Virginia
• Todd Kissam, Chief Architect, Virginia Information Technologies Agency
• Peter Wallace, CIO, City of Virginia Beach, VA
• Pete Teigen (moderator), Emerging Tech, IBM Services

Lessons in data-driven innovation from one of the world's largest global health supply chains

Too often technological and political silos prevent agencies from leveraging their data to address public challenges. Working with USAID, PEPFAR and the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, Chemonics and IBM used a data first strategy and enhanced data visibility to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of a global health supply chain used to procure and deliver lifesaving medicines.

Listen to this engaging discussion to hear lessons that you can apply to your agency, including how the right leadership, business processes, analytics and cloud solutions helped improve and secure the delivery of essential medical supplies for people around the world.

• Kim Shelsby, Director, Supply Chain Solutions, Chemonics
• Stephanie Wohler, Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics, IBM
• Tim Coates (moderator), Cloud Marketing Leader, IBM