Overview

March 28

State and local governments are tasked with securely connecting one or multiple of five things to support mission-critical needs: People, locations, data, clouds and applications. With a renewed focus on government cybersecurity, agencies face increased pressure to keep those connections secure.

There’s growing attention to the physical security of government data centers and an increase in the adoption of cloud strategies that explore vendor-neutral data center options. And as governments look to future-proof their operations and keep pace with the ever-changing digital world, more agencies are leveraging networking and interconnection capabilities that can dynamically deliver services from multiple clouds or networks around the country. Having effective security across these clouds will be critical in enabling agency success.

Join Government Technology on March 28, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time/10:30 a.m. Pacific Time to hear our panel of experts weigh in on the best practices for securely connecting your government agency across hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure.

This interactive discussion will explore:

The three areas government agencies must address to meet demands
The next generation hybrid multi-cloud strategies
How to securely deliver services from two or more clouds or networks

Speakers

Jay O’Brien

Global Solutions Architect – SLED, Equinix

Jay O’Brien joined Equinix in 2015 and serves as the Global Solutions Architect supporting the SLED government. In his role, he is responsible for developing architectures to support the customer’s IT modernization and hybrid cloud strategies. Prior to Equinix, Mr. O’Brien served in several technical solutions and managerial roles. Mr. O’Brien’s prior experience includes roles at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, MCI, UUNET and GE Information Systems.

D.R. Carlson

Sr. Director of Segment Marketing for the Americas, Equinix

D.R. Carlson is the Sr. Director of Segment Marketing for the Americas for Equinix focusing on joint value propositions and go-to-market strategy with Equinix’s largest partners. Mr. Carlson works extensively with the Equinix Government Solutions team to provide tailored solutions to the State and Local government agencies. Prior to joining Equinix, Mr. Carlson served as VP for Neovera (Equinix New Partner of the Year 2017), and Oratium. At Oratium he built messaging for companies, trained Ted speakers and prepared executives for Keynote speeches.

Deborah A. Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is an accomplished C-level executive, influencer and educator who has dedicated her career to improving state and local government services for the citizens of New York state through policy and technology innovation. She has a broad range of experience in government, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She recently retired from the position of New York state’s chief information security officer, where she led the state’s cybersecurity programs and directed the NYS Cyber Command Center. She works with organizations and universities to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and preparedness, and to create and inspire the next generation of cyber leaders.

Webinar

Keeping Connections Secure Across Hybrid Multicloud Infrastructure