Agenda
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8:30 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Opening Remarks
8:35 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Using Cloud IT Modernization Today to Enhance Army Readiness Tomorrow
Session Opening Remarks: John Lee, Vice President, Cloud Solutions, Carahsoft
COL Donald L. Burton, Project Manager, Defense Integrated Business Systems (DIBS), US Army
This session examined how the Army is using a modernized cloud infrastructure to provide every available tool for competitive advantage in a multi-domain operations environment. IT modernization functions as a digital weapon system that must be cyber hardened, delivering up-to-the-minute information to warfighters at the speed of need.
On Demand
9:00 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Cyber Modernization: Modern Approaches Securing Hybrid, Cloud and Code Deployments
Garrett Cook, Security Engineer, Tenable
Underwritten by: Tenable
Hear from Tenable during FCW's Cloud Summit
On Demand
9:20 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Securing Multiple Clouds with a Zero Trust Architecture
Rosa Underwood, IT Specialist, IT Security Subcategory, Information Technology Category (ITC), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), U.S. General Services Administration
Herb Kelsey, Sr Security Strategy Program Lead, Office of the CTO, Dell Technologies
Moderator: Lauren Williams, Senior Editor, FCW & Defense Systems
Underwritten by: Dell
Government agencies’ move to multi-cloud environments has been underway for some time, accelerating remote work, new applications and other innovation. Zero Trust architectures, now part of the government’s cybersecurity strategy, offers a way to more robustly secure those multi and hybrid clouds. Combined, the potential for a more secure, flexible environment is dawning.
On Demand
10:00 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Choosing the right type of cloud services
Jim Mandelbaum, Field CTO, Gigamon
Sharon Woods, Director (Acting), Hosting and Compute Center, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Moderator: Lauren Williams, Senior Editor, FCW & Defense Systems
Underwritten by: Gigamon
The move to the cloud is only the first step in harnessing it to bring improved efficiencies and speedier innovation to an enterprise. Understanding the complex array of services and capabilities that the cloud environment brings can be frustrating, but tapping the right mix is an important step towards next frontier of cloud.
On Demand
10:30 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Coffee Break
10:40 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Apps, DevOps, Visualization and Managing Cloud adoption
Gregg Judge, Deputy Director, Enterprise Cloud Management Agency, US Army
With efficient modular apps, DevOps software development, and network visualization tools agencies are increasing control over their cloud adoption and management capabilities, from melding multi-cloud environments to more efficient operations.
On Demand
11:10 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Making sense of TIC 3.0 in the cloud
Jeff Carson, Vice President of Technology, Public Sector, Effectual
Underwritten by: Effectual
Hear from our technology partner, Effectual, in FCW's Cloud Summit
On Demand
11:30 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Break
11:45 AM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
Master Class
Tristan Ahmadi, Principal Solutions Architect, Elastic
Underwritten by: Elastic
Hear from our technology partner, Elastic, during FCW's Cloud Summit
On Demand
12:05 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
How AI and ML and 5G will continue to push cloud evolution
Brian Gattoni, Chief Technology Officer, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Dr. Tao Zhang, Manager, Transformative Networks and Services, NIST
Kurt Greening, District Sales Manager-US Public Sector Public Cloud, Palo Alto Networks
Moderator: Adam Mazmanian, Executive Editor, FCW
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and 5G wireless are driving technological innovation across the board in government and the commercial sector. Cloud evolution is no exception to their influence. AI-driven cloud computing allows cloud to be more efficient and effective, driven by more data-driven insights. Cloud’s reach can allow more expansive use of ML, while 5G will likewise expand machine to machine communications.
On Demand
12:45 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
How cloud acquisition is changing with GSA BPAs
Sonny Hashmi, Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Jeff Frazier, VP, Head of Global Public Sector, Snowflake
Moderator: Anne Armstrong, VP, Strategic Alliances, GovExec 360
Underwritten by: Snowflake
A potential golden age of cloud acquisition is here, as GSA looks to open a new cloud acquisition marketplace and framework. The agency wants to become a one-stop shop for federal agencies’ cloud solutions, including commercial Software as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service offerings, as well as ongoing governance and management capabities.
On Demand
1:15 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 06
SSA’s Modernization Enables Digital Self Service for the Public
Pending Agency Approval: Sean Brune, Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration
Driven by the changing expectations of our customers, SSA has executed a multi-year IT modernization program to refactor and replace legacy systems. Our modernization program has expanded and increased the use of digital self-service options for the public. The keynote will outline how SSA’s hybrid cloud environment enables modernization by taking advantage of cloud technologies capabilities in Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings.
On Demand
1:40 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 06