 Cloud computing has a huge upside for government agencies, but the transition isn't all sunshine and roses. Check out our strategies for managing three key concerns. 10 April 2013 | Kellie Ann Chainier, Director of Office Regulatory and Policy Strategy, Worldwide Public Sector  Government officials must be smart to build better cities, but your IT software doesn't always have to be. 08 April 2013 | Marianne Janik, Senior Director Public Sector, Germany  The cloud is prevalent in government today, but that wasn’t always the case. Learn about three factors that have catalyzed the adoption of cloud in government, why they’re important, and what it means for the future. 25 March 2013 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security  Natural disasters can strike at any time, meaning that the time to prepare is now. In the wake of recent natural disasters, we reflect on how our customers around the world are preparing for the future. 27 February 2013 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector  Through a new Joint Enterprise Licensing Agreement (JELA) with Microsoft, the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will gain access to the latest Microsoft technologies in support of ongoing DoD modernization efforts. 04 January 2013 | Tim Solms, General Manager, Microsoft Department of Defense Business  Find out how this government organization gained efficiencies with a private cloud. 21 August 2012 | Yasser Hassan, Government Industry Director, Middle East and Africa Learn about new technology designed to improve public safety for citizens across the globe. 09 August 2012 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Is it time for your organization to migrate from legacy platforms & processes? 28 June 2012 | Glenn Berg, Provincial Government Industry Manager, Microsoft Canada Find out how the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit is helping governments and international organizations investigate and stop cybercrime worldwide. 21 June 2012 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security  Learn why it’s time to invest in Big Data, and how to get started today. 19 June 2012 | Parul Bhandari, Government Industry Solutions Lead, Worldwide Public Sector Learn about the benefits of shared services and how one government is attributing great cost savings to this strategy. 17 May 2012 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security  Find out how we’re helping customers understand how to implement the Connected Government Framework. 13 March 2012 | Alan Merrihew, Senior Director of Government Technology Strategy, Worldwide Public Sector  Learn how your city can leverage cloud computing to become more energy smart, and address the challenges of managing a smarter grid. 19 December 2011 | Eric Basha, Managing Director, Cities Read the next installment of our Saving Governments Money series to find ways that the cloud can help your organization simplify and streamline its IT resources. 15 December 2011 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector The city of London is taking advantage of the Windows Azure cloud platform to manage 2.3 million web site hits a day. Learn how. 29 November 2011 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Everest wanted to help local municipalities improve call center service while reducing costs, so it developed a call center knowledge management solution and hosted it on the Windows Azure platform. 11 November 2011 | Joel Cherkis, General Manager, Worldwide Government and Security The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative white paper provides guidance to help your agency improve the efficiency of its IT resources. 08 November 2011 | Gordon McKenzie, Government Solutions Lead, Worldwide Public Sector I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Josh Henretig (Director, Environmental Sustainability, Microsoft) about the smart building project launched to help Microsoft reduce carbon emissions per unit of revenue by at least 30 percent by 2012. 25 October 2011 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector Information technology is the common language and platform of governance today, empowering public sector organizations to collaborate, operate more effectively, increase efficiency and transparency, and to develop greater accountability to the citizen. 14 September 2011 | Michele Bedford Thistle, Marketing Manager, Worldwide Public Sector |
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