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Top Seven Priorities for U.S. Federal CIOs - Azure Government

Strengthen cybersecurity with an enterprise risk mindset

December 6, 2017 Dec 6, 2017 12/6/17
Karina Homme
Cybersecurity is one of the biggest issues facing federal Chief Information Officers (CIOs). Evolving security is recognized across the board as an important challenge that needs to be addressed swiftly and in a continuous fashion. Security is always top of mind for CIOs, and one of the major challenges of introducing new technology is ...

Unlock data insights to drive agency mission

November 28, 2017 Nov 28, 2017 11/28/17
Karina Homme
Now more than ever, federal CIOs can leverage business intelligence (BI) and advanced analytics to simplify data management, unlock valuable insights, and use these insights to improve operations across their agencies. Advanced analytics allows CIOs to connect available data to their agency’s larger mission. Sophisticated tools and ...

Empower Federal Employees with Modern Technology

November 8, 2017 Nov 8, 2017 11/8/17
Karina Homme
In Gartner’s Top Seven Priorities for U.S. Federal CIOs, they maintain that revitalizing the IT workforce should be looked at as an opportunity for CIOs to improve the quality of employees their organization has.[1] One  way of doing this is by modernizing the workforce with new and innovative technology. CIOs can leverage updated ...

Elevating the Value of the CIO

November 1, 2017 Nov 1, 2017 11/1/17
Karina Homme
As the Microsoft Azure Government federal lead partnering with CIOs, I'm often asked: "What are the top priorities for modernizing government?" With new legislation empowering CIOs to take a greater leadership role in transforming the business of government, we're seeing new opportunities to innovate while reducing technology debt A recent ...