{"id":13525,"date":"2018-07-03T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=13525"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:46:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:46:43","slug":"azure-gov-dc-meetup-replay-how-cloud-can-drive-govinnovation-solution-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/azure-gov-dc-meetup-replay-how-cloud-can-drive-govinnovation-solution-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure Gov DC Meetup recap: How Cloud Can Drive #GovInnovation + Solution Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u><span style=\"color: #000120;background-color: #bfe6ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/AzureGovMeetup-Recap-June-2018.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"235\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13535\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/AzureGovMeetup-Recap-June-2018-1024x575.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCloud is not a migration, it\u2019s a transformation,\u201d stated Kevin Jackson, advance technology &amp; business strategy expert and founder\/author of the award-winning blog, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/kevinljackson.blogspot.com\/\">Cloud Musings<\/a><\/em>, at a recent Azure Gov DC Meetup, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azgovmeetup-0618\">How Cloud Can Drive #GovInnovation + Solution Showcase<\/a><\/em>, at 1776 in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson was one of four presenters who shared their experience, best practices, demos, and customer use cases with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/\">Microsoft Azure Gov DC user community<\/a> on successfully transitioning to the cloud.<\/p>\n<p>Featured speakers also included: Brett Goldsmith and Jim Mullennnix of AIS who discussed moving a high-profile application to production in Azure Gov, and Dr. Carlton Reeves from C3 IoT who shared valuable use cases, including Caterpillar, 3M, and the US Air Force.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watch the presentations on the Azure Gov DC Meetup YouTube channel\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLOONVrYRytUjHS-y2HjBYv1lHSOQJlBEm\">How Cloud Can Drive #GovInnovation + Solution Showcase<\/a><\/em> playlist or view them individually<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/byddvbyTEbU\">Segment 1<\/a>: Welcome &amp; Introductions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karinahomme\/\">Karina Homme<\/a>, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Government and Vishwas Lele, CTO, Applied Information Science<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wSviU8GTgnw\">Segment 2<\/a>: How to Innovate in the Cloud \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kjackson\/\">Kevin L. Jackson, CISSP\u00ae,CCSP\u00ae<\/a>, advance technology &amp; business strategy expert<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oe880bovluw\">Segment 3<\/a>: Moving a High-Profile Application to Production in Azure Gov \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brett-goldsmith-ais\/\">Brett Goldsmith<\/a>, program director and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jimmullennix\/\">Jim Mullennix<\/a>, cloud solutions architect, Applied Information Science<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PyF-RH301BU\">Segment 4<\/a>: AI at Enterprise Scale \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carltonreeves\/\">Dr. Carlton Reeves<\/a>, forward deployed solution leader, C3 IoT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join our growing community and the next Azure Gov DC Meetup<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/\">Azure Government DC user community<\/a> which just surpassed 1,800 members!<\/p>\n<p>Please RSVP for the next Meetup, <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azgovmeetup-0718\">Navigating Cloud Procurement Hurdles \u2013 FAR and Wide<\/a>, Wednesday, July 25, 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m., at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1776.vc\/crystal-city\/\">1776 in Crystal City, Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>***Note venue change: Due to construction at our usual 1776 DC location, the July and August Meetups will be in 1776\u2019s Crystal City location.*** <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are unable to join us in person, you can watch via livestream 6:35 p.m. EDT at <a href=\"http:\/\/aka.ms\/azuregovmeetuplive\">aka.ms\/azuregovmeetuplive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI Light',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cCloud is not a migration, it\u2019s a transformation,\u201d stated Kevin Jackson, advance technology &amp; business strategy expert and founder\/author of the award-winning blog, Cloud Musings, at a recent Azure Gov DC Meetup, How Cloud Can Drive #GovInnovation + Solution Showcase, at 1776 in Washington, DC. 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