{"id":13645,"date":"2018-07-13T14:39:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=13645"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:46:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:46:04","slug":"join-the-azure-gov-dc-meetup-july-25-it-governance-for-cloud-gov-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/join-the-azure-gov-dc-meetup-july-25-it-governance-for-cloud-gov-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Azure Gov DC Meetup July 25: IT Governance for Cloud &#8211; Gov Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/July-Meetup-Slide-v2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"324\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13715\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/July-Meetup-Slide-v2-1024x575.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest concerns slowing down government digital transformation is the lack of effective IT governance. Unresolved concerns including privacy, security and organizational silos limiting data sharing and analysis continue to pose challenges for agencies.<\/p>\n<p>To discuss ways to overcome these challenges, we invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/244546301\/\">RSVP and join us<\/a> for the Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/244546301\/\">IT Governance for Cloud &#8211; Gov Best Practices<\/a><\/em>, on Wednesday, July 25 from 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1776.vc\/crystal-city\/\">1776 Crystal City<\/a>, Virginia.*<\/p>\n<p>During this Meetup you\u2019ll hear from industry-leading experts who will share insights and strategies on achieving effective IT governance in areas including identity, portfolio and records management.<\/p>\n<p>Featured speakers:<\/p>\n<table width=\"424\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 204px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/John-Peluso1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-13725 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/John-Peluso1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/johnpeluso\/\">John Peluso<\/a>, CTO,<span style=\"float: none;background-color: transparent;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: 24px;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px\">\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avepoint.com\/\">AvePoint Public Sector<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 204px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Karen-Britton.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-13675 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Karen-Britton.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karen-britton-pmp-4467b022\/\">Karen Britton<\/a>, Director,\nAdvisory Services, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lmi.org\/en\/Home\">LMI <\/a>\nand former EOP CIO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 204px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Kent-Cunningham.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-13705 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2019\/03\/Kent-Cunningham.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kentcunningham\/\">Kent Cunningham<\/a>, CTO, Enterprise Cloud Services,\n<span style=\"float: none;background-color: transparent;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;line-height: 24px;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\">Microsoft<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/244546301\/\">Be sure to reserve your spot<\/a> today to join us for an evening of engaging presentations, discussions, excellent networking opportunities and refreshments. As always, this event is free and open to the public \u2013 please invite your colleagues and connections to join, too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>*IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Due to construction at our usual 1776 DC location, the July and August Meetups will be in 1776\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1776.vc\/crystal-city\/\">Crystal City location<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/\">The Microsoft Azure Government DC User Community<\/a>, a growing community of 1,800+ members, hosts monthly Meetups that include industry and government professionals sharing best practices, lessons learned, and insights on government cloud innovation. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Please join us<\/span>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest concerns slowing down government digital transformation is the lack of effective IT governance. 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