{"id":18324,"date":"2019-07-22T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=18324"},"modified":"2019-07-29T12:05:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:05:42","slug":"join-us-7-31-moving-smart-cloud-accelerators-for-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/join-us-7-31-moving-smart-cloud-accelerators-for-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us! Moving smart: Cloud accelerators for government &#8211; July 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/700\/698236.pdf\">Government Accountability Office report<\/a>, only 11 percent of federal IT systems are running on the cloud while the Department of Defense uses cloud for about 3 percent of its tech. As many government agencies look to accelerate their drive to the cloud, they can encounter various roadblocks to picking up the pace.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, we invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/262081493\/\">RSVP and join <\/a>the Microsoft Azure Government user community for our next meetup, <em>Moving smart: Cloud accelerators for government,<\/em> on July 31 from 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m. at 1776 at New America in Washington, DC. <strong><em>(Note: this is a <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>new location from previous Meetups)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this free event you\u2019ll hear from government and industry speakers who will share:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategies and insights to help you break through top barriers to cloud adoption including connectivity, governance, compliance, training, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Ways to accelerate development for Secret-classified environments<\/li>\n<li>Various resources to help in your cloud journey, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Featured speakers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/monique-bourque-5ba9521\/\"><i>Monique Bourque<\/i><\/a><i>, Assistant Director at U.S. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/\"><i>Department of Justice<\/i><\/a><i>, Justice Management Division, OCIO, CTO <\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tomsuder\/\"><em>Tom Suder<\/em><\/a><em>, President &amp; Founder, <a href=\"https:\/\/atarc.org\/\">ATARC<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/frontis-wiggins\/\"><em>Frontis Wiggins<\/em><\/a><em>, Director for Strategic Engagement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northropgrumman.com\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Northrop Grumman<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><i><\/i><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-mouring-258a4965\/\">Stephen Mouring<\/a>, CTO, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sequoiainc.com\/\">Sequoia Holdings LLC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mitchell-ly\/\">Mitchell Ly<\/a>, Principal Azure Engineer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sequoiainc.com\/\">Sequoia Holdings LLC<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-kagan\/\"><em>Andrew Kagan<\/em><\/a><em>, CTO, <a href=\"https:\/\/go-planet.com\/\">Planet Technologies<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pcfromdc\/\"><em>Patrick Curran<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> <em>CTO of Federal, <a href=\"https:\/\/go-planet.com\/\">Planet Technologies<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\/events\/262081493\/\">Check out the full agenda and RSVP<\/a> today for an evening of great content, discussion, networking opportunities and refreshments. Please be sure to invite your colleagues and connections to join, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent Government Accountability Office report, only 11 percent of federal IT systems are running on the cloud while the Department of Defense uses cloud for about 3 percent of its tech. 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