{"id":18652,"date":"2020-01-20T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/?p=18652"},"modified":"2020-01-17T16:13:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T00:13:06","slug":"join-us-jumpstart-your-gov-agencys-path-to-2020-cloud-vision-jan-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azuregov\/join-us-jumpstart-your-gov-agencys-path-to-2020-cloud-vision-jan-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us: Jumpstart your gov agency\u2019s path to 2020 cloud vision &#8211; Jan 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More and more government agencies are reaching the tipping point with cloud; going beyond lift-and-shift as the full potential of cloud is becoming crystal clear. Without a doubt, 2020 will bring even greater focus on ways agencies can take advantage of cloud capabilities to enable their mission.<\/p>\n<p>With this in mind, I invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuregovmeetup-0120\">RSVP<\/a> and join the Microsoft Azure Government user community as we kick off the New Year with a can&#8217;t-miss meetup, <em>Jumpstart your gov agency\u2019s path to 2020 cloud vision<\/em>, on Wednesday, <strong>Jan 29 <\/strong>from<strong> 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m<\/strong>. at 1776 New America in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>During this free event, which is open to the public, government and industry speakers will share insights such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cloud fundamentals: What you need to know to get started<\/li>\n<li>Security and compliance considerations<\/li>\n<li>Planning, assessing and migrating to the cloud<\/li>\n<li>Training and reskilling for cloud 2020<\/li>\n<li>Plus, demos of tools to ease your move to cloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Featured speakers include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brianhconrad\/\">Brian Conrad<\/a>, Cybersecurity Program Manager, FedRAMP, General Services Administration (GSA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stroupe\/\"> Richard Stroupe Jr.<\/a>, CEO, Sequoia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/derek-strausbaugh-46662\/\">Derek Strausbaugh<\/a>, Chief Digital Officer, National Security, Microsoft<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details, be sure to check out the agenda and <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuregovmeetup-0120\">RSVP to join us<\/a> for this free event. In addition to engaging discussions and learning, there will be excellent networking opportunities and refreshments.\u00a0We hope to see you there &#8211; and be sure to invite your colleagues and connections to join, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About us:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With more than 2,880 members, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\">Azure Government DC user community<\/a> is one of the largest government cloud communities in the DC-metro region. To join this group of government cloud innovators and stay informed of upcoming events, visit us on Meetup: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov\">www.meetup.com\/DCAzureGov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more government agencies are reaching the tipping point with cloud; going beyond lift-and-shift as the full potential of cloud is becoming crystal clear. 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