IT consolidation has been a high-priority federal initiative for years. While the value is clear, it’s critical for federal IT pros to understand a key piece of the equation: to realize the full value, agencies must also consolidate their ITOM tools.
What if you could find out what animals needed attention at the animal shelter, which sporting equipment was used most frequently in the city gym, which parking garage spaces were available most often, and when traffic was the busiest around city hall — all in a matter of minutes, from anywhere? Although this may sound
futuristic, government organizations, like the city of Fayetteville, are already using technology to solve for these questions, and much more.
The universe of IT tools developed to help government agencies achieve their missions is rapidly expanding. So, too, the means for acquiring them. GSA has moved to streamline acquisition of IT tools and services that combat cyberhackers, migrate operations to the cloud and use professional-services providers, to name a few.
Higher Education institutions face a constant struggle to comply with regulations while fending off increasing numbers of attacks. And, of course, the stakes are high since noncompliance or a significant data breach can result in loss of valuable federal funding.