Modernizing financial, HR and enterprise resource systems involves more than migrating to a software-as-a-service platform. It also requires expert help to get the best ROI.

An upcoming county IT report will show that cost controls were less important than acquiring the technologies needed to respond to COVID-19.

Oklahoma CISO Matt Singleton and Splunk Chief Strategy Advisor Juliana Vida highlight how state agencies are enabling digital transformation using the cloud.

The company said the acquisition will add procurement and contract management to its stable of cloud-based services.

The pandemic and advancements in tech are affording states new opportunities — and presenting challenges — state IT leaders said during an online event.

"We don’t get to turn on a service in the cloud and walk away from it," says California CTO Liana Bailey-Crimmins.

It’s critical that public sector security systems and policies can protect against new cyberthreats. What types of attacks are on the rise and can IT leaders do about it?

Adopting cloud-native development tools can help agencies speed up application development and improve security.

Fraud can quickly drain state and local agency resources. However, with modern authentication controls, CIOs and CISOs can mitigate fraud and security risks.