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the “cloud”, using platform an- face hourly life and death situa- www.AmericanSecurityToday.com April 2020 - Edition 43 alytical tools and information tions. technology systems and models. Public sector subject matter ex- perts and industry leaders now depend on these capabilities to make results-driven decisions, reduce risks, and execute their responsibilities to the best of their ability, and on the citizen’s behalf. Obligation to Step up In a few months, we will have an opportunity to account for les- sons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. We’ll be able to ask, “Which agen- cies and teams were the most resilient?  Who was able to use Having the right data, at the right their data stores to support criti- time, to make the right decisions cal decision making? has always been a vital element. How can we improve our access And now, more than ever, this to and resilience of our workforce pandemic demonstrates how im- and enterprise infrastructure in portant that data becomes as we times of crisis, etc.?” 60