HERE AND
NOW OF
CLOUD IN
GOVERNMENT
TODAY
FROM BETTER DATA TO ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, GOVERNMENT LEADERS WILL
NEED TO REIMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES AS
CLOUD AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES ROCKET
AGENCY CAPABILITIES INTO THE FUTURE
By Brett McMillen, Director US Federal Civilian,
Amazon Web Services
AS GOVERNMENT agencies look to
deliver ever-more impactful and efficient
constituent services, data can shine a
light on what operational changes can
help pave a path forward. But oftentimes,
data is collected and simply put away
in a file—out of sight is out of mind.
It is now time for agencies to put that
data to work, and across government,
many are doing just that with high
degrees of innovation and impact.
Through digital transformation,
government agencies are beginning to
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turn to cloud and other best-of-breed
technologies in order to make better
use of their datasets, taking the data
from something that’s stored to data
that is now impactful to agencies and
citizens, and that can be shared with the
public and across Federal agencies and
state and local governments as well.
Agencies across the government spectrum
are engaged in digital transformation and
IT modernization strategies and initiatives,
and they are transforming data from raw
information to actionable insights. Cloud