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An element of the success of the president’s management agenda is data, and data-driven processes have never been more critical to a mission. But how can leaders gain actionable insights from their data? A Celonis executive argues that being data-driven has moved beyond simply unlocking datasets—it's about mining data in the enterprise to drive unique insights about business processes. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Celonis. Guest: Chris Radich, vice president of solution engineering at Celonis Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

Splunk Chief Technical Advisor Lisa Palmer highlights lessons public sector agencies can learn from the banking, service and retailing sectors to improve both security and innovation. Palmer describes how Latin America’s largest fintech bank, a leading roadside assistance provider, and Papa John’s Pizza all benefitted from using cloud-based tools from Splunk. Guest: Lisa Palmer, Chief Technical Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This episode is part of a FedScoop podcast series, “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience." Look for more coverage on www.fedscoop.com/listen

Despite the many challenges federal CIOs face trying to modernize and secure their agency’s IT systems, this is a “perfect time” to be leading technology changes in federal government, says a former Pentagon deputy CIO now advising agencies on IT strategies. Guest: Juliana Vida, Group Vice President and Public Sector Chief Strategy Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.

Public sector agencies are gaining new efficiencies from migrating their operations to the cloud but often fail to realize the broader benefits cloud computing offers, say two cloud advisory specialists in a new FedScoop podcast. They also highlight why Splunk customers are finding greater success moving from on-premises software to Splunk’s cloud-based software-as-a-service offerings that can also help public sector organizations collect and manage data across multiple cloud services. Guests: Tom Stoner is senior director, cloud advisory and an area vice president of cloud sales at Splunk. Lee Tamassia is a cloud specialist at Splunk. Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.

While the Biden administration’s directives on national cybersecurity have given federal agencies an explicit roadmap to fortifying security, the chief cybersecurity advisor for a global technology provider argues that agencies must also keep operational resiliency in clear view. “You can’t think solely about security. And you can't just think solely about resilience. You have to have both,” says Paul Kurtz, a former White House National Security Council director. Guest: Paul Kurtz, Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.

The main pillars of the president’s management agenda include rebuilding the federal workforce and improving customer experience. According to one workforce expert, by treating employees like their customers, organizations can begin realizing these initiatives from the Biden administration. “It also supports this concept of business resiliency, when you can start to treat your employees as arguably the greatest asset an organization has,” says Sean Kennedy. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce. Guest: Sean Kennedy, vice president and general manager of health and life sciences at Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

Splunk’s government affairs chief highlights public sector predictions and strategies in a new six-part podcast series on mission resilience. “Whatever threats we face today, and in the future, data is going to be the primary resource for countering it,” argues a former federal security and counterterrorism expert in this FedScoop podcast series, “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience.” “The key is finding the right data, having the tools to understand what the data is trying to tell us and then having the ability to act on it quickly and with confidence,” says Splunk's Bill Wright. “Organizations that understand that are going to be better able to protect themselves and recover more quickly.” Guest: Bill Wright, Senior Director, North America Government Affairs, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more episodes of “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience” on www.fedscoop.com/listen

As mission readiness is a top priority for any organization, many government leaders are looking to support the structure behind it. According to one former senior executive at the Department of Defense, financial readiness is a key driver for mission readiness. “The Defense Department is focused on improving fiscal decision making and focusing specifically on how you ensure the optimization of the defense budget for the warfighter,” says Michael Parker, vice president of business development executive for DOD at Salesforce. “Are we delivering the greatest capability and capacity we can with the precious dollars that have been obligated to the Defense Department?” Guest: Michael Parker, vice president of business development executive for DOD, Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce.

Government agencies continue to implement and comply with cybersecurity requirements from the White House and other federal organizations. According to one cybersecurity expert, they must also be cognizant of ongoing threat actors. While government agencies are still in the early stages of implementing zero-trust architecture, it’s imperative that leaders “get organized and change processes, change systems, hire the right folks so that we can get more secure,” says Mark Ralls, President and Chief Operating Officer at Invicti Security, on a recent episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast. He says that finding the right technology can be a crucial next step in securing an agency’s assets. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Invicti Security. Guest: Mark Ralls, President and COO, Invicti Security Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast

As the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity Approaches, government agencies are still in the early stages of their zero-trust journeys. According to one cybersecurity expert, it’s important for government to be patient throughout this process. “It's a fiction to think that there is a ‘big bang’ by which they can make the entire enterprise — every user group, every application, every data set — be compliant with the zero trust performance mandate,” says Dan Prieto. Guest: Dan Prieto, head of public sector cybersecurity strategy for Google Cloud Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Google Cloud.