In the weeks after most U.S. states instituted lockdowns to minimize the spread of COVID-19, various industries transitioned office-based employees to working from home at record speeds. Government agencies specifically worked tirelessly to extend telework capabilities far beyond the then-established norms, while also securing the government data and applications that were being accessed from home networks and devices. Today, more than one year later, many government employees remain working from home, confirming that a persistent hybrid work model can be sustained. As it turns out, the compressed digital transformation timeline that 2020 forced on us resulted in highly effective support for the modern workforce.
Playing Catch Up with the Private Sector
It’s no secret that IT capabilities are advancing faster than ever before. Unfortunately, public sector organizations and government agencies do not have the flexibility to run trial-and-error IT models in order to deliver on their respective missions.
Unforeseen costs associated with public cloud models have shown that relying fully on such platforms is, unfortunately, not a cost-effective long-term solution. As a result, agencies are expected to follow their private-sector counterparts in terms of moving towards a hybrid and multicloud model. According to Nutanix’s 2020 Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI), 43% of public-sector respondents now use a mix of private and public clouds, allowing for increased flexibility and cost savings, helping agencies quickly adapt to the rapidly changing environment spurred by the pandemic.
Supporting a Dispersed Workforce Long-term
A recent Government and Election Cybersecurity survey found that 42% of federal, state and local government employee ..
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