Government systems must be sustainable, secure and cost effective for mission achievement

Government services are more than a utility—they help citizens better manage their lives and thrive in a modern society. The key to delivering high-quality citizen services is continuous innovation, unhindered by legacy technology challenges linked to cost, time and efficiency loss. According to NASCIO, 63 percent of state chief information officers noted a challenge in implementing and delivering digital services to citizens.

The combination of data growth, changes in application types, new technologies, and the need to move faster is driving a critical need for agility across federal, state and local agencies. Yet organizations continue to face pressure to get more done with less energy, less time and reduced costs.

As agencies look to drive continuous innovation that enhances citizen services, reduces overall data center footprint and operating costs, and strengthens security for personal citizen data with advanced analytics, they can benefit from implementing a comprehensive data protection strategy.

By implementing customized, agile storage solutions, agencies can tackle the growth of unstructured data without compromising performance and cost savings. A unified approach to IT modernization backed by powerful machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) security capabilities can future-proof agility and resilience.

Making sustainable investments
Government agencies at all levels are facing increasing pressure to make technology choices with sustainability in mind—being more thoughtful about their energy use and impact on the environment. Eighty-four percent of state and local government leaders noted their organization has some sort of sustainability goal, and 67 percent said digitization will play a key role in meeting it, according to new research.

Although often overlooked, data storage represents a significant source of potential savings. Data centers currently account for one percent of global electricity consumption today. The World Economic Forum estimates that digitization generated four percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 alone, however, if brought to scale, digital technologies could reduce emissions by 20 percent by 2050.

Eighty-six percent of sustainability program managers agree they cannot reach sustainability goals without significantly reducing their technology infrastructure energy usage. Data centers are just one example where progress is critical. As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the government must elevate the energy performance of data centers in the march toward zero-carbon goals.

By investing in systems that prioritize energy savings and sustainability, agencies can reduce power and space, lower operational costs and lessen e-waste—all on the way to net-zero carbon emissions. Advanced IT systems can provide agencies with premier, cost-effective plans, and eliminate inefficient power usage without storage trade-offs.

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