As fiscal pressure intensifies and community expectations grow, traditional budgeting methods are no longer enough. Cities, counties, and states need more strategic, outcome-driven approaches to ensure limited resources are aligned with the most important goals. Priority-based budgeting gives governments an alternative to indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts — enabling leaders to align funding with priorities, uncover new revenue opport...

This one-day event will include business sessions with Submarine leadership, catered lunch, and a networking reception.

AI is transforming how government agencies and organizations operate, driving efficiency, innovation and smarter decision-making. From streamlining operations and automating routine tasks to enhancing cybersecurity and improving public services, AI is reshaping the tech landscape at an unprecedented pace. Join top IT officials to explore AI’s latest advancements, challenges and future in the evolving tech landscape and discover how AI-po...

Modern application environments now extend across multi-cloud platforms, data centers, and distributed edge locations. With the rise of remote work and AI-driven applications, the attack surface is rapidly expanding. Traditional Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) often fall short in securing this complex landscape or safeguarding AI models, leaving gaps that enable advanced threats. In this webinar, experts from SANS and Cisco will explore the...

Retail success stories are written by companies that are simultaneously crushing it in the now and primed for what’s next. We call it The Next Now. And it’s why you need to be here for NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show. Priceless connections. Practical education. Futuristic solutions. Everything you need now — and next — is right here. Make Priceless Connections.Imagine dozens of professional peer networking events, sol...

Join JSchaus & Associates and 300+ US Federal Government Contractors for thier quarterly networking event, The Gov Con Winter Soiree in the new year, 2026! Date: Monday, JANUARY 12, 2026Time: 5.30PM - 7.30PMLocation: The John F Kennedy Center, KC Cafe (Terrace Level) QUICK FAQ'sSponsor Opportunities: YES. Please use Registration Link.Ticket Price Increase: On Friday, DEC 19, 2025 at 5pm ETExpected Attendance: 300-400Food and Beverage: YES,...

Branch offices, remote campuses, and distributed OT/IoT environments have long relied on legacy VPNs, firewalls, and replicated security stacks to stay connected and secure. But these approaches introduce high costs, operational complexity, and leave dangerous gaps—especially around lateral movement within branch networks. In this SANS First Look webcast, we explore how Zscaler’s Zero Trust Branch (ZTB) introduces a new, streamline...

Bootstrap means to start with “existing resources,” is commonly used with startup companies, and is far more widely applicable. There are many examples of successful bootstrapping and many advantages. Tenable, Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco for $2.7 billion), Malwarebytes, and SolarWinds are all companies that were bootstrapped. Wireshark and OSSEC are open source projects that were bootstrapped. The BSides conferences were bootstra...

State and local governments want to move fast with AI — but not at the expense of data security, compliance or control. In this live demo webinar, you'll see how a secure, infrastructure-level approach to AI can simplify operations, reduce manual lift and give IT leaders the peace of mind to scale confidently. This session will walk through how AI data pipelines can be automated, governed and streamlined from the storage layer — no...

Surface Warfare: Combat Ready Warfighters for 250 Years Join experts and decision makers in the military, industry, and congress. Leadership will discuss how the Surface Force is a critical element of national defense and security in an era of great power competition. With 90+ exhibitors, 4,000+ attendees, this is one of the most influential professional development and networking opportunities in the defense community.Focusing on honing the s...