EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
Software AG Government Solutions | November 10, 2022
DH2i® the leading provider of always-secure and always-on IT infrastructure solutions, and Software AG Government Solutions, today announced they have entered into a partnership. A trusted provider of FedRAMP solutions, Software AG Government Solutions, will integrate DH2i's DxEnterprise (DxE) Smart High Availability Clustering software into its FedRAMP authorized cloud to achieve near-zero downtime within its own SQL Server Availability Group (AG) Kubernetes cluster. Software AG Government Solutions will offer the combined solution to its U.S. federal, state, and local government customers, as well as its aerospace and defense industry clients.
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. FedRAMP empowers agencies to use modern cloud technologies, with emphasis on security and protection of federal information, and helps accelerate the adoption of secure, cloud solutions.
"Container use is growing exponentially for digital transformation projects in the government, aerospace, and defense industries – particularly the use of stateful containers for databases such as Microsoft SQL Server. This growing stateful database container use is also generating a hard production deployment requirement for database-level high availability (HA) in Kubernetes, Using DxEnterprise to manage our SQL Server AGs in Kubernetes enables us to deliver zero downtime for our customers running our Alfabet software."
-Jeff Estes, Senior Director, Systems Engineering, Software AG Government Solutions.
DxEnterprise enables an enterprise's true digital transformation (DX) by speeding the adoption of highly available stateful containers and providing SQL Server Availability Group (AG) support for SQL Server containers in Kubernetes clusters.
"Software AG Government Solutions is an organization known across all branches of Government for delivering only the most trusted and real-world proven technologies backed by expertise that enables customers to virtually eliminate investment risk while solving complex and critical IT challenges. It is therefore an enviable seal of approval for them to deploy DxEnterprise software as part of their FedRAMP certified solutions."
-Don Boxley, CEO and Co-Founder, DH2i.
DxEnterprise Smart High Availability Clustering Software Features & Benefits:
HA for SQL Server Availability Groups in Kubernetes—with automatic failover, an industry first. This enables customers to deploy stateful containers to create new and innovative applications.
Near-zero recovery time objective (RTO) failover for instances and containers at the database-level– enables operations to deliver better products and services more efficiently and resiliently at a lower cost to the business.
Distributed Kubernetes AG clusters across availability zones/regions, hybrid cloud and multi-cloud environments—with built-in secure multi-subnet Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) tunnel technology. This enables customers to rapidly adapt to changes in market conditions and consumer preferences.
Intelligent health & performance QoS monitoring with alerts for SLA assurance and simplified system management.
Mix and match support for Windows and Linux; bare-metal, virtual, cloud servers – maximizes IT budget ROI.
The use of containers in the Federal Government is exploding as it looks for better ways to improve the performance, scalability, and portability of their applications in secure cloud environments. Despite the promise of containers, deploying SQL Server AGs in Kubernetes remains a hurdle that organizations struggle to overcome. Join Jeff Estes of Software AG Government Solutions for breakfast to learn how he used DH2i's DxEnterprise to jump the hurdle and deploy highly available SQL Server Availability Groups (AGs) in EKS certified for FedRAMP. (Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deploy-ha-sql-server-ags-in-eks-certified-for-fedramp-tickets-439683534287)
About Software AG Government Solutions:
Software AG Government Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Software AG USA, Inc. We are dedicated to serving the Public Sector, Higher Education, and Aerospace & Defense communities in the United States. Our world-class software products (webMethods, Alfabet, ARIS, Cumulocity, Adabas & Natural) are focused on reducing the complexity of IT ecosystems that have evolved over many years. We help our customers understand what IT they have, how to optimize their architecture, and execute on a fully integrated modern enterprise. We leverage a highly effective "Prove IT First and Prove IT Fast" approach to solving complex IT challenges. Widely embraced by our customers, this approach has been proven to minimize risks associated with IT investments.
About DH2i:
DH2i Company is the leading provider of multi-platform software-defined perimeter (SDP) and smart high availability (HA) clustering software for Windows and Linux. DH2i's DxOdyssey® SDP software, the unVPN networking solution for Zero Trust security, enables users to create highly available application-level micro-tunnels across any mix of locations and platforms. DH2i's DxEnterprise® SQL Server clustering - now optimized for containers, delivers an all-in-one solution to maximize performance and minimize downtime. And, DxEnterprise is the only SQL Server clustering solution to deliver fully automatic failover of SQL Server AG in Kubernetes.
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CYBERSECURITY
Fidelis Cybersecurity | February 02, 2023
National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO), has recently added Fidelis Cybersecurity platforms to its existing ValuePoint contracts with Carahsoft Technology Corporation, providing cyber defense solutions to associated Education institutions, States, and Local Governments.
Its integrated cloud security platform helps customers delve deeper into their digital environments, detect, and respond to threats faster, improve threat detection, enable continuous risk assessment, and ensure compliance and security.
Alex Whitworth, Sales Director leading the Fidelis team at Carahsoft, said, “The addition of Fidelis’ platforms to this contract creates new opportunities for NASPO members to protect their critical operations and safeguard sensitive Government data. “Fidelis’ cybersecurity solutions exceed standard threat protection by enabling proactive cyber defense across cloud environments and on-premises. We look forward to working with Fidelis and our reseller partners to make it easier for our joint customers to acquire this advanced technology.”
(Source – Business Wire)
Dale McCloskey, Senior Vice President, Federal Sales at Fidelis Cybersecurity, said, “Universities and State and Local agencies are under a continuous barrage of attacks. We are excited to expand our partnership with Carahsoft and enable NASPO’s State and Local agency and higher education customers to shift to proactive cyber defense with integrated Deception, XDR and cloud security and compliance platforms to better protect their hybrid environments from advanced threat actors.”
(Source – Business Wire)
About Fidelis Cybersecurity
Fidelis Cybersecurity is a cyber defense provider for modern IT, serving cyber threat detection, withdrawal, response, compliance, and cloud security. It offers dynamic cyber terrain mapping, multi-facet context, and risk assessment. It reduces attackable surfaces, threat detection, incident response, and automated exposure prevention, providing professionals with context, speed, accuracy, and portability security to the top government agencies, enterprises and commercials that trust it globally. In addition, it secures production assets from adversaries with decoys, countering ongoing attacks and gathering intelligence to prepare for future attacks.
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
Springbrook Software | February 01, 2023
On January 31, 2023, Springbrook Software, the creator of Cirrus, was listed in “GovTech Top 100 Companies to Watch in the Government Technology Space” for three consecutive years because of the growth in demand for the platform, strong cybersecurity, and escalated operational intricacies.
The GovTech 100 is a list of 100 companies that are making a difference in the finance and administration of state and local government agencies in the United States. It mentioned Springbrook Software as a powerful and secure cloud-integrated ERP solution for managing the remote workforce and catering to the citizen expectations of local government agencies.
Springbrook Software’s Cirrus platform is the premier cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for local government agencies, offering secure cloud-based solutions that include online payments, payrolls, finance, utility billing, and human resources for government agencies. The important advantages of this platform are unparalleled data security, a modern cloud solution, unlimited scalability, efficiency, managing citizen expectations, training, and support. Every module of this platform is fully integrated and specially designed to manage the finances of the agency, from utility billing to payroll. It provides additional server storage and licenses, adding new users instantly. It offers control over master documents, updated information, and limited redundancies.
CEO of Springbrook Software, Robert Bonavito, said, “We developed our new, integrated Cirrus platform from the ground up as a full-featured, native cloud-based solution. We provide our customers with the highest level of cybersecurity, a modern interface for citizens, and the ability to securely manage dynamic workplaces.”
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About Springbrook
Springbrook Software has provided the digital platform for finance and administration solutions for small to medium-sized local government agencies for more than 30 years. It manages the finances, utility bills, payroll, citizen payments, tax collection, and assets of around 2800 cities, towns, and districts. With the acquisition of PUBLIQ Software, MAGIQ Software, Bias Software, SoftRight, and KVS Cloud, it is dedicated to innovation.
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