AvePoint Public Sector

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Live Today at 1:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM PT AI is transforming how federal agencies fulfill their missions, but it all starts with clean, secure, and well-governed data. This session will show you how to build that foundation. Join Eric Schrier, CTO at Bravo Consulting Group, LLC, and Jared Matfess, Solutions Architect at AvePoint, for a practical discussion on enabling AI in the federal space. What You’ll Learn: - How to modernize legacy systems and eliminate data silos - Strategies to balance compliance, security, and mission agility - Proven best practices for preparing data for AI - Real-world examples of AI driving federal mission success If you're leading data, IT, or modernization initiatives in government, this session is designed for you. Final chance to join live: https://lnkd.in/e5PTGkEe

"AvePoint is my plan B. If the systems have been compromised or a technological failure has occurred and we have to restart, we’re not starting from zero." - Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer, PeopleTec, Inc. More: https://lnkd.in/e7Ryspxp

Clean Data, Clear Mission. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to: 1. Modernize legacy systems and break down data silos 2. Balance compliance and security with mission agility 3. Apply best practices for preparing data at scale 4. Explore real-world federal use cases of AI delivering mission value Register: https://lnkd.in/eVtUXZKG

The Department of War (DoW) announced yesterday the implementation of a groundbreaking Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC), a transformative framework to deliver real-time cyber defense at operational speed. This five-phase construct ensures a hardened, verifiable, continuously monitored, and actively defended environment to ensure that U.S. warfighters maintain technological superiority against rapidly evolving and emerging cyber threats. "This construct represents a cultural shift in how the Department approaches cybersecurity," said Katie Arrington, performing the duties of the DoW CIO. "With automation, continuous monitoring, and resilience at its core, the CSRMC empowers the DoW to defend against today's adversaries while preparing for tomorrow's challenges." Addressing Legacy Shortcomings - The previous Risk Management Framework was overly reliant on static checklists and manual processes that failed to account for operational needs and cyber survivability requirements. These limitations left defense systems vulnerable to sophisticated adversaries and slowed the delivery of secure capabilities to the field. The CSRMC addresses these gaps by shifting from "snapshot in time" assessments to dynamic, automated, and continuous risk management, enabling cyber defense at the speed of relevance required for modern warfare. The construct is composed of a five-phase lifecycle and ten foundational tenets. The Five-Phase Lifecycle - The new construct organizes cybersecurity into five phases aligned to system development and operations: - Design Phase - Build Phase - Test Phase - Onboard Phase - Operations Phase Ten Foundational Tenets - The CSRMC is grounded in ten core principles: - Automation - Critical Controls - Continuous Monitoring and ATO - DevSecOps - Cyber Survivability - Training - Enterprise Services & Inheritance - Operationalization - Reciprocity - Cybersecurity Assessments Delivering Cybersecurity at the Speed of War - By institutionalizing this construct across the Department, the DoW is ensuring cyber survivability and mission assurance in every domain: air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace. For more information on the Cyber Security Risk Management Construct: https://lnkd.in/ggMVKyiR For more information on the CSRMC Strategic Tenets: https://lnkd.in/gXjfEhiE

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AI is changing how the federal mission gets done, but only if the data behind it is ready.   Join Jared Matfess (AvePoint) and Eric Schrier (Bravo Consulting Group, LLC) for a practical and engaging session designed for federal IT and data leaders. With the U.S. government now signing major deals with leading AI providers like Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, the pressure is on to make sure unstructured data is secure, clean and prepared for AI.   In this webinar, you’ll learn how to: *Modernize legacy systems and break down data silos *Balance compliance and security with mission agility *Apply best practices for preparing data at scale *Explore real-world federal use cases of AI delivering mission value Link to register in the comments!

One of our many AI experts, Jared Matfess, delivered a timely piece on the why going beyond data classification might be the best thing to do in order to prepare your organization or agency for an AI rollout. TL;DR: Labeling data is just the starting point for AI readiness — true preparedness requires combining classification with encryption and robust permissions management.

Big News! AvePoint has been named a Leader in the 2025 ISG (Information Services Group) Buyers Guide for Data Recovery, earning the "Exemplary" designation for its innovation, reliability, and customer-centric approach. This recognition underscores AvePoint’s commitment to empowering organizations with resilient, secure, and intelligent data recovery solutions—especially critical in today’s threat landscape. Here's how ISG recommends you use this guide: 1. Define the business case and goals. Define the mission and business case for investment and the expected outcomes from your organizational and technology efforts.  2. Specify the business needs. Defining the business requirements helps identify what specific capabilities are required with respect to people, processes, information and technology. 3. Assess the required roles and responsibilities.
Identify the individuals required for success at every level of the organization from executives to front line workers and determine the needs of each.  4. Outline the project’s critical path.
What needs to be done, in what order and who will do it? This outline should make clear the prior dependencies at each step of the project plan.  5. Ascertain the technology approach.
Determine the business and technology approach that most closely aligns to your organization’s requirements.  6. Establish technology vendor evaluation criteria.
Utilize the product experience: Adaptability, Capability, Manageability, Reliability and Usability, and the customer experience in TCO/ROI and Validation.  7. Evaluate and select the technology properly.
Weight the categories in the technology evaluation criteria to reflect your organization’s priorities to determine the short list of vendors and products. 8. Establish the business initiative team to start the project.
Identify who will lead the project and the members of the team needed to plan and execute it with timelines, priorities and resources. #CyberResilience #DataRecovery #AvePoint #ISGLeaders #PublicSectorTech

You’ve probably heard the hype: “AI will change everything!” But let’s be honest.... in government, “change everything” usually takes… a few fiscal years. 😉 That’s why we’re cutting through the noise with this upcoming AvePoint webinar: AI-Ready, Risk-Smart: How AvePoint + Microsoft Purview Empower Secure, Agentic AI Details: 📅 August 28 🕚 11:00 AM ET ☕ BYO coffee We’ll show you how to: *Stop Copilot from accidentally turning “open data” into TOO open data 🫠 *Put guardrails on your AI so it doesn’t drive your agency off the compliance cliff *Actually use Copilot without your security team sending angry emails in ALL CAPS Speakers Jared Matfess and Joanne C Klein ☁️ 🇨🇦 will make sure you leave with practical strategies, not just buzzwords. Because in the public sector, trust isn’t optional — it’s the job. Link to register in the comments.