IT purchasing has always been a challenge for state and local governments. Juggling multiple contracts and approved vendor lists make it difficult to figure out where to go for the things you need. Fortunately, Oklahoma’s recent CIO consolidation has simplified IT purchasing and made it easier than ever for state and local entities to get [...]
The public reaction to the updated Oklahoma Sex Offender Registry (OSOR) has been overwhelmingly positive but one question keeps coming up across social media and the web: "So there's a registry for sex offenders. Why isn't there one for murderers?" Actually, there is. Violent offender registries haven't received support at the federal level, but the [...]
In August, our team attended the Oklahoma CIO Symposium in Tulsa, OK, a yearly event put together by Information Systems Leadership of Oklahoma (ISLOK) and Tulsa CIO Forum to offer Oklahoma IT leaders a chance to get together and learn from each other's successes and mistakes. It was a big honor to be asked to [...]
Software projects can be messy, especially when it comes to staffing. Developers provided by one company end up reporting to project managers from a different company who, in turn, report to someone else, and everyone involved spends a lot of time just figuring out how to work together. If you’ve struggled with running these chaotic [...]
These days, you can buy insurance for pretty much anything. There's pet insurance, wedding insurance, fantasy football insurance - you can even buy insurance for the hole-in-one payout at your next golf tournament. That being said, it's surprising how many businesses don't do anything to insure the safety of their critical data. Too often, backup [...]