Our first ever virtual conference is behind us now. It could not have gone better! I hope everyone was able to attend at least one day, but preferably all three. We had some tremendous educational sessions, great speakers, and vendor time.

As we are moving on from TAGITM’s first ever virtual conference in early September, I’d like to take a moment and reflect on the event itself, what we learned, and what’s in store for 2021.

The Texas Association of Governmental Information Technology Managers, TAGITM, is an information systems professional organization that provides a forum for generating ideas, sharing problems, and developing solutions. The association's main objective is to enable cities, counties, schools, and appraisal districts within Texas to realize the full potential of automation benefits. The association currently has over 200 cities, counties, appraisal districts and school districts as part of their membership program. Click the link below for the full listing of individuals and projects receiving recognition.

CNBC
The rapid shift to work from home has exacerbated preexisting cybersecurity staff shortages, surveys say -- at a time when attacks are on the upswing and protections for transitioning employees are needed more than ever. The solution? More aggressive recruiting, aimed especially at achieving a younger and more diverse security workforce.

GovTech
There's a worker shortage in government cybersecurity, analysts say. But at the same time, entrants in the field report difficulty in finding suitable employment. Bridging the gap between these two extremes requires effort on both sides.

Ashish Patel, CEO and Founder of Simpat Tech
Throughout my career in business and development, I’ve seen firsthand the return a software investment can generate. I’ve witnessed automated DevOps save a company from costly, embarrassing, customer-facing errors, and I’ve seen how more efficient software can be used to help small teams drive big wins.

But it wasn’t until my company, Simpat Tech, had the chance to work with the Texas Conference of Urban Counties on building a Defense portal that I truly understood the impact software can have - thanks to a man named Michael Morton.