Ep.137 Modernizing California's 911 System & Building High-Performance Teams with Michelle Geddes, CIO of the San Francisco Dept. of Emergency Management

"We're being asked to move away from this on-premise environment to a cloud-based environment. And I will say it is the way of the future, but it is slow moving."

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In today’s The Public Sector Show by TechTables , Ep.137 Modernizing California's 911 System & Building High-Performance Teams, Michelle (Malik) Geddes , CIO of the SF Dept. of Emergency Management, and I discuss:

• Michelle Geddes' expertise in building high-performing teams

• The California plan to move the 911 system to the cloud

• Challenges in modernizing and moving the 911 system to the cloud

• The importance of strong vendor partnerships in maintaining critical systems

•Verizon's role in providing support during emergency incidents

•Benefits of establishing good relationships with vendors

•The need to move backup systems to the cloud

•The importance of reliable communication during emergency incidents

•The upcoming Women in Technology forum for government employees in San Francisco

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