Insights for System Integrators in a new government ICT era

Jay Ouwehand

2023年2月20日

As the ICT market evolves System Integrators must focus on key solution elements to address shifting government requirements.

It’s clear to all in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) space, that providing integrations to government agencies has changed significantly over the past few years. Citizen and employee expectations have evolved, and operational changes introduced as a stopgap measure to mitigate the impact of the pandemic are now 在这里 to stay. These are the changes that are driving requirements for even more complex government ICT solutions.

To succeed, it’s important that System Integrators stay ahead of the curve. While governments will continue to focus on cloud-centric solutions, System Integrators need to ensure they are delivering secure, reliable and flexible networks that provide a vital link to cloud-based applications enabling government employees and citizens to gain access to whatever they need w在这里ver they are.

7 Key elements to meet today’s government ICT demands

The right combination of network technologies is essential to enable System Integrators to respond to government ICT RFPs with tailored integrations. Below are seven key elements that should be top-of-mind for any System Integrator considering working in the government ICT space.

1. 开放标准: Networking solutions built on open standards and open architectures are essential to efficient integrations. With a projection of 20 billion Internet of Things (物联网) objects connected globally by 20251, keeping things simple will be key. The more open a solution is the easier it will be to integrate it into a standards-based network architecture. And the easier it will be to add, enhance and upgrade the architecture with advanced technologies as they become available throughout its lifecycle.

2. 设计的灵活性: 政府 ICT solutions must be flexible to scale the network up or down as needed. 具有灵活, standards-based options, integrators can meet government needs for coverage, capacity and functionality across a distributed network today, and easily adapt and add to the network to accommodate more users with access and services tomorrow.

3. Secure hardware and software: System integrators must ensure the hardware and software solutions they propose meet the secure supply chain guidelines defined by government purchasing departments. This includes verification of the country of origin for hardware and software, as well as security compliance for all operational software.

4. 零信任安全: Traditional approaches to cybersecurity protection are no longer enough. Network architectures based on zero trust security principles with hardware and software products that can be configured through macro- and micro-segmentation to operate in a “Never Trust-Always Verify” mode are required. This will provide more granular control of user and device access to reduce the risk of potential attacks on the network.

5. Zero-touch provisioning: Network hardware and software should be engineered to streamline integration and deployment. Manual configuration adds time and cost to large-scale network deployments. 解决方案 that support zero-touch provisioning can save time and money during initial deployments, as well as future upgrades, enhancements and additions needed to accommodate more users, more office connections, and more coverage and capacity requirements.

6. 易于管理: Integrators should consider solutions that eliminate the need for multiple management systems for network resources in favour of a single system that provides a cohesive view across all network resources. With a single management system, integrators can provide government departments with rationalised and standardised visibility and control over all network elements, w在这里ver they are deployed.

7. 供应多样性: In today’s budget conscious environment, integrators must deliver more functionality with every network integration while keeping an eye on costs. To win government contracts and deploy optimal network architectures, integrators need products and solutions that can be configured and delivered quickly and maintained easily. 赢得投标, integrators must offer next-generation networks with highly secure, rugged and flexible networking solutions engineered to support the most complex requirements and deliver a higher return on investment.

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Our partnership approach, exceptional professional services and track record delivering ICT solutions for local, national and federal government departments has made us a trusted partner for system integrators around the world.

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