There is a new movement that has been attracting a lot of attention lately, especially from high school-aged girls. In fact, nationwide more than 10,000 girls were involved in 2018 and that number is expected to triple in 2019. What is this movement that’s taking the...

Cloud Smart is a long-term, high-level strategy to drive cloud adoption. Sometimes, the journey to cloud computing can feel a bit intimidating if not downright daunting. Many questions often arise: Is a cloud architect needed? What about a solutions architect with...

It’s a big job. The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) encompasses 40 boards, bureaus, committees and a commission that regulate and license professional and vocational occupations. As part of its responsibilities, DCA licenses and certifies practitioners...

Geospatial data isn’t exactly a household name, but its research can affect lives and households across all 163,000 square miles of California. This field of data analytics can give us amazing new pictures of the communities we live in. It can support researchers...

Technology is a wonderful thing and so prevalent in our daily lives that we sometimes take for granted how easy it is to surf online, order pizza or even access government services. But, that isn’t true for everyone. Many people with visual impairments have a...

For governments and corporations, mainframe computers are essential tools. At their core, mainframes are high-performance computers with large memory capacities that process billions of simple calculations and transactions in real-time. The mainframe is critical to...

Building Future Workforce “I like to organize to stay focused and on task,” says Alianna Lozoya. Not your typical 17 year old, Alianna was one of 30 teens chosen out of 200 to be a part of Sacramento Mayor Daryl Steinberg’s Thousand Strong Initiative. Alianna was...

On August 15 we published the Tech Blog, “WIC-WISE Coming Soon!” that introduced the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card used to enhance its special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children...

The California Department of Technology’s core mission is to help public-facing departments deliver quality digital services with innovative and responsive solutions for customers. A prime example of this work is a series of powerful IT solutions coming to the...