Meet The Panelists


Sam Higgins

Vice President, Principal Analyst
Forrester


Russell Gainford

Chief Technology Officer
Tyler Technologies


Mark Little

Chief Information Officer
Peoria County, Illinois


Scott Kearney

Chief Technology Officer
City of Mobile, Alabama

LIVE WEBINAR

Why Private Sector Cloud Falls Short: Discover Cloud Purpose-Built for the Mission of Government

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
 3pm ET / 2pm CT / 12pm PT 

Government leaders are facing pressure to modernize technology to support critical services, improve outcomes, and operate within tight fiscal and policy constraints. However, most cloud discourse reflects private-sector assumptions built around growth and revenue optimization — which often translate poorly to government contexts.

In this session, guest speaker Sam Higgins, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester, will examine cloud adoption through a public-sector lens. The webinar will cover:
  • Why government cloud strategies are better understood through a mission-engine framework rather than a growth-engine model
  • How experience, efficiency, and operational resilience are interdependent — not competing priorities
  • Common points of friction in adoption  and how to avoid them
  • How cloud decisions shape long-term mission outcomes

The session will also include:

  • Real examples directly from Peoria County, IL, and City of Mobile, AL, on how they successfully moved mission-critical workloads to the cloud — what drove the decision, what changed operationally, and the efficiency gains they saw
  • Tyler Technologies experts sharing perspective on cloud for government

Why attend? If you're a senior technology, digital, or procurement leader navigating budget constraints and public accountability, this session gives you a sharper framework for making smarter cloud decisions that are grounded in research.