How can Agencies Overcome Barriers to Virtualization Technologies?

At the Public Sector Innovation Summit, agency CIOs discussed the challenges that led them to implement virtualization technologies such as cloud. Federal CIOs have revealed that some federal agencies remain reluctant to trade hardware for virtual technologies, due to cultural challenges. Read more about the conversation on cultural barriers to virtualization here: https://bit.ly/1TvkM5Q   

By overcoming these cultural challenges, agencies have a lot to gain. The cost savings agencies gain long-term by moving to a virtualized IT environment are critical. Moving to New IP networks, which are designed to support cloud and other emerging tech trends, will allow agencies to save up to $7 billion over the next five years.