The public sector shares many of the same obstacles as the private sector when diving into the world of social collaboration strategy and solutions. The challenges span adoption, customization, governance, expansion, and so on. Much like highly-regulated, private sector industries, the public sector is primarily focused on creating a collaborative environment that is behind a secure, controlled firewall; one that still allows communication and sharing to occur organically. More and more public sector agencies are adopting Microsoft SharePoint and SQL Server to create that secure environment, and using NewsGator Social Sites to turn SharePoint into socially-charged communities of practice.

Join Chris McNulty, GM of SharePoint Business Unit with Quest Software, and Brian Burke, Solutions Engineer with NewsGator, for this informative webinar as they discuss how the public sector can best address the strategy, value, and obstacles of moving into “social” properly. If you have any of these business drivers: developing communities of practice; breaking down information silos across regions, departments, and hierarchies; reducing email communications; creating a more transparent organization; or bridging the Generation X gap – you need to check out this archived webinar!

Webinar highlights include:

• The information governance needs of creating an open and diverse public sector
• SharePoint governance challenges
• Social networking as an accelerant to 21st century information sharing and collaboration
• A overview and demo of NewsGator Social Sites for the public sector

Chris McNulty
GM of SharePoint Business Unit
Quest Software

Chris McNulty is a strategic product manager for SharePoint Solutions at Quest Software, where his responsibilities include the strategic product direction for Quest’s SharePoint solutions. Chris is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and a member of the Microsoft Solutions Advocate and MVTSP programs. A frequent speaker at events around the U.S., Chris is the author of the “SharePoint 2010 Consultant’s Handbook – Managed Metadata Service,” and blogs at www.chrismcnulty.net/blog and www.sharepointforall.com.

Brian Burke
Solutions Engineer
NewsGator

As a Solutions Engineer with NewsGator, Brian Burke brings over 10 years of software development and solution design experience across web technologies including .net and SharePoint. Having lead a small SharePoint consulting practice, Brian draws on this experience to help customers understand the benefits of social collaboration and how social technologies on top of SharePoint can help deliver substantial benefits in the workplace.

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