Canadian Government Executive - Volume 27 - Issue 05

12 / Canadian Government Executive // September/October 2021 PERSPECTIVE Sponsored Content AHEAD IN THE CLOUD: ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION THROUGH ORCHESTRATION Benchmark Corp designs a seamless secure and stable path to the future with DevSecOps BY DR. ALISON BUCHANAN W ithout doubt, COVID has changed the way we work and our expectations of service delivery and con- sumption. Everything from food to workouts are available online. Demands on people in every sector to pivot to re- mote work have increased dramatically. We now live in a digital world. Govern- ments and individuals must access and provide information digitally in almost every context. Both require secure, reli- able, uncomplicated means to access the data and processes that are moving to the Cloud. Benchmark Corp and Clea Gigantes can help. Clea, Benchmark’s federal sector repre- sentative, is working to inform, educate and facilitate a secure, seamless transi- tion to the Cloud for the federal govern- ment. The government holds an enor- mous amount of data to serve its citizens. Departments hold both integrated and sovereign data, spread across a variety of legacy systems. Digital transformation is fast becoming a priority for government. Moving all that data to the Cloud must be done securely. Any framework must provide a smooth and secure transition that builds on the knowledge base and capacity that exist in government. It must be scalable, agile, flexible, stable and protected so that Canadians can access secure digital services from government and government can serve its citizens ef- ficiently and securely. The federal government is the largest provider of services in this country and manages the most data for the largest number of Canadians. The government could lead the way in encouraging Cana- dians to adapt to remote work and digi- tal transformation, while also seeking to find the best digital transformation paths for Government. Clea and Benchmark understand that every Canadian has an interest in the digital transformation processes of the federal government. Benchmark Corp’s mission is to help cli- ents understand the importance of effec- tive, secure digital transformation. They focus on delivering economic innovation through digital cloud transformation.