Modernizing Public Sector Networks for Zero Trust, Cloud Access, and Leaner IT Operations

May 26, 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Here's what we talked about

Legacy network designs are making it harder for public sector IT teams to keep pace with cloud adoption, distributed users, and growing security demands
- Attendees will discuss where router heavy, MPLS dependent, and backhauled environments are creating performance issues, cost pressure, and operational drag, while exploring what modernization looks like across campuses, branch offices, libraries, agencies, and remote sites without disrupting essential services
Zero Trust and SASE are becoming priorities, but many education and government teams need a practical path from where they are today
- The discussion will focus on how teams are approaching secure access, least privilege, application visibility, and policy enforcement, with Insight Public Sector and Juniper helping frame how SD WAN, SSE, and cloud delivered security can support phased modernization rather than a rip and replace transformation
User experience is now a network priority because students, citizens, faculty, staff, and public employees all depend on reliable digital access
- The group will unpack where backhauling, bandwidth limitations, and fragmented architectures are affecting application performance and service delivery, while comparing how teams are balancing cost reduction with better access to cloud applications, SaaS tools, learning platforms, and public services
Remote users, IoT growth, smart campus initiatives, and smart city programs are expanding the attack surface faster than traditional controls can manage
- Attendees will discuss how device growth and distributed access are changing the security model across schools, municipalities, agencies, and public facilities, while exploring how to protect users, applications, and connected environments without slowing innovation or mobility
Lean IT teams need simpler operations, faster troubleshooting, and consistent policy enforcement across the full network environment
- Participants will examine where manual processes, disconnected tools, and limited visibility are slowing response times, and how AI driven operations, centralized policy, and stronger network assurance can help reduce complexity while improving control

Event Partners

Insight Enterprises

Insight Enterprises, Inc. is a Fortune 500 solutions integrator helping organizations accelerate their digital journey to modernize their business and maximize the value of technology. Insight’s technical expertise spans cloud and edge-based transformation solutions, with global scale and optimization built on 33+ years of deep partnerships with the world’s leading and emerging technology providers.

HPE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a leading global edge-to-cloud company focused on helping organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from data. HPE provides enterprise technology solutions, including intelligent networking, hybrid cloud, storage, and supercomputing, often delivered as-a-service

Guest Speakers

Kyle Castro LinkedIn

Solutions Executive, Public Sector at Insight Enterprises

BWG Connect

Enterprise IT Subject Matter Expert

Our moderator brings decades of experience leading infrastructure, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology strategy across finance, media, publishing, and healthcare sectors. They have overseen IT infrastructure, large-scale digital transformation, and DevOps initiatives for some of the world’s most complex enterprise organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver measurable business impact. Their deep expertise ensures every discussion is grounded in real-world insight and informed by a career at the forefront of technological change.

Rich Carter LinkedIn

National Sales Director, K-12/Local Gov and Commercial at HPE

Event Moderator

Kyle Castro LinkedIn

Solutions Executive, Public Sector at Insight Enterprises

BWG Connect

Enterprise IT Subject Matter Expert

Our moderator brings decades of experience leading infrastructure, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology strategy across finance, media, publishing, and healthcare sectors. They have overseen IT infrastructure, large-scale digital transformation, and DevOps initiatives for some of the world’s most complex enterprise organizations, bridging strategy and execution to deliver measurable business impact. Their deep expertise ensures every discussion is grounded in real-world insight and informed by a career at the forefront of technological change.

Rich Carter LinkedIn

National Sales Director, K-12/Local Gov and Commercial at HPE

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