Name: From Maintenance Burden to Innovation Engine
Start: 2026-05-20T16:00:00-0700
End: 2026-05-20T16:30:00-0700

From Maintenance Burden to Innovation Engine

Wednesday May 20, 2026 4:00pm - 4:30pm PDT

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Organizations today face a growing gap between the potential of their GIS investments and how their teams spend their time. While modern GIS platforms enable advanced analytics, real-time insights, and emerging technologies like AI, many teams remain focused on system maintenance and administration.

This session explores the “innovation paradox,” where operational demands limit the ability to innovate. It highlights how organizations can shift from a maintenance-heavy model to an innovation-driven approach by rethinking how their GIS environments are managed.
We will examine how a managed services model can reduce operational overhead, improve system reliability, and provide access to specialized expertise. By freeing internal teams from routine administration, organizations can accelerate adoption of advanced capabilities and focus on delivering meaningful, data-driven outcomes.

Attendees will leave with a clear framework for transforming GIS into a strategic driver of value and innovation.

Speakers

James Gutierrez

Account Executive, Cybertech

James Gutierrez is an Account Executive at CyberTech Systems and Software with eight years of experience helping state and local governments get more from their GIS investments. His work focuses on modernizing geospatial environments so teams can spend less time managing systems and... Read More →

Wednesday May 20, 2026 4:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
403

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