IT Solutions for SLED and the Public Sector

AHEAD offers strategic advisory, implementation, and managed services across infrastructure, security, and cloud to align technology investments to public sector outcomes and compliance.

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Accelerating Public Sector Innovation in Illinois

See how, through the Illinois JPMC Contract, AHEAD and Dell delivered scalable, secure, and cost-effective technology to state and local agencies — without the need for an RFP.

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WHY DOES SLED CHOOSE AHEAD?

Education Institutions

AHEAD helps education clients secure sensitive data and mitigate ransomware, modernize IT operations and platforms, enable secure cloud access and research environments, and improve student and faculty experience with distance learning while expanding research outcomes.

State and Local Governments

AHEAD helps government clients prioritize cyber resilience and data protection, close the digital divide and improve citizen service access, and drive operational efficiency through cloud transformation, automation, and modernized infrastructure.

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AHEAD SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Cloud for Public Sector

We focus on cloud optimization and hybrid transformation, from migration roadmaps to workload placement to platform engineering, to accelerate time-to-value and governance at scale.
AHEAD FinOps-as-a-Service helps you track cloud spending across your organization, eliminate costs through rightsizing and automation, and devise the right governance and chargeback models to contain runaway spend.
Give your teams the engineering support they need. From managed services to custom development, our engineers can accelerate cloud innovation in your organization.

Cybersecurity for Public Sector

AHEAD helps you build a security-first posture aligned to public-sector needs, improving resilience and recovery while modernizing platforms and services for your constituents.
Achieve peace of mind with comprehensive cyber recovery and data protection solutions, including immutable backups, threat detection, and isolated recovery environments on Dell PowerProtect.
The AHEAD Managed SOC with next-gen SIEM/SOAR helps your teams stay on top of threats and alleviates the burden of manual intervention.

IT Infrastructure for Public Sector

Modernize core infrastructure and data centers with the full Dell portfolio to improve resilience, performance, and cost efficiency.
AHEAD Foundry offers engineered rack, network, and edge integration, plus pre-configuration, kitting, and global logistics to de-risk multi-site rollouts.
We help optimize ServiceNow workflows and enhance intelligent operations via observability platforms to streamline service delivery and reduce MTTR in public entities.

AI for Public Sector

We are premier experts in AI planning and infrastructure, enabling secure, scalable deployments from core to cloud to edge.
Achieve unstructured data management using PowerScale for governance, tiering, and analytics readiness.
We can build custom, AI-powered digital services for constituents and students, closing the digital divide with secure access, modern platforms, and distance learning enablement.

WHY AHEAD FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR?

Procurement Vehicles

AHEAD has a broad portfolio of public-sector contracts and co-ops (e.g., NASPO, CMAS, MSA, SLP, MHEC, NCPA, OMNIA, GSA, and others) to streamline compliant purchasing.

Lifecycle Management

AHEAD Foundry offers turnkey integration at scale, and the Hatch platform for lifecycle intelligence integrates with platforms like ServiceNow to accelerate outcomes and reduce risk.

Deep Partnerships

AHEAD works with over 200 technology partners. Our Titanium Black and Advanced Services Delivery Partner with Dell, and our Public Sector Solution Provider status with AWS, translates to best-in-class roadmap access and delivery quality for public sector infrastructure services.