Led by Innosoft, the joint effort includes technology from Red Hat and AWS, while IBM will provide its industry expertise
US Department of Education to replace the G5 system with an open and flexible cloud-based system. (Credit: Coolcaesar/Wikipedia.org)
IBM and its subsidiary Red Hat have joined a five-year collaboration to help the US Department of Education modernise its G5 grants management system with open hybrid cloud technologies.
Led by Innosoft, the joint effort includes technology from Red Hat and Amazon Web Services (AWS). IBM will offer its industry expertise.
The collaboration’s aim is to replace the existing G5 system with an open and flexible cloud-based system. This is said to align with the Department of Education’s objective to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by nurturing educational excellence and confirming equal access.
With open, hybrid cloud technologies, the department is expected to modernise its operations, while decreasing complexity.
US Department of Education business operations deputy assistant secretary Drew Sanzenbacher said: “As we carry out our mission, it’s imperative that we have the technology to support the best outcomes for our grant programs.
“By working with IBM, Red Hat, AWS, and Innosoft, we’ll now have the ability to uncover opportunities for performance improvement and execute best-in-class grant program management.”
IBM’s consulting business will work with Innosoft and serve as the project’s technology strategist and architect. It will help consolidate and shift data and critical grants management processes from the present G5 system to AWS.
According to IBM, the new system will be developed on Red Hat OpenShift. It will give a consistent foundation to the Department of Education for building and deploying applications in hybrid cloud environments.
IBM Consulting US public and federal market managing partner Susan Wedge said: “This work is the latest example of IBM’s commitment to building and participating in ecosystems that can help accelerate the federal government’s modernisation journey.
“The U.S. Department of Education’s G5 grants management system modernisation journey, and the future finished product, can be the starting point for what comes next – ongoing grants management innovation that can help improve efficiency and effectiveness, drive transparency, and promote accountability.”
Earlier this week, IBM reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022) with a 23% year-over-year decline in its net income to $733m.