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Let Stormy Session On Cloud Standards Be Your Guide
Mar 18, 2010
Posted by Charles Babcock
A panel was held Wednesday at Cloud Connect to talk about where cloud standards are going, with a set of experienced panelists at the front of the room. Whatever the script, all did not go as planned. It was if the audience came prepared to present its point of view, and the panel members were forced to listen.
Federal CIO Seeks Out Apple, Facebook, Google
Mar 16, 2010
Posted by John Foley
Vivek Kundra was on the West Coast last week, where his schedule included meetings with Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Mozilla, and other tech innovators. The federal CIO says that U.S. government employees are at a disadvantage when it comes to the technology they use, and he's looking for better ways of working.
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Controlling Wireless Costs With Any Connection Reporting: Supporting Three Dimensions of Mobile Intelligence
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Using Event-driven SOA to Stay Ahead of Today’s Business Velocity
The “velocity” of business-critical information is not in alignment with the speed of the business. This whitepaper uncovers key technologies and cases of companies that have tackled the problem succe...
The “velocity” of business-critical information is not in alignment with the speed of the business. This whitepaper uncovers key technologies and cases of companies that have tackled the problem succe...
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White House Shutters Financial Systems Standards Effort
March 19, 2010The closure of the Financial Systems Integration Office leaves unanswered questions for the future of inter-agency efforts on financial systems standards and compliance.
DHS May Be Wasting Data Center Spending
March 16, 2010Inspector general says the Department of Homeland Security's facilities agreement with the Navy is poorly written, lacks oversight.
FCC Site Measures Broadband Speeds
March 15, 2010The Federal Communications Commission also announced its first mobile app available via Apple's iPhone and Google Android smartphones.
Cisco Plans Containerized Data Centers
March 12, 2010The company sees an opportunity in modular, shipping container-based data centers in military, SaaS, and other markets.
FCC Plan May Seek Free Broadband
March 10, 2010Given that Congress shot down an earlier proposal for free spectrum, what will it do with a new proposal?
Army Plans Massive E-mail Consolidation
March 10, 2010The multi-year, $243 million project is part of a larger IT transformation effort, and could spark military-wide e-mail consolidation.
Air Force Taking Bids For Network Services
March 9, 2010Vendors can submit proposals for up to $460 million in awards from the $24 billion follow-up to the Air Force's Network Centric Solutions procurement program.
NASA Shifts Data Center Strategy
March 9, 2010New guidance on cloud computing, energy efficiency, and data center consolidation puts the space agency's $1.5 billion data center plans on hold for now.
Navy Awards $1.75 Billion IT Contracts
March 8, 2010Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman will build a shipboard and onshore IP network to replace legacy and outdated software and hardware.
GSA Preps $35 Billion Networking Contract
March 5, 2010The General Services Administration's contract vehicle will be awarded for government agencies' telecom needs.
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