Federal agencies are being asked to eliminate silos of IT operation and implement consolidated and shared commodity IT functions while meeting cloud computing mandates and initiatives. Join this webcast to learn about an efficient, flexible and affordable cloud architecture comprised of best-of-breed solutions to include next-generation backup and storage products all within your agency’s existing infrastructure. Recognizing cloud comput...

Make the Year-End Buying Season More Productive 930gov is a new type of technology showcase designed to make the year-end buying season more productive for both federal agencies and the government IT contractors who serve them. 930gov facilitates the procurement process by showcasing the technology products purchased during the government's fourth quarter. In addition, exhibitors' booths are all the same size, providing a level-playing-field...

Even though the first mandate for external networks for agencies to comply with IPv6 implementation guidelines has passed, IPv6 adoption among federal agencies will continue to be a priority, and the U.S. government has emerged as a major force in IPv6 adoption. As more private sector enterprises and service providers adopt IPv6, the business cases establishing the benefits of IPv6 adoption (such as business agility, business continuity, and c...

Physical security is as critical as cyber security in the federal government. A mix of cyber security and physical security threats hold the potential for severely impacting your agency’s mission. Physical Security gaps resulting from aging equipment or lack of funding can be potential weaknesses the federal government cannot ignore. To address the challenge, we bring you this Physical and Cyber Security webcast where you will hear from...

Public sector organizations are turning to cloud based services to help increase collaboration while lowering costs. As cloud technology becomes more pervasive, you might be wondering if this is the right approach for your agency. Join us for an in-depth discussion on hosted collaboration solutions to learn more about the advantages and key considerations when looking at cloud based collaboration solutions. Presenter Bobby Hanson, Strategic Pr...

“Connecting Information Management Dots: Centralized Governance of Physical and Electronic Content” As Federal Agencies drive towards deadlines set forth by the Presidential Directive on Managing Government Records, they are faced with balancing the requirements for digital and paper strategies. Agencies are already overwhelmed by the exponential growth of unstructured electronic content from numerous information systems within the...

Like transforming Data into a Crystal Ball, a new wave of in-memory computing enables government agencies to garner instant insight from data and in the format required to make better informed decisions. This new in-memory compute platform can assist government agencies make better decisions--faster. Data-intensive operations can now take place directly in the database, without requiring time-consuming and costly movements of data between the...

Over the past year, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made major advances in improving and simplifying the future security requirements for government information technology (IT). They have identified new standards, strategies, and solutions that have reduced the FISMA requirements on the government organizations by over 50 percent and the risk to systems by much more. Thes...

Data security threats continue to increase in number and sophistication. The growing use of collaborative technologies – from mobile devices and social media to virtualization and cloud computing – will continue to be one of the most significant factors impacting the security landscape. For these reasons, the federal government has increased efforts to minimize and prevent cyber security attacks, and will continue to place signific...

Government agencies are being encouraged to follow acquisition policies for products and services known as Low Price Technically Acceptable, or LPTA. Lower cost solutions are attractive, but in some cases low cost solutions might introduce additional security risk. These added security risks can potentially pose a greater cost over time than anticipated. With Government IT systems under continuous attack from multiple cyber security threats, i...