How industrial partners can help HPC centers thrive
By partnering with industry, high-performance computing centers can increase the impact of scientific innovations and boost industrial and economic competitiveness.
How agencies decide when moving to the cloud makes sense
Agencies moving legacy applications to the cloud must optimize for the environment, government technology leaders advise.
A Skeptical N.Y.C. Mayor Casts Doubts on Governor's Congestion-Pricing Proposal
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Solar Eclipse Will Test Stability of California’s Power Grid
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NASA calls on cloud for online eclipse streaming
The space agency's cloud platform has been scaled up to support millions of people live-streaming the Aug. 21 event.
The White House Doesn’t Think Sea Level Rise Is Important to U.S. Infrastructure
“It’s deeply fiscally irresponsible to put taxpayer funded facilities at risk like that,” according to Michael Gerrard, director of Columbia University’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
Why Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Push Puts Alaska in Tough Spot
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DocuSign gets FedRAMP nod
DocuSign's e-signature and digital transaction management tools are now authorized for agency use.
To Help Fund Infrastructure, Chicago Mayor Backs Taxes on Unrepatriated Foreign Earnings
Rahm Emanuel made his case at the U.S. Conference of Mayors summer leadership meeting, while encouraging colleagues to get creative with investment.
City Learns Costly Lesson About the ‘Quick, Cheap Way’ to Build
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Seeking Efficiencies Through Major Upgrades to Portland’s Water Works
While ratepayers wince, a preference for long-term investment may also deliver long-term quality and some tech advantages.
Amazon opens GovCloud Marketplace
AWS Marketplace for GovCloud allows agencies to more easily find software that supports regulated workloads.
New Estimates Show ‘Worst Case Housing Needs’ in the U.S.
A new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report presents a stark picture of how more and more low-income Americans are struggling to pay high rental costs.
Tense Days in New Orleans as City's Pump Network Struggles to Keep Up
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Microsoft expands backup and recovery services for government customers
Microsoft has announced the availability of Azure Site Recovery and Azure Backup to all Azure government regions in the United States.
Cary's cloud co-creators
The North Carolina city pushes creativity to the edges of the organization by training city employees to use, configure and develop cloud platforms.
An Arcane American Law Protected by Powerful Interests is Causing Insane Traffic Jams
What if we we could shift a lot of the traffic onto the seas?
NOAA puts GOES-R weather satellite data in the cloud
Provisional data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's newest weather satellite is being shared as part of the agency's Big Data Project.
Stampede2 charges online in Texas
The Texas Advanced Computing Center's new supercomputer will double the performance, memory, storage capacity and bandwidth of its predecessor.
Announcing the dig IT Award finalists
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