High-speed transatlantic network supports faster data exchange
When the Large Hadron Collider comes back online in spring 2015, ESnet will be ready to handle the vastly increased data load.
How data virtualization speeds application delivery
Virtualizing data can boost the success rate of an agency’s application development projects by enabling better data management and faster delivery of applications in a risk-free environment.
Energy hub to improve efficiency in NY public buildings
The New York Energy Manager will provide real-time energy use and trending data for 3,000 state government buildings.
Microsoft expanding security and mobile controls for Office 365
Government IT managers will soon have more options for Office 356 data loss protection and mobile device controls.
MobileIron updates Docs@Work to secure personal cloud
Docs@Work lets users access, annotate and share enterprise content regardless of location, in a variety of cloud repositories, while providing IT a centralized way to secure and manage mobile content and device policies.
Trimble debuts cloud, dev tools for mobile field management
In related announcements, Trimble introduced a cloud-based platform for field service management, mobile workforce productivity and scheduling tools and a development environment to improve field business processes.
NIST lays out roadmap for cloud computing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology released its Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, a set objectives for the accelerated adoption of cloud computing in government.
Lollipop or lockdown? What a secure mobile OS means for BYOD
Android Lollipop and iOS8 present government mobility managers with more options for balancing end-user convenience with the requirements of high-threat, classified environments.
Carpathia offers continuous compliance monitoring tool
The company’s Continuous Assurance Platform automates collection and analysis of compliance artifacts and controls, ensuring against a failed audit or fines.
ISO publishes cloud standards
Expanding NIST's guidance, the International Standards Organization released two standards for cloud computing.
Microsoft pushes Yammer as it trims SharePoint features
Microsoft quietly retired some features from SharePoint Online while it enhanced mobile apps, email integration and collaboration tools of Yammer, the company’s cloud-based enterprise social networking platform.
Army PEO Aviation expands virtual desktops
The Army Program Executive Office Aviation has expanded its virtual desktop infrastructure with Nutanix appliances to better support handling Army aircraft systems.
How technology is helping fight Ebola
The tech and health care communities are deploying e-record systems, open data and mapping tools, cloud computing and even robots in the campaign to prevent the spread of Ebola.
NIST drafts guide for hypervisor security
The widespread growth in server virtualization for hosting enterprise applications and providing cloud services calls for new recommendations for secure deployment of hypervisor platforms, the standards agency said.
GCN Gala showcases projects driven by tech and teamwork
The public sector IT community turns out to honor IT projects and leaders who showed exceptional creativity and determination in building systems that drove savings and performance in 2014.
Agencies bring energy modeling out of the lab
Armed with increasing amounts of data and computing power, agencies are building tools to inform decisions on energy efficiency.
SteelCloud offers STIG remediation tools for AWS GovCloud
GoldDisk Plus reduces the cost and effort of starting and maintaining compliant systems in the Amazon cloud environment.
Energy lab software models wind farm performance
Open source software developed by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory can calculate how variables alter the air flow and energy production of not just one wind turbine, but a whole wind farm.
Workflow key to case management in the cloud
Using a workflow management system as the foundation of a cloud-based case management solution is a way to simultaneously leverage the cloud and deliver a more robust case management system.
10 goverment IT projects earn GCN Award honorable mentions
These 10 projects were also selected by the GCN awards judges as deserving recognition for their performance and originality.
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