Unisys launches desktop virtualization service
Unisys’s desktop as a service offering is designed to help CIOs manage costs by mixing virtual desktops and managed services.
Baltimore dives into smart water metering
Baltimore is one of the latest cities to install automated meters to collect precise data on utility usage in an effort to provide more accurate billing, increase efficiency and reduce waste.
Maryland moves HR to the cloud
The state of Maryland will replace and consolidate its legacy, on-premise human resources software with a unified system from Workday.
How the Army trims apps before data center migration
The Army is using a multi-step process to rationalize and consolidate hundreds of applications as it embarks on a four-year data center migration project.
NSF seeds cloud research test beds
The National Science Foundation announced two $10 million projects to create cloud computing test beds that will help develop novel cloud architectures and applications.
Cloud-based collaboration takes the travel out of meetings
Ease of use is the deciding factor for choosing a videoconferencing and collaboration tool for Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development.
DISA approves AWS for more sensitive workloads
The Defense Information Systems Agency authorized Amazon Web Services as the first commercial cloud approved at “security impact levels” 3-5 for highly sensitive workloads.
NASA sails to the cloud with AWS, open source, migration
NASA migrated 110 websites and applications to the cloud in a technology overhaul that included using open source tools such as the Drupal content management system and Ubuntu.
7 tactics for a smooth cloud migration
Before making the jump to the cloud, IT managers need to lay the groundwork, ensuring the right technology and security protocols are in place as well as a complete understanding of the regulatory issues affecting the project.
Gartner: Start planning to move off Windows 7
Industry analyst firm Gartner recently suggested that enterprises need to make plans to move off Windows 7.
Dousing wildfires with big data
Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center are using sensor data and satellite information for situational wildfire surveillance.
HD video eases surveillance in sprawling jail system
The Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff's Office partnered with DataDirect Networks for real-time data capture and video archiving for more than 3,000 HD surveillance cameras generating as 30 petabytes of footage.
10 public sector projects win GCN Awards for IT excellence
The 2014 GCN Award winning projects range from a system that streamlined a process for victims of physical abuse to obtain protective orders to a cost-saving mobile app by a self-taught Air Force dev team.
How agencies can keep email from vanishing
One of the biggest challenges agencies face today, besides the skyrocketing volume of email, is how to effectively retain and manage email records based on regulatory and legal requirements.
Texas towns consolidate 911 services, boost response times
The newly formed North Texas Emergency Communications Center will dispatch emergency support for Carrollton, Coppell, Farmers Branch, and Addison communities.
Open-source Docker management platform debuts
Panamax gives developers a single management platform to easily create, share and deploy any Docker-containerized application.
Autonomic Resources offers agencies a self-service cloud platform
ARC-P On Premise provides departments and agencies a self-service cloud platform for infrastructure management inside the agency security boundary.
Oracle Key Vault helps customers manage encryption keys
A new software appliance is designed to manage encryption keys and credential files securely in an enterprise data center.
Ohio moves on statewide IT consolidation
The state has funded a governmentwide IT consolidation that would centralize 9,000 servers and 30 smaller data centers across 26 state agencies
Software-defined networking gaining traction
Two recent surveys show similar attitudes about the future adoption of SDN technology in the data center.
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