Will the real cloud operating system please stand up?
The lack of clarity around the concept of a cloud operating system is an indicator of the rapid evolution of cloud computing and the consequences of a torrid pace of change.
Industry group advocates linking cloud, cybersecurity planning
A report by SafeGov.org offers a plan to help agency CIOs get the benefits of cloud technology while meeting federal cybersecurity goals at the same time.
'Trust but verify' is so last year
Zero trust considers all network traffic, wherever it originates, as suspect. Every packet on the network has to be inspected and analyzed in real time.
Cloud-based analytics keeps Montreal's buses full and ridership growing
A combination of cloud computing and business analytics has helped the city of Montreal track the habits of individual public transit riders — and reward their loyalty.
Texas opts for General Dynamics CloudBroker services
General Dynamics' CloudBroker portal helps customers procure and manage cloud infrastructure and services.
4 ways to get a handle on software-defined data centers
Instead of trying to manage all facets of the SDDC separately, administrators need to tackle networking, compute, storage, security as a whole.
Data analytics charts new path to heart attack survival
A Wake County, N.C., EMS team uses data analytics to uncover a new treatment protocol that extends survival rates for heart attack patients.
Certificate-on-Chip offers identity as a service for mobile devices
New service brings increased security and access management for both employee-owned and corporate-issued devices.
CSA pushes software-defined perimeter network protection
Standardized SDP security framework will protect application infrastructures from network-based attacks.
First software-as-a-service platform gets FedRAMP OK
Originally developed for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Concurrent Technologies Corp.’s Unclassified Remote Hosted Desktop is the first SaaS solution to be authorized by FedRAMP.
NSA data center to be cooled by wastewater
The National Security Agency will be using graywater to cool servers at its new data center in Fort Meade, Md.
HP thin client features fanless design, fast processing
The HP t620 is designed to run graphically rich applications and enhanced security features for virtual desktops, desktop as a service, unified communications and other client virtualization and cloud computing applications.
Lawrence Livermore explores the shape of data, expanding query-free analytics
The national lab is using a new technique, topological data analysis, to extract meaning from large and varied data sets through a collaboration with commercial DARPA spinoff, Ayasdi Inc.
Watch out for SQL Server 2012 licensing pitfalls
Microsoft's new SQL Server 2012 licensing can come with some costly pitfalls, according to a licensing expert.
FDA cures data-entry backlog with digital scanning, crowdsourcing
The Food and Drug Administration tapped a Web-based digital scanning service to overcome a monthslong backlog of reports submitted to its drug safety database.
Forward! by Unisys ready for mission-critical app migration
Based on secure partitioning technology, the fabric-based platform offers secure containers for application workloads running on Intel-based servers.
Amazon Kinesis does heavy-lifting on streaming, big data
Kinesis lets users easily set up high-capacity network pipes that can collect and analyze data in real time, at any scale, officials said.
University deploys high-density antennas to deliver Wi-Fi for 40,000-plus devices
Georgia Tech uses focus-beamed antennas to cut down on interference in its large-capacity classrooms.
NCI cracks open cancer research by moving it to the cloud
The agency is looking for cloud-based architectures to give cancer researchers complete bioinformatics infrastructure as a service, with built-in compute, storage, security and analytics.
New Jersey town takes the taxing out of tax collection
Red Bank now conducts its tax lien auctions online, speeding payments and improving efficiency.
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