Scoring cybersecurity hits and misses for 2013
Predictions are easy; accurate predictions are harder. Here’s how we did last year in predicting cybersecurity trends for 2013.
Mind your mobile: 2014's challenges (and solutions) for mobile government
Secure devices, virtualized mobile solutions and the Internet of Things will be at the top of mind for government IT managers.
What the escalating war among cloud computing rivals means for you
A price war is under way among Amazon, Google and IBM in the market for cloud services that makes running your own data center nearly impossible to justify.
NARA moved email to the cloud at 'lightning speed'
Agency smoothly converts 4,500 email users to Google Apps for Government in six months.
Government IT in 2014: More connections, more exposure, more risk
Agencies should expect to see more authentication, increased use of private clouds and the spread of smart city technologies in 2014.
Massachusetts launches open cloud to spur big data R&D
The Commonwealth teams up with universities and high tech firms to launch a cloud marketplace geared to sharing compute capacity and services.
NASA moves earth science tools, platform to the cloud
OpenNEX puts data and tools from NASA's Earth Exchange into the Amazon cloud improve collaboration with the academic, public and private sectors.
Locking down cloud applications
The Cloud Security Alliance and SAFECode have identified best practices for developing applications that meet the unique security requirements of cloud computing.
The rapidly shrinking government data center
In 2014, the government data centers will move toward open-air construction, modular architectures and increasingly total virtualization.
Ohio builds AweSim Web-based supercomputing apps
AweSim's affordable and easy-to-use apps will bring HPC modeling and simulation power to Ohio's small businesses.
Capital planning tool streamlines portfolio management
Capital Assets software streamlines capital planning, providing agencies with best practices, templates and visual analytics.
Big metadata: 7 ways to leverage your data in the cloud
Well-designed metadata will enable the description, discovery and reuse of data assets in the cloud and help break down agency silos.
Cyberthreats for 2014: Not just the usual suspects
Public-sector cybersecurity experts predict that threats will not change dramatically in 2014 but will seek new platforms, including bring your own cloud, the Internet of Things and wearable computing.
Firms offer single path to securing cloud and physical networks
VMware and Palo Alto Networks offer integrated platform to unify network security across both physical and virtual cloud enterprises.
Energy to move another 6,000 to Google Apps
Project will move Department of Energy program's email to help cut costs and increase efficiency.
Can fuel cells integrated into server racks power data centers?
A Microsoft research paper describes the unconventional approach that could double data center efficiency.
Big data parking lot: Tools for fast storage, retrieval and integration
Hadoop is a must-have big data tool, but it has some drawbacks, including the need for high-level user expertise and conditions for optimal bandwidth.
Symantec gets FISMA certification for shared service products
Two of Symantec's public key infrastructure products receive approval for use by federal agencies and contractors.
Tool combines server and enterprise cloud management in one platform
ScaleXtreme's cloud management platform eases transition from internal virtualized infrastructure to cloud.
IBM introduces Watson to the public sector cloud
The IBM Watson Developers Cloud could help agencies tap the cognitive computing for fraud analysis, intelligence surveillance and more.
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