In wake of earthquake, researchers envision a cyber-physical cloud
NIST and its Japanese counterpart are collaborating on a platform that could combine data from billions of networked devices to improve emergency response, health care and city operations.
Nevada brings big data to the desert
The state and the Desert Research Institute partner with IBM to use analytics and advanced research applications for scientific research, education and economic development.
Convergence of technologies will spur big data projects in 2013
Cloud computing, Hadoop, NoSQL databases and semantic technology are related layers that will allow agencies to derive more value from big data applications.
Montana maxes out IT deals with western neighbors
Montana has pulled out the stops to form alliances with western states to share future technology resources, including disaster recovery, GIS storage and Web hosting.
Energy lab, university aim to get next-gen computing ready for big data
Researchers will work to ensure the next generation of computers and the methods used to run them can address the upcoming big data challenges, from climate change to energy management.
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NIST offers a scheme for trusted geolocation, a way to ensure that resources agencies use in the cloud are kept secure.
Oregon rides cloud to statewide records management system
The state is expanding a SaaS system using HP TRIM to give access to state, county and local agencies.
A once mighty supercomputer to be dismantled, sold for parts
New Mexico's Encanto, which five years ago was the third fastest machine in the world, is now practically on the scrap heap.
The tech behind NASA's Martian chronicles
After Curiosity landed, JPL had to retrieve images from 150 million miles away via a low-bandwidth space network and deliver them to a voracious public quickly and without crashing websites. How did NASA do it?
Chicago moving 30,000 employees' e-mail to Microsoft cloud
Cloud strategy is part of the city's move toward modernizing its digital infrastructure while improving employees' access to mobile tools and reaping significant cost savings.
N.C. cloud provider wins first FedRAMP stamp of approval
GSA grants Autonomic Resources provisional approval to offer cloud services to federal government agencies.
Appian Cloud app gets FISMA moderate security cert
GSA, which is using Appian Cloud's business process management app for acquisition planning, has upped its rating from FISMA low-level security.
Western states build a platform for storing GIS data
Regional cooperation and sharing resources is the wave of the future, members of the 15-state alliance say.
Scanner sends docs directly to the cloud
Brother's ImageCenter ADS-2500W can scan documents and send them to cloud storage sites such as Google Docs, Evernote, Dropbox and more.
5 ways the cloud gets disruptive in 2013
Agencies' steady march to the cloud will combine with disruptive technologies such as big data, analytics and mobile computing to push services in a new direction.
AWS changing PaaS before our eyes
With Amazon pushing the envelope on platform-as-as-service, public-sector IT managers should hold off on PaaS implementations until it shakes out -- or suffer vendor lock-in.
Cloud provider claims next-generation virtual data center tech
ProfitBricks unveils virtual data center services that offer customers precise control of design and scale of cloud infrastructure resources.
Agencies could get a cloud hub for trusted identities
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is considering commercial cloud services for authenticating third-party credentials of users accessing government websites.
DOE to broker its own cloud services
The department is taking a cloud brokerage approach to securely connecting a diverse set of users and partner organizations.
HP launches pay-per-use model for modernizing networks
Some analysts say the FlexNetwork Utility Advantage Program offers a new model for modernizing network infrastructure.
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