VA plugs into the cloud with Office 365 for 600,000
The Veterans Affairs Department is about to begin transitioning 600,000 users to a cloud-based e-mail system using Microsoft Office 365 for Government.
New service makes it easier to track use of Amazon cloud
Amazon Web Services, which has many public-sector customers, will let customers track usage and costs by the hour or by individual service.
Metalogix can boost agency collaboration, content sharing
Company's Content Matrix lets agencies smoothly migrate to newer versions of SharePoint and keep content organized on an ongoing basis.
How the Recovery Board gathered its multiple clouds
The agency's cloud hub helps control, monitor and audit systems, even among multiple cloud providers.
SharePoint 2013 upgrade offers a chance to get it right
SharePoint is a living, breathing thing. Upgrading is a chance to set up and maintain the collaboration platform as it grows over time.
10 predictions for government IT in 2013
Consolidation, cloud and mobile computing, lots of data and the foundations of smart government are among the key trends forecasted by IDC Government Insights.
NARA to adopt Google Apps for Government
Federal agencies' move to the cloud for office suites continues, as Google and Microsoft battle for territory.
GSA shuts down apps.gov
One-stop cloud portal launched three years ago wasn't getting business.
Why SaaS should scare government IT managers
As in a good horror show, it’s what you can’t see — and can’t control — that’s the most frightening.
Is the US set to lose the supercomputer race?
China appears set to win the race to the next frontier, exascale computing, as budget pressures slow down the Energy Department's efforts.
As agency data centers close, measurement tools take center stage
Reaping efficiency from data center consolidation will require new technologies, including unified computing and business analytics, to measure performance gains and savings.
Data-driven government's goal: Personalized service
Agencies need to create a tech strategy that supports convergence of cloud, big data, mobility and Web services, a Justice CTO says.
Energy opens datasets, APIs to developers
The Energy Department announced several new datasets and APIs, which will be hosted in cloud-based servers.
High-performance confab runs super-fast network, temporarily
In order to share results at the SC12 conference in Salt Lake City, volunteers from government, academia and industry designed and built SCinet, which links to many of the world's leading research networks.
Virtualization gives Interior telework flexibility, cost savings
Virtualization technology is critical for efficient teleworking, data center design and consolidation; it also lowers the cost of IT operations and promotes energy efficiency.
Interior to give employees anywhere, anytime, any device access via cloud
DOI will move 72,000 employees to Google Apps by year's end as part of its effort to meet the needs of a dispersed workforce.
5 tech priorities for the new administration
Here are five technologies the new administration should keep on the presidential blotter.
Can shared services really give substantial ROI?
Using a CRM system, based on Microsoft Dynamics, within a shared infrastructure is allowing Virginia state to modernize business functions and improve citizen services.
How to successfully move email to the cloud
In preparing to move 25,000 e-mail users to the Microsoft Office 365 community cloud, the EPA focuses on planning and avoiding the common pitfalls.
China plans 100-petaflop supercomputer, and exaflops are in sight
The Tianhe-2 could achieve five times the speed of the Energy Department's new Titan, but it won't claim the top spot for long.
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