Storm cripples Amazon cloud, but do sites have to go down, too?
You can arrange to have other data centers back up your services when one goes down, but it'll cost you.
Got old hard drives? Turn them into cloud servers.
The $99 Cloud Hybrid from Akitio lets you repurpose any SATA hard drive for service over the Internet.
New commission aims to help government tap into big data
Group's leaders say innovation in using data is key to boosting U.S. competitiveness.
UN regulation of Internet: 'The threat is real'
Opposition to proposals to extend international regulations to the Internet is bipartisan and seemingly unanimous across U.S. government and industry.
NIST guide explains cloud in plain terms
The guidance gives general how-tos in five areas: management, data governance, security and reliability, virtual machines, and software and applications.
ICANN sets big 'Reveal' on new Top Level Domain names
The list of new names applied for will be published June 13, though approvals are not expected before early 2013.
Microsoft unveils Office 365 for Government
Built to the same security standards as Office 365 for Enterprises, the cloud platform includes Exchange Online, Lync Online, SharePoint Online and Office Professional Plus.
Key technologies in digital strategy have one thing in common
The innovative technologies in the administration's "anywhere, anytime, any device" digital strategy will ride on the cloud, a former federal CIO says.
Administration 'prematurely declaring victory' on IT reforms, GAO says
Despite improvements in the efficiency of federal IT spending, the Obama administration's reform program has a long way to go, an official told a Senate subcommittee.
NASCIO urges states to adopt federal Medicaid IT plan
The Medicaid Information Technology Architecture framework is a way states can decouple legacy systems and break down existing silos in state government, the association said in a report.
New architecture underlies OMB's 'anytime, anywhere, any device' strategy
The strategy envisions a governmentwide architecture that can leverage innovative technology to make more government data and services available through a variety of channels.
GPO expands its e-books to the Nook reader
Making its publications available for the Barnes & Noble e-reader adds to Government Printing Office's small but growing catalog of electronic books.
IT revolution reshapes federal marketplace
As agencies move toward a model of sharing goods and services, it's changing the business landscape, according to Richard Spires, CIO at the Homeland Security Department.
After 6 weeks offline, ICANN reopens TLD application system
Applicants have an eight-day window to review and finalize applications for new generic top-level domain names.
USASpending takes big data to the cloud
The General Services Administration's USASpending.gov website is using the GCE Big Data and Analytics Cloud for storing and managing large volumes of data.
Tougher road ahead for fed data-center consolidation
Many government departments and agencies have rid themselves of the most obvious efficiency offenders: small data centers, facilities previously marked for closure and IT resources deemed surplus to mission requirements.
Tool provides out-of-the box FedRAMP compliance
Agilance's Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Content Pack includes the baseline security controls required of cloud service providers.
DOD develops Web apps to fight pirates (the real kind)
An international effort by the Defense Department and the U.S. Navy is developing Web-based applications that will let allied navies share data in the fight against piracy on the high seas.
FedRAMP closer to rollout with GSA's release of third-party assessors
The GSA May 14 released a list of accredited third-party assessment organizations -- or 3PAOs for short -- that will do initial assessments and test the controls of cloud service providers per FedRAMP requirements.
Mother Nature chases Mass. town into the cloud
After tornadoes ripped through nearby Springfield, the technology director of Dedham decided it was time to move data backup and recovery to the cloud.
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