Which states are the most digital of all?
The 2010 Digital States Survey, which ranks states' IT prowess in eight categories, showed little change at the top from the previous survey in 2008 -- with one exception.
Private cloud expected to lift New Mexico's IT efficiency
The State of New Mexico is looking to dramatically reduce information technology expenses and electricity costs when the Department of Information Technology launches a private cloud computing platform by the end of the year.
Minnesota inks deal with Microsoft on BPOS services
The state of Minnesota has embraced Microsoft's Internet cloud services by agreeing to an application outsourcing deal.
Government IT shops get a store for open-source apps
A public/private partnership has launched Civic Commons, a website designed to let state, local and federal agencies share software they have developed.
Surveillance cameras go public in Minnesota county
Ramsey County, Minn., has made 14 of its surveillance cameras available to the public as part of its Neighborhood Watch program, which has raised the eyebrows of some privacy advocates.
Who will win midterm elections? You can Google it.
Google's 2010 U.S. Elections Ratings maps projections from four independent analysis organizations of House, Senate and gubernatorial races.
Montana cuts data center cooling costs from dollars to nickels
Montana is using a Kyoto-wheel system to cool its new data center, cutting the energy costs of cooling to a minimum.
GSA poised to release security guidelines for cloud products
The General Services Administration is poised to release security controls and guidelines designed to speed up the certification and accreditation of cloud computing products and services for public comment.
Data center consolidation a decade away, report says
The lack of upfront funding and other budget woes could stymie federal agency efforts to reduce the number of data centers in operation across government, according to a new Input report on data center consolidation.
Microsoft expands cloud effort
New release of Microsoft Windows HPC Server is intended to broaden use.
Oracle enters private cloud fray
Government agencies looking to set up private cloud infrastructures have another option now that Oracle has entered the fray, joining rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM.
Q&A: Microsoft's Hilf sees HPC as the killer Azure app
Technical Computing GM discusses new Windows HPC Server release.
Internet doesn't replace traditional news outlets, survey finds
A Pew survey finds that people are consuming more news online, but that traditional outlets shouldn't be forgotten.
GIS' future is with crowds, clouds ... and 4-D
Geospatial technologies are exploding -- into crowdsourced applications, cloud platforms, and 3-D and 4-D environments.
Security and data ownership: Old issues in a new wineskin
Security and data center ownership were big issues 15 years ago when the federal government attempted to move agencies to consolidate data centers and share information technology services. Guess what? They still are today.
Culture, management issues continue to affect consolidation efforts
The success of data center consolidation initiatives will be determined more by culture and management issues than technology, according to federal managers and industry experts speaking at a recent conference on data center optimization.
With SoloPro, backup data is safe at home
The ioSafe secure drive comes in a solid casing that can protect against fires and floods for on-site backup, and it can transfer data at USB 3.0 speeds, although most administrators will need to use a adapter port for that.
DISA moves data closer to the front lines
Alfred Rivera, director of DISA's computing services, discusses the Rapid Access Computing Environment, cloud computing and data center consolidation -- and how those efforts deliver content to the battlefield.
Google Apps government reach grows
Google's cloud-based software suite is making inroads with federal and local government agencies.
Taiwan launches cloud initiative
Taiwan's government has a five-year program to make that nation more competitive in the global cloud computing market.
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