Intel introduces 6-core chips with cloud-secure features
The chips are Intel's first server and workstation processors built on 32-nanometer technology, and include Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions and Trusted Execution Technology, which Intel said will add security to cloud computing environments.
DHS lags in oversight for data center, IG says
Homeland Security Department officials haven't reviewed invoices for more than $160 million in spending related to DHS' primary data center operating on Navy property,
Virtualization increases the need for reality management in IT
Virtualization has reduced data center footprints, but little has been done to disentangle the duplication and complexity of information and applications sitting in those servers, observes Francis Hsu, an information executive working for the Homeland Security Department.
6 technologies that will grab your attention at FOSE
The GCN Lab offers a few ideas on new products worth checking out during this year's FOSE exposition.
Fulfillment of the cloud's promise requires congressional action
The residence of clouds and data will become increasingly important -- and so will the aging and conflicting laws that govern data.
Many agencies are still anti-social media
A survey of federal employees last fall by Market Connections found that only 23 percent of respondents said their agencies use social media (25 percent didn’t know) and that 60 percent said their agencies banned social media sites.
With social media, should DOD go to the people, or should the people go to DOD?
Paul A. Strassman's recent column—arguing that DOD's social media policy doesn't do enough to address security—sparked a lively debate among readers, many of whom question whether DOD, or government in general, is suited to hosting social media sites.
10 flaws with the data on Data.gov
Even a cursory examination of Data.gov's newly released high-value datasets revealed 10 types of quality deficiencies, says columnist Mike Daconta.
The revolution will be televised — online
Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior sheds light on the evolution of collaboration, networking, social media, video and the concept of a media experience platform.
City of Miami takes citizen services to the cloud
Decreasing resources force creative approaches to meet needs.
Microsoft to rally partners to the cloud
Microsoft's highest ranking partner executive on Wednesday plans to outline the company's cloud vision for partners.
Can we get ahead of security needs for the Next Big Thing?
If predictions are correct that cloud computing is the Next Big Thing on the Internet, now is the time to ensure its security with software assurance and platforms based on best practices.
Ballmer says Microsoft is betting its business on the cloud
Microsoft's teams have already shifted to creating products for the cloud and will do so even more in the near future, said CEO Steve Ballmer.
For whom does the bell toll? It tolls for thee, IE6
GCN Lab director John Breeden checks out the online funeral held for Internet Explorer 6, but notes that it still has more market share than IE7.
JackBe launches enterprise mashup platform for the cloud
The company's Presto Enterprise Mashup Platform is now available on the Amazon Elastic Compute cloud computing environment, giving software developers the ability to create and share mashups instantly.
Feds, cybersecurity, cloud security take center stage at RSA 2010
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt and FBI chief Robert Mueller will all be taking the keynote stage at annual RSA Security Conference and Expo.
Agencies plan mainframe upgrades, shun cloud computing
Agencies are not including cloud computing in their modernization plans, survey shows.
Cloud computing's future depends on securing it, industry execs say
The potential of cloud computing and the need to secure it were the main themes of executives from RSA and Microsoft as they opened the annual RSA Security Conference.
Salvation from the 7 deadly sins of cloud computing
The Cloud Security Alliance released the first version of its "Top Threats to Cloud Computing" report today at the RSA Security Conference.
DOD issues long-awaited social media policy
DOD issues a memo to address longstanding uncertainties about the use of social media and networks within defense agencies and military branches.
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