Offering myriad possibilities, cognitive services teach computers to understand the world as humans do. This emerging technology can provide exciting and powerful capabilities for government agencies to better meet their unique missions and improve citizen services and engagement. To hear how cognitive services can advance government, RSVP and join us for this Meetup, Learning How to Apply Cognitive Services to Your Agency's Mission. We are ex...

With the ever-increasing complexity and proliferation of data, protecting our nation’s most valuable information is no easy endeavor. In response to this growing challenge, this month’s Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup will discuss strategies for governance that have helped them prepare for today’s cloud era. Please RSVP and join us for a can't-miss Meetup featuring government/industry panel members and governance subject...

In an April 2015 report, the Government Accountability Office found 23 out of 24 agency inspectors generally cited information security as a major challenge at their agency. New, sophisticated attacks have often been called Advanced Persistent Threats, a term that is sometimes derided, but has attained widespread adoption. Whatever these attacks are called, they have unique qualities that make them more difficult to defend against. Although th...

Hyperconvergence delivers an enterprise solution that natively collapses core storage, compute and data protection components into a single, scalable building block for your entire agency. Budget requirements for the government have forced officials to look towards data center consolidation for multiple benefits - reducing the overall number of government data centers, decreasing overall spend on IT, increasing mission agility and improving op...

Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) Training comes to Washington, DC at a Special Price Cloud computing education is the top priority for today's information security professional. The Cloud Security Alliance's Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) is the industry's gold standard for cloud security expertise. On May 11, CSA is conducting the CCSK Foundation class in Washington DC in conjunction with our training partner HP...

In the coming fiscal year, the White House expects the federal government to spend some $7.5 billion on provisioned services like cloud computing. Four years removed from the unveiling of the Cloud First strategy, the question today isn’t whether agencies will transition services and critical systems to cloud, it’s when. Maximizing investment in the cloud requires a strategy that factors in risk, security, cost, agility and a hard...

According to Gartner, citizen-centric government requires fundamental changes in information technology. Cloud computing provides the critical infrastructure, mobile-devices reach individuals directly, data fuels information, and security and privacy are mandatory. How do military and civilian agencies embrace emerging technology to meet their missions? Join your military and agency peers to explore innovative strategies and technologies your...

You’re invited to join us in the SociaLab on June 16, 2015! This BYOD lab gives you the opportunity to get hands-on experience with our solutions and network with your peers and our VMware engineering experts. During the event, we will focus on our new storage solution, Virtual SAN, which is fully integrated with vSphere. During the event, you will get experience setting up and automating policy-based, software-defined storage. VMware e...

The rise in cyber-attacks, nation state cyber terrorism and the breach of consumer data has led to a heightened awareness of the enterprise and personal responsibilities associated with cyber security. The Federal adoption of cloud computing and the associated mobile and social technologies has increased the challenges associated with digital forensics and incident response. Federal agencies are starting to engage cloud service providers and...

According to Gartner, citizen-centric government requires fundamental changes in information technology. Cloud computing provides the critical infrastructure, mobile-devices reach individuals directly, data fuels information, and security and privacy are mandatory. How do military and civilian agencies embrace emerging technology to meet their missions? Join your military and agency peers to explore innovative strategies and technologies your...