This summit is unique from the rest as it allows you to look at both sides of the Cloud - the fluid and functional aspect of Cloud services for government agencies, as well as with the tactical capabilities learned from the private sector. Innovative New Focus for 2014 * Enabling an Enterprise-wide, Data Centric, Cloud Computing Environment through the Policy Machine * Using the Cloud for "Big Data" Analytics * Adopting the Cloud: Lessons Lear...

Join Red Hat, MongoDB, and Carahsoft for a complimentary webcast with Bob Kozdemba, Principal Solutions Architect at Red Hat, and Will LaForest, Senior Director of MongoDB Federal. This webcast will focus on the powerful combination of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise and MongoDB. OpenShift Enterprise is Red Hat's auto-scaling Platform as a Service (PaaS) for applications. As an application platform in the cloud, OpenShift Enterprise manages the...

Would reaching 10X as many stakeholders help you meet organizational goals? Do you know how to use everyday communications to attract more stakeholders? How can your communications engage stakeholders to take action – online or offline – to truly drive mission value for your organization? If these questions sound familiar, register to join your colleagues at our 2014 Digital Communications Tour, with the first stop in Oakland, Cali...

Free Webinar: 6 (and More) Mistakes You're Making By Using Google Drive, DropBox, and The Public Cloud For Business Whether or not you attended our January 28 webinar on the perils of using the Public Cloud for Business, you'll want to join us for Part II, an exclusive private session just for previous registrants like you. This is not a repeat: This is a brand new live event which will showcase more dangers of the Public Cloud and the advanta...

Save The Date! Strata Conference: Inspirational and practical In 2011 at the first Strata Conference, there was a lot of emphasis on “what is data science?” as corporations and organizations were just becoming aware of the power and potential of big data. At Strata 2014, with the wide-spread adoption of new data tools and methods, we’ll not only be looking at what is possible, but also go deep into what we’re successful...

Continuous Monitoring for the Cloud As outlined by NIST, the objective of a continuous monitoring program is to determine if the complete set of planned, required, and deployed security controls within an information system, or inherited by the system, continue to be effective over time in light of the inevitable changes that occur. Monitoring this change is challenging even in traditional datacenter environments with dedicated physical server...

As technology continues to permeate nearly every area of daily life, citizen expectations for interacting with government entities are shifting. Citizens today want a personalized, multi-channel experience when interacting with government services. In this webinar, featured speaker Ruthbea Clarke, Research Director of the global Smart Cities Strategies program at IDC, will address how to build a robust citizen engagement strategy through digit...

Government Cloud Brokerage: Who, What, When, Where, Why? Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore the Administration’s establishment of the Cloud First policy and how agencies are taking full advantage of cloud computing in order to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility and responsiveness, and minimize cost. As agencies seek to combine...

6 Mistakes You're Making By Using "Public Cloud"-Based File Sync & Share for Government Business 1. Trusting The Public Cloud. You or others in your agency are already using applications like Google Drive and Dropbox to share business documents because those services are easy to use. But your colleagues may be jeopardizing security, especially from within government offices. You should limit users from taking files of any classification to...

Overview of the Workshop: Cloud Computing and FedRAMP-Unwrapped is a one-day, in-depth,educational program for Government Executives, Managers, Program Managers and Staff & Industry Partners. This event is not a vender oriented conference, but a course that provides practical information for the Government and Industry on cloud security, the Federal Governments FedRAMP program and what agency leaders should be doing now. Potomac Forum is A...