Q: What do government healthcare and agriculture strategies have in common?A: The increasing use of data analytics. Data analytics has the power to transform governments – the way they operate, report, regulate, and plan for the future. In this free online training, GovLoop’s Christopher Dorobek will lead a panel discussion with government leaders and industry experts about how agencies can take their data analytics to the next lev...

It’s no surprise that federal agencies are struggling with aging computing infrastructure, legacy software, classified data and shrinking resources – all while trying to gain efficiencies and improve the citizen experience. Federal leaders are challenged in rethinking their approach to IT management. Among the alternatives, is a contractor owned and operated model. If you’re interested in a case study on how one agency CIO we...

Today, businesses have to move fast to stay competitive. And in many cases, hybrid cloud infrastructures can help deliver the extra IT agility they need to keep up. That explains why hybrid cloud is experiencing the fastest growth rate of any cloud model, with a full 90 percent of today’s enterprises pursuing a hybrid cloud solution in the next 12 months. But all too often, this extra agility comes at a high cost. The nature of hybrid cl...

When it comes to cybersecurity, state and local have an opportunity to build on significant work already done by the federal government. This includes standards and processes for defining an overarching cyber framework and establishing a baseline for cloud security, as well as a contract for buying continuous diagnostics and mitigation solutions. Register now for this free virtual event, where federal cybersecurity experts will provide state a...

Oracle's latest generation of database technology introduces significant new features and functionality that simplify migrations and consolidation, improves efficiency of hardware utilization, and delivers major improvements in database manageability. Organizations migrating to Oracle Database 12c have been able to achieve cost savings with increasing business agility. Oracle Database 12c can provide a single architecture that can host all of...

High-Speed File Transfer: Deliver Your Data Faster Does your organization struggle with sending large files over challenging networks? Are you looking for a solution where users can quickly transfer an unlimited number of files of any size over long distances with complete security and uncompromised reliability? Aspera software - already in use and accredited for SIPRNET and JWICS, and is FIPS 140-2 compliant - has been thoroughly vetted by th...

Federal agencies realize that they cannot afford to replicate data centers at all of their remote facilities. But they also understand that users at branch offices expect seamless access to applications, data, and services, wherever they reside. In this webcast, a federal IT executive will discuss strategies for extending data center services to branch offices without compromising on either performance or security.

Interview with CIO of CalPERS, the nations largest public sector pension fund in the U.S. with over $300 billion in assets. Discussion topics will include: Strategic plan New IT initiatives Security CIO governance at CalPERS Open data & transparency MyCalPERS – Lessons learned Doing business with CalPERS

Over 30% of Official Images in Docker Hub Contain High Priority Security Vulnerabilities Before putting containers in production, you should ask yourself three questions: Do you know what’s inside the container you’re going to push to production? What’s your plan to keep vulnerabilities & malware out of the containers? As containers are being downloads or built in-house, is every build, of every container, being checked f...

Are you losing sleep over your up-coming application retirement project? Concerned about cost over runs? Delayed deployments? Data challenges? If you’re worried about these things, you’re in good company. Per Gartner, more than 50% of data migration projects will exceed budget and/or result in business disruption. As the States of Illinois and Wisconsin work to retire old systems in favor of SAP/Peoplesoft, Informatica can help. Le...