FITARA Scorecard 8.0 is anticipated later this spring. FITARA is a fixture in Federal IT and remains an important measure of how agencies are prioritizing modernization. Join Congressman Gerry Connolly and MeriTalk for a complimentary award ceremony and networking reception on September 10 at 5 p.m. to honor Federal IT excellence, based on the FITARA Scorecard 8.0 grades.

The darknet is a network, built on top of the internet that is purposefully hidden, meaning it has been designed specifically for anonymity. Unlike the deep web, the darknet is only accessible with special tools and software - browsers and other protocol beyond direct links or credentials. You cannot access the darknet by simply typing a dark web address into your web browser. Join us for this webinar to explore various case studies that invol...

As cyber threats to U.S. national and economic security are increasing in frequency, scale, and sophistication, departments must be prepared to defend the homeland and support civil authorities in all domains – including cyberspace - to support a national effort to confront cyber threat to critical infrastructure. The right combination of technology, intelligence and people is key to the team’s ability to monitor, detect, and preve...

This course was developed with the asset owner in mind. Students will learn how to design CCTV systems for different types of secure areas, compounds and installations. Students will be able to design their own intrusion detection (IDS) and access control systems (ACS) for sensitive compartmented Information facilities (SCIF) and secure vaults, limited access or controlled areas, and high value storage areas. Students will ultimately combine c...

Microsoft's Marketplace Roadmap: August Updates Microsoft’s marketplace investments are designed to serve customers of all sizes with the broadest catalog of enterprise software solutions from both Microsoft and our extensive partner ecosystem. Offerings are published into the Azure Marketplace, AppSource, and Cloud Solution Provider catalogues with a variety of business models and deployment methodologies, and we are continuing to intr...

Updating legacy systems is one of the biggest mandates coming from the White House in 2019. And often, when agencies think about modernizing systems, they think about implementing a cloud solution, but automation is also essential to embrace the power of efficiency. Before federal agencies invest in cloud and automation, they need to fully understand the capabilities, constraints and roadblocks related to these technologies. Join us on Thursda...

By 2025, the world’s data will have grown to 163 zettabytes. In the digital age, data is no longer locked away – it’s distributed, dynamic, and diverse. Data is on your phone, in the cloud, in transit, and well, everywhere. Knowing how to leverage public, private, and hybrid clouds to make the most of your data is paramount to your agency’s innovation strategy. In today’s data fabric, speed is the new scale. Join...

Join us at the free Microsoft Azure Training Day: Fundamentals to improve your understanding of cloud concepts and acquire the knowledge you need to earn the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification. Learn basic strategies for transitioning to the cloud along with concepts including security, high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery. Attendees will receive free vouchers to take the AZ-900 Mi...

In your journey to modernization, ensuring your data and event ingest has the speed, scale, and capacity to harness operational insights – while adapting to the complexities of your evolving needs – is critical.​ ​​ Does your agency have the ability to surviving an increase of data and event ingest, while still extracting insight and value from both real-time streaming events and historical analytics? Join LogZill...

In 2018, the White House unveiled the updated “Cloud Smart” policy which focuses on three main pillars of successful IT modernization: workforce, security and procurement. With a workforce who uses multiple applications and devices to do their job, it is more critical than ever for agencies to maintain control and security across their networks. But how can an agency ensure security when integrating new technologies to legacy syste...