Overview: “Big Data” is the current trending technology in government and industry. But “Big Data” should be focused in meeting mission needs in government – not an end in itself as data can be expensive to collect and to verify. Data analytics is the discipline of examining raw data to draw conclusions about that information. When focused on specific areas such as Medicare/Medicaid, Immigration, Student Loans or...

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

Vanguard Security & Compliance™ is the most advanced cybersecurity educational summit dedicated to System z®. Vanguard Security & Compliance West will feature highly regarded security and compliance experts from around the world. Experts from CA, IBM, Vanguard, and private industry will present the most current information and instruction about cybersecurity threats, protection, configuration and compliance in a proven format...

Gain the knowledge you need to deliver business value and competitive advantage with data Join us at TDWI San Diego for end-to-end coverage of the most important and complex topics, skills, and disciplines that are essential to succeed in today’s data-driven world of business. Unlike any other conference experience, TDWI San Diego gives you the depth and breadth of knowledge and hands-on experience needed to deliver a cohesive data strat...

Objectives—OASIS, in collaboration with The World Bank, will bring together public and private sector security professionals from around the world to evaluate, debate, and collaborate on cyber security best practices and tools. Driving intra-government coordination is an overarching theme. Fostering interest and collaboration among countries in support of safe guarding critical assets from financial services to large public events will b...

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...

Join Booz Allen Hamilton and CPIC Forum on Monday, July 27th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a discussion about FITARA and how it will affect your agency. Sessions will focus on FITARA’s impact on your agency’s internal operations and reporting procedures, best practices for completing agency self-assessments, and how to leverage FITARA’s requirements to pursue your broader IT reform goals. Whether you can join us in-person or v...