At this time last year, many government agencies were still in the Internet of Things (IoT) “discovery phase,” trying to understand how the connected network of devices and sensors could be used to provide better services to citizens, increase employee productivity or improve situational awareness. Fast forward one year, and agencies at the federal, state and local level are starting to leverage the technology in new and unique way...

Every two days, we create as much data as we did from the dawn of civilization up until 2003. Every two days! And we’re talking about Exabytes of data being produced. However, all the data in the world can’t help solve problems or make government more efficient if it isn’t applied correctly. That’s where data analytics come in. Proper application of analytics to data is what makes that data useful. For far too long, man...

The Next Generation of Government Training Summit educates, inspires and promotes innovation and positive growth for Generation X and Y leaders in government. Since 2010, the two-day summit has enhanced the working and personal lives of 3,000+ government employees with new skills, best practices and motivation to be a change ambassador for positive growth in government. If you’re in government and you want to make positive change happen,...

We get it. The cloud is a proficiency, security and cost savings tool. It will transform the business of government. Everything from email, payroll, HR, software, and telework have been impacted by cloud computing. But before we can go too far down the cloud computing wormhole, it helps to know how we got to this point in the cloud, and where we are going next. We want to answer the question, ‘What can we learn from the early innovators...

Even though the official holiday season is over, there is still one more gift-giving day on the horizon - Valentine's Day. And we all know buying the perfect present doesn't come easy. You oftentimes have to fight crowds of shoppers, wait in long lines, and pay extra for gift wrapping. The cloud – four years ago it was the buzzword heard around government, now the cloud is in many ways the norm, but buying the cloud is still a bit trick...

In 2009, President Obama said, “America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity.” Despite efforts to improve the government’s ability to thwart cyberattacks, threats like malware, phishing, advanced persistent threats and zero day attacks are continuing to become more common. Cyber professionals are at the core of solving or at least curbing some of these serious issues. But who are these cyber...

Smartphones. Tablets. BYOD. Oh my! Now, you have access to your data at all times, 24/7. You're no longer disconnected when you leave your office. It’s obvious to anybody how far our society has come with mobile technology and the unique opportunity it presents to transform the way government operates. But in order to capitalize on this technological revolution, agencies must think about how to adopt mobile solutions safely and securely...