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 d...

Eliminating the Pitfalls: Steps to Virtualization in Government Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio 1500 AM, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore how agencies are tackling the pitfalls inherent in virtualization to fulfill Administration initiatives like cloud adoption, data center consolidation, .greening of I.T., and telework. Virtualization is at the heart of these programs, and government...

Join AFFIRM, in collaboration with TechAmerica Foundation, for an informative discussion of seismic shifts taking place in the Federal market at AFFIRM’s December 18th monthly luncheon. You’ll hear from thought-leaders from DOE, VA, USDA, and GSA as they share their perspectives on budget priorities within their agencies and the mission imperatives that are driving them. We’ll also discuss highlights from the TechAmerica fede...

Government Cloud Brokerage: Who, What, Where, When, Why? The Administration’s establishment of the Cloud First policy opens the door for agencies to take full advantage of cloud computing in order to maximize capacity utilization, improve IT flexibility and responsiveness, and minimize cost. As agencies seek to combine different cloud services or legacy systems, they need a seamless form of integration. The result is the exploration of C...

As the Administration develops the U.S. Open Government National Action Plan 2.0 to further harness new technologies, policy continues to drive innovation and change. Open data, mobile computing, identity management, Cloud First and more have brought to government leaders new tools to improve mission performance. AFFIRM’s November educational forum will draw upon both government policy leaders and practitioners to talk about how to seaml...

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING AS SCHEDULED TIA 2013: The Future of the Network is a 4-day conference offering intensive learning, insightful discussions and related technology demonstrations. Attendees can expect to gain new ideas, understanding and directions for adapting their product launches, technology innovations and business models in order to thrive in the rapidly-changing ICT environment. Together we are defining the Future of the Network as...

.conf2013 is the 4th Annual Splunk Worldwide Users' Conference. It is the best opportunity to learn about all of the new and interesting ways leading companies are using Splunk. The conference features three days of breakout sessions, plus two pre-conference days for Splunk University—aka Splunk hands-on training classes. And this year, we'll be unveiling more new features, and ways to consume Splunk than ever before. You won't want to m...

Beyond Data Center Consolidation: An Enterprise Roadmap to Strategic IT OMB mandates require agencies to empower CIOs to leverage agency-wide needs to reduce inefficiencies and streamline information technology investments. Presented by FedInsider, WTOP, and Federal News Radio, this complimentary one-hour video training webinar will explore how agencies are using IT to deliver better government services, more efficiently and securely, and rein...

We invite you to SANS Austin 2013 in May. Our course offerings include courses from IT Security Essentials to our cutting-edge Virtualization and Private Cloud Security course. You will also find incident handling, forensics, and security policy and leadership training. Courses are taught by real-world practitioners who are the best at ensuring you not only learn the material, but that you can apply it immediately when you return to the office...

Join us for an exciting two days as we explore the prevailing factors working against US Government IT Security practitioners and managers, how existing technical and personnel resources are faring during this time of transition, what new resources are emerging -- from both industry and government -- that hold promise in helping to fulfill the mission of securing government systems and citizens, and more. Keynotes from leading government cybe...