As evolving methodologies of cyber espionage and disruption continue to grow in scope and sophistication, the federal government has sought to bolster its defenses through the implementation of a standardized cybersecurity framework, influenced by drivers such as FedRAMP, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the Continuous Diagnostics Mitigation (CDM) program, which are designed to enable the detection and elimination of threats in real time....

GTRA's SecureGOV Council Meeting Invitation-Only Executive Collaboration. GTRA is an executive retreat designed to facilitate a thought provoking exchange of best practices and strategies among federal IT’s elite. Features of this meeting include: • No Tradeshow Floor • Intimate: 150 – 200 executives for quality relationship building • 50% of time spent collaborating in roundtables w/ 5-10 executives • No ...

Live! 360 brings together five conferences, and the brightest minds in IT and Dev, to explore leading edge technologies and conquer current ones. These co-located events will incorporate knowledge transfer and networking, along with out-of-this-world education and training, as you create your own custom conference, mixing and matching sessions and workshops to best suit your needs. Whether you are a developer who uses Visual Studio, SQL Serve...

Government/military employees can attend Engage for free by using the code ENGAGE-GOV. In today’s digital economy, organizations are faced with a powerful choice: evolve or die. Those who have evolved are defining new markets and disrupting business models. They're driving new initiatives while increasing margins. Acquia Engage unites leaders who are transforming their organizations with a “digital-first” philosophy. Who shou...

To Boldy Code where no Visual Studio Live! has coded before! That's right. We are transporting Visual Studio Live! to our nation's capital for the first time in 21 years. From Oct 6 – 9, 2014, developer, software architect, engineer and designer pioneers will gather in our country's headquarters for 4 days of cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform. Join us on this special journey to explore topics covering all-things WCF, ALM,...

In-depth Training for IT Pros Join us at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA for TechMentor 2014: Datacenter Edition! In this special TechMentor, we're focused entirely on making your server and management infrastructure more modern, more capable, and more manageable. We've heard you clearly: you've got your client situation under control, and you're looking to start squeezing more return from your existing server and infrastructure investme...

Evolving Your Analytics Infrastructure Analytics is the heartbeat of data warehousing, business intelligence, and analysis. The key to getting value from analytics is a solid analytics infrastructure. In Boston, our instructor-led courses will connect the dots between data warehousing, business intelligence, and analytics, to show you how a solid data architecture builds a robust BI framework that allows for both basic and advanced analytics....

Successes in Enterprise Transformation In any enterprise-wide change initiative, it’s essential to focus on improving the efficiency of your operations while quickly adapting to shifts in mission requirements and technology. Disruptive technologies and policies driving the adoption of cloud, mobile and big data analytics are forcing the Department of Energy and related organizations to rethink the way they operate. Join AFCEA Energy on J...

GTRA Technology Council Meeting - Government IT Security CollaborationJune 22 - 24, 2014The Lansdowne, Leesburg, VA The GTRA Technology Council Meeting brings together an elite group of federal IT leaders who believe in the importance of executive-level collaboration and information exchange to support the transformation of the federal government through IT. Collaborative discussions will focus on the critical issues currently facing the commu...

While nearly all government IT departments are being asked to deliver increased services with less funding --- the costs and latency constraints of traditional disk-based storage systems used in the past result in high costs and erratic performance, particularly for databases, virtualized servers, and virtual desktop applications. Solid-state, flash-based storage promises relief from the ongoing purchase cycle of massive, expensive, low-perfor...