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...

GIGAOM STRUCTURE 2014: THE CLOUD IS THE COMPUTER Computing is everywhere and understanding how to architect data centers, networks and applications is the challenge before us. Join us as we tackle the big questions emerging in computing and IT. If you look at Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft et al., we’ve seen gigantic gains in cloud infrastructure build-out over the last 7 years. But when is there ever enough compute power? Looking a...

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...

The 2014 Akamai Government Forum – June 5th in Washington D.C. at the Renaissance Hotel Secure computing is the IT architect of the future. The use of cloud technology is helping to streamline the way agencies operate and reshape the security landscape. Cloud security is accelerating the transformation of agency systems from something to be passively guarded into a suite of capabilities that offer government leaders opportunities to adju...

O’Reilly Solid, happening May 21-22 in San Francisco, is a new conference focusing on the intersection of software and hardware, and the programmable world. Solid is where hardware engineers, software developers, product managers, roboticists, designers, innovators, and business leaders will gather to explore opportunities this perfect storm of intelligent things will bring — covering everything from wearables to robotics, to the I...

Cloud computing is revolutionising the way the government engages the procurement and delivery of IT. For decades, public sector IT has been dominated by multi-year, multi-million pound/dollar/euro contracts. All this changes with the cloud. THINK Cloud for Government 2014 is the must attend event for anyone seeking to engage with the latest knowledge and developments surrounding this game-changing area. Think Cloud for Government is the large...

GIGAOM STRUCTURE DATA 2014 The world's biggest and most innovative companies are using data to make better products, build bigger profits and even change the world. Join 900+ big data practitioners, technologists and executives as they examine how big data can drive business success. From grand new uses to the nuts and bolts of capturing, storing, analyzing and serving it, get the bottom line on big data now. Come find out what's next. At Stru...

As technology continues to permeate nearly every area of daily life, citizen expectations for interacting with government entities are shifting. Citizens today want a personalized, multi-channel experience when interacting with government services. In this webinar, featured speaker Ruthbea Clarke, Research Director of the global Smart Cities Strategies program at IDC, will address how to build a robust citizen engagement strategy through digit...

As Cloud Computing approaches maturity it is transforming the face of enterprise IT. In the public sector, government organizations are aggressively moving to capitalize on the cloud’s myriad benefits to increase operational efficiency and reduce cost of ownership. These benefits apply to crucial areas such as IT consolidation, shared services and public-facing citizen services.Even though cloud solutions are becoming commonplace, there...