Big Data potentially is one of the most important technology trends in recent years in the government IT community. Agencies can take advantage of a booming market of commercial tools and techniques for extracting insights from their data to inform decision-making and improve operational efficiencies. Additionally, they can generate even greater insight by collaborating with the public on information innovation. The challenge, however, is that...

Big data continues to prove its mettle in a variety of missions across government, and the technology is now beginning to show significant promise in agencies charged with researching health and providing healthcare to our nation's war-fighters and veterans. Steadily, agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health and others are becoming more data-intensive and data-driven, yet these agencies face major securit...

In today’s digital environment, citizens and employees have high expectations for government services. Whether they are checking employee benefits, accessing tax records, or conducting a transaction, they assume that information or services will be available whenever they need it and on whatever device they are using. But to make this possible, agencies need to understand both the tools and tactics for delivering and securing mobile enga...

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...

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Join us for the 2nd Annual Federal Summit, as IT and management executives from government and industry tap the full potential of today’s computing environment to drive innovation, reduce operating costs, and deliver better mission outcomes and customer satisfaction. Featuring Keynote Speaker: Gen. Keith B. Alexander, USA (Ret.)Former Commander, U.S. Cyber CommandFormer Director, National Security Agency/Chief,...

FOSE has the longest legacy of any event servicing the government technology community and continues to provide a dedicated meeting grounds for IT professionals — from government and private industry —to take advantage of in-demand training, networking and professional development opportunities. The FOSE Conference | May 13-15 Spend 1 day or 3 days at the FOSE conference and leave with actionable information, covering a broad spect...

GovSec is the nation’s premier event for Government, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement professionals looking for proven strategies and cost effective technology so they can achieve their mission of protecting our critical infrastructures, key assets, communities and the nation. This year's conference tracks include: Counter & Anti-Terrorism Critical Infrastructure & Secured Cities Cybercrime & Cyberterrorism Campus Secur...

CPM East is the premier event for COOP/DR/BC and emergency response professionals looking for proven strategies and cost effective technology to achieve your mission of preparing and planning for emergencies and disruptions of operations including response and recovery. Professionals from across the world attend CPM East to enhance their knowledge, stay abreast of current and future trends and important issues, and network with their peers: Fe...

Visual Studio Live! is thrilled to be returning to Chicago - Live Long and Code! This May, developers, software architects and designers will blast off in the windy city for four days of unbiased and cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform. This event is your guide to the WCF, ALM, Web Development, Data Management and Visual Studio universes. Explore hot topics like Web API, jQuery, MongoDB, SQL Server Data Tools and more! Code with ....

The collaboration platform of choice among government employees with increasing needs to work across department and across agencies to support essential government services is the cloud. Register today to join our FREE webcast and discover how you can create the best environment to support government collaboration! Attendees will hear best practices and lessons learned for building collaboration strategies that are both effective and efficient...