Modernization
Finding new ways to manage in a virtual desktop world
Virtual desktops have gone from an interesting idea to a technology agencies embrace in increasingly large deployments. To move to virtual machines, however, requires a fresh look at security, standardization and the skills of your IT employees.
People
Mobile usability: Targeting the tool to the audience
Agencies are ramping up efforts to reach the public via mobile technology, and finding that the endeavor is not as simple as it might look. Questions such as which mobile platform is best suited for the job are important to answer correctly.
Cybersecurity
Next year's models
Some core building blocks of federal IT are primed for radical improvement.
People
The promise of ITSM
IT service management establishes a consistent core set of automated processes for managing the delivery of IT services. That helps organizations trim expenses while potentially improving system security and availability. Standardizing IT delivery tasks should, at least in principle, ratchet up the level of quality. The big question is whether to trust ITSM to the cloud.
Modernization
Storage optimization: Flash finds some government niches
For high-end applications and virtualization projects that depend on reliable storage, flash technology offers a tantalizing solution. The technology's speed and performance come at a price, though. Read about the trade-offs and some places in government where flash storage is proving useful.
People
Continuity plans sport a new look
Telework, cloud computing and BYOD policies are strengthening continuity-of-operations plans. They come with some hurdles to jump, but agencies are starting to see success.
Acquisition
Cloud brokers: Simplifying complexity
Buying cloud services can be tricky, with complicated problems and unexpected puzzles. Cloud brokers create a buffer between buyer and seller to make it easier. Serving as intermediaries between vendors and customers, they can provide a single point of contact and a way to develop customized solutions tailored to unique environments.
People
Videoconferencing: From novelty to necessity
Video conferencing was once a curiosity for many and a bane for the camera-shy. Today, it's a handy and economical way to communicate.
Modernization
Cloud security: A closer look at FedRAMP
A status check a few months after launch shows that GSA's FedRAMP is gathering momentum. But will it be enough to overcome the security concerns that slow government's move to cloud computing?
Acquisition
12 hot companies to watch
In an era of federal streamlining and cost-cutting, these companies are thriving by helping agencies get the most out of their data and dollars.
Modernization
Is open government open enough?
Federal agencies have released mountains of data since 2009. Now the push is to encourage broader use of all that data -- and to create real value and impact.
Modernization
Take the pain out of website management
Here’s why the Obama administration’s new digital strategy directs agencies to adopt a content management system sooner rather than later.
Acquisition
Mis-measuring Networx progress
Some say the General Services Administration has the wrong number when it comes to assessing agencies’ speed in moving to the Networx telecom program.
Modernization
Virtualization: A first step to the cloud
Tackling the cultural and technical changes required for the virtualization of IT can make a future transition to a cloud environment much easier.
People
Digital strategy launches great mobility build-out
The government's new digital strategy has ambitious plans for managing the rollout of mobile technology -- some say too ambitious.
Modernization
Tougher sledding ahead for data-center consolidation
Now that they’ve closed many of their smaller data centers, agencies are moving on to bigger operations and challenges.
Modernization
How cloud storage could catch up with big data
Erasure coding is emerging as a cost-effective way to safely maintain vast amounts of data in the cloud.
Modernization
Time to move on desktop virtualization?
As smart phones and tablet PCs redefine personal computing, desktop virtualization deserves a fresh look.
Modernization
A fast lane to the cloud
As cloud traffic grows, wide-area network optimization could help keep users happily cruising along.
People
Take the struggle out of search
Users are having a hard time finding government information on the Web. Remedying the situation requires a mix of technical and information design skills.
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