Just-in-time Application Modeling Sessions™ – JAM Sessions as they are called – allow teams of individuals to come together in a shared space to create, iterate and replicate solutions and ideas. JAM Sessions are cost-saving, client-driven initiatives that provide solutions for today’s budget conscious organization. Join us on Thursday July 10 from noon-3pm for lunch and experience a new and innovative way to build and...

The Federal Cloud Computing Summit: Embracing Today’s Cloud Opportunities will be held on July 8-9, 2014 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Panel topics will include: Cloud Broker Cloud Acquisition and Policy Cloud Migration Cloud Security and FedRAMP Cloud Applications in Government and Academia The Summit will also feature the popular and highly-interactive MITRE Cloud Collaboration Symposi...

SANSFIRE 2014 will be held at the Hilton Baltimore, June 21-30, with our top courses. Each evening, the ISC handlers will share riveting talks on their most interesting experiences and newest cyber hazards. These special presentations are free to everyone who pays for a course at SANSFIRE 2014.For more than 10 years, the Internet Storm Center has been providing free analysis and warning to our community. SANSFIRE 2014 is not just another train...

2:00 - 2:30pm U.S. Eastern. Learn how the government is using iCohere solutions to extend meetings and conference online and support professional development. As featured on GovEvents. Host: Lance A. Simon, CGMP CVEP

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...

The FedRAMP deployment deadline is scheduled for June 5, 2014. The Federal Government will then require all cloud providers to have FedRAMP approval. If you miss the deadline there are new templates, new workgroups and new activities that should be part of your FedRAMP planning. This workshop will provide you an understanding the post June 5th FedRAMP cloud strategy and post deadline lessons learned for FedRAMP Security: What You Need to Know...

Governments develop, share, and maintain large amounts of unstructured data which can account for storage and/or backups reaching 20-40% YOY growth. The IT staff needs to gain a better understanding of what is in their file storage prior to embarking on projects, such as data migrations, remediation, and moving file shares. Classification and archival is a critical component of managing the security and growth of this data. Join us on June 17t...

Mile high...mile deep, SANS IT security training!SANS returns to Denver, to the Mile High City, for SANS Rocky Mountain 2014, June 9-14! We're offering 5- and 6-day information security courses in IT security, security management, and computer forensics. Set yourself apart from others in the field by taking the training and certification that will prepare you to defend your organization. So, register today for SANS Rocky Mountain 2014 and get...

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...