Join the discussion on how Data Driven IT Optimization boosts your agency ROI while meeting mission critical technical and business objectives. This seminar will help federal organizations with their efforts on Enterprise Roadmaps, Cloud First strategy, CMaaS, FDDCI, PortfolioStat, OMB’s 25 OMB Implementation Plan, DoD’s NDAA Section 937, Application Rationalization and lowering O&M costs. This is your opportunity to learn prac...

Devote a day to increasing your understanding of leading-edge issues in cyber security being or to be addressed by public-private cooperation and collaboration in research and technical solutions by government, academia, and industry. Monday, March 24, 2014 The Mason Inn 4352 Mason Pond Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 Listen to government decision makers who face daily the dual challenge of completing their agencies' objectives while protecting their...

Join us in March 2014 at SSON’s largest flagship event in North America, the 18th Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week, which hosts 800+ shared services and outsourcing practitioners, industry solution providers and leading analyst firms for 3 days of information-sharing, networking and benchmarking. Voted as the #1 conference they would attend in 2014 by over 60% of our US customers, this SS&O event features...

Solutions Forum: The Drivers of Network Transformation The mission: operate a more cost-effective, agile network.Securely deliver critical services while reducing cost and complexity. Your challenge: create a more cost-effective, agile network using modern technologies. Streamline modernization by delivering radically simplified network architectures with proven data center class performance. Join this discussion to find out how Brocade, an in...

Government Business Process Reform Series Think Outside The (Drop)Box: Why You Need To Stop Using Google Drive, Box.net, and DropBox in Government Business Do you use File Sync and Share offerings like Google Drive, DropBox, Box.net, iCloud, and SkyDrive/OneDrive (the Public Cloud) for government business applications, like sharing documents and files with colleagues or with yourself, sharing across locations and devices? It's guaranteed that...

Using Results-Based Budgeting to Secure Budget Requests and Improve Agency Performance Federal agency leaders and budgeting professionals face continued uncertainty moving into 2014 as budget pressures increase. As a result, agencies are forced to fight for every dollar. Justifying budget requests is made easier when budget allocations are tied directly to agency performance metrics. Utilizing a results-based budgeting approach allocates funds...

Government Mobility: Bridging the Gap between Desktops and Devices According to Pew Research Center, 91 percent of American adults own cell phones and 56 percent own smartphones. These users are ready to access government data anywhere and anytime. How are agencies using virtualized desktop integration to deploy secure mobility? Federal, state and local government professionals are adopting mobile devices to streamline internal processes, impr...

This summit is unique from the rest as it allows you to look at both sides of the Cloud - the fluid and functional aspect of Cloud services for government agencies, as well as with the tactical capabilities learned from the private sector. Innovative New Focus for 2014 * Enabling an Enterprise-wide, Data Centric, Cloud Computing Environment through the Policy Machine * Using the Cloud for "Big Data" Analytics * Adopting the Cloud: Lessons Lear...

Free Webinar: 6 (and More) Mistakes You're Making By Using Google Drive, DropBox, and The Public Cloud For Business Whether or not you attended our January 28 webinar on the perils of using the Public Cloud for Business, you'll want to join us for Part II, an exclusive private session just for previous registrants like you. This is not a repeat: This is a brand new live event which will showcase more dangers of the Public Cloud and the advanta...

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...