In some ways, cloud has become a foregone conclusion in federal IT strategies. As agencies look to modernize their IT enterprise, consolidate their data centers, and develop a new generation of IT services, the importance of the cloud is beyond argument. Cloud is expected to play a critical role in two major initiatives: Legacy IT modernization and data center consolidation. In both cases, cloud is seen as a way to make existing systems more f...

Data is all around us, and it is becoming increasingly hard to abstract relevant insights from our data that lead to intelligent action. With this in mind, we invite you to join us for this can't-miss Meetup where you will hear about the advanced analytics capabilities, and see how raw data is transformed into actionable insight used to save lives. One use case we'll discuss is the recent White House “call to action” around traffic...

Growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing has magnified the impact of the security challenge by orders of magnitude. Join Wally Rhines, CEO of Mentor Graphics, as he examines the growing threats to silicon security and possible solutions. As electronic system hackers penetrate deeper—from applications to embedded software to operating system to silicon—the impact of security threats is growing exponentially. Viruse...

Designed for Progress: Propelling 21st Century Government Innovations for a safer, smarter, more efficient government The Federal Government and the services you provide are as diverse as your constituents. However, the challenge to innovate and propel 21st century government in the face of numerous complexities is synonymous across industry. The key to delivering on your mission will be achieving a citizen and business-centric world-class dig...

Offering myriad possibilities, cognitive services teach computers to understand the world as humans do. This emerging technology can provide exciting and powerful capabilities for government agencies to better meet their unique missions and improve citizen services and engagement. To hear how cognitive services can advance government, RSVP and join us for this Meetup, Learning How to Apply Cognitive Services to Your Agency's Mission. We are ex...

With the ever-increasing complexity and proliferation of data, protecting our nation’s most valuable information is no easy endeavor. In response to this growing challenge, this month’s Microsoft Azure Government DC Meetup will discuss strategies for governance that have helped them prepare for today’s cloud era. Please RSVP and join us for a can't-miss Meetup featuring government/industry panel members and governance subject...

As we enter the New Year, many government agencies continue to resolve to take advantage of cloud computing. However, oftentimes, agencies find that they are stuck, unprepared and seeking ways to help them transition to the cloud. With these challenges in mind the Microsoft Azure Government DC User Community is kicking off 2017 with a can’t-miss Meetup, How to Jumpstart Your Move to the Cloud – Gov Edition, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 fr...

With networking one of the biggest bottlenecks to cloud adoption, this month’s DC Microsoft Azure Government Meetup will focus on Hybrid Cloud With ExpressRoute which provides a high-performance, private, and secure connection between your IT environment and Microsoft Azure. We are fortunate to have James Walters, director of Azure EcoSystem Networking for Microsoft Azure Government in town from Redmond, WA, along with Greg Adgate, VP Gl...

In today’s ever-changing Federal environment, agencies are becoming increasingly reliant on the use of software applications in mission-critical projects. As IT environments become more complex with the advent of cloud services, virtualization and mobile devices, the challenge of managing and optimizing application performance is also becoming more complex. How can agencies overcome these software application challenges? The use of Appli...

In an April 2015 report, the Government Accountability Office found 23 out of 24 agency inspectors generally cited information security as a major challenge at their agency. New, sophisticated attacks have often been called Advanced Persistent Threats, a term that is sometimes derided, but has attained widespread adoption. Whatever these attacks are called, they have unique qualities that make them more difficult to defend against. Although th...