Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to rsvp@usgif.org

The world of data is exploding and it's more exciting than ever. And, to celebrateTDWI's 20th anniversary year providing in-depth vendor-neutral education to data professionals worldwide, we're starting 2015 with a bang at TDWI Las Vegas. TDWI Las Vegas will feature thought-provoking keynotes and more than 60 full- and half-day classes from industry leaders on practitioners. We'll be covering a broad spectrum of topics, from data warehousing a...

According to Gartner, 73% of the world’s enterprises are using or planning to adopt big data platforms and analytical tools to better understand their operations, outcomes, and opportunities. This megatrend is driven by the increasing awareness of public and private sector organizations that technology and expertise are essential to unlock the value of the data they use, regardless of format or source. Few enterprises benefit more from i...

Join us as we explore the Federal Government’s significant progress in improving its management of information resources to increase interoperability and openness. Fiscal Year 2015 will put pressure on government agencies to make advancements in technology without increasing costs. We are designing this conference to provide a platform that gives these ever-changing agencies the knowledge and tools they will need to reduce costs and incr...

Every day it seems like there's a new online dating site geared towards a very specific audience. A dating site for farmers? Yes, it exists. A matchmaking app for individuals over 50? Yup, it's real. The reason these niche online sites exist? Because data has shown there is an audience for them. The government is trying to get into the data game, too. They're using their vast data sets to make better and more informed decisions. On Wednesday,...

Don't miss the chance to attend the 8th annual Mobile Deployable Communications conference. This must-attend event will address the key topics of CIS networks and tactical communications, C4ISR standardisation, interoperability across the global armed forces, operational experiences and future technologies. The role of the communications systems has evolved hugely in the past 15 years and the issue of delivering the right capability not simply...

In the retail, services and manufacturing industries, technology is rapidly transforming commerce and expanding choice. New online and mobile solutions are changing how consumers interact with product and service providers — and enabling brick-and-mortar retailers to reimagine the customer experience. For merchants in the United States, where retail sales account for 70 percent of the economy, these new points of sale mean new opportunit...

Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to rsvp@usgif.org

WELCOME TO TDWI ORLANDO There’s nothing better than getting our hands on that next new innovation, figuring it out, and putting it to work to solve new problems and add new business insights. But what happens when it doesn’t work? What mistakes can we avoid? Fortunately, there are resources to maximize our chances of success. There are lessons to be learned. TDWI has been offering just that guidance for nearly 20 years. When new te...

Effective Data UsageAccording to recent estimates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day. By the year 2020 it’s widely estimated there will be 40 zettabytes of data and government agencies will own much of it. This data comes from everywhere including sensors used to gather climate information, public safety and emergency management organizations, healthcare systems and more. The value of making this data open and available...