The North American IPv6 Summit is the largest annual IPv6 event in North America. This event is designed to educate you about IPv6 and the current state of IPv6 adoption. More than 500 IPv6 networking professionals ranging from technology leaders, system architects, technical engineers, and researchers attend this annual event from all over the country. By attending this event you will learn about what other organizations are doing to prepare...

Cloud Tech & Government IT SummitUsing– Acquiring– Managing– Securing Cloud Technology for Government & DefenseSeptember 23 & 24, 2014 * Mary M Gates Learning Center | Alexandria, VA DSI’s Cloud Tech & Government IT is designed as an educational and training “Town Hall” forum, where thought leaders and key policy-makers across US Federals Agencies, DoD & military organizations, as well as...

Using Cloud Computing to Transform Government – A Game Changer (The Next Steps for Agencies in the Effective Use of the Cloud) Training Workshop Since 2009, the Federal Government has been shifting its Information The initial focus of compliance with the Cloud First mandate, and a focus on cost savings are starting to give way to serious use of cloud computing to support agency business and mission capabilities. According to GSA, Federal...

You are invited to attend SANS Virginia Beach, which continues to be one of our most popular locations! In the past, we have had sold-out courses, and an extra week of training means we may not have to turn anyone away. Choose from top-rated SANS IT security, security management, and computer forensics courses and use what you learn in the classroom as soon as you return to the office. http://www.sans.org/info/155615Visit our Schedule page (ht...

The GAO calculates that over 75% of our nation's IT budget is spent solely on maintaining legacy IT systems. In other words, $62 billion for obsolete software and hardware that is expensive and time-consuming to keep and inflexible to today's federal business processes. On the other hand, over 77% of government IT decision-makers express a need for a more flexible and agile IT framework. Consolidated data centers, shared services, cloud capabi...

The world of CPIC is constantly maturing – new and improved guidance, new and improved products, and new initiatives. However, the purpose of CPIC in ensuring proactive, continuous and effective IT portfolio management remains constant. Since its beginning in 2006, the CPIC Conference has been an educational forum for agencies and practitioners to learn and share best practices, lessons learned, techniques and tools to improve their own...

In-depth Training for IT Pros Join us at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA for TechMentor 2014: Datacenter Edition! In this special TechMentor, we're focused entirely on making your server and management infrastructure more modern, more capable, and more manageable. We've heard you clearly: you've got your client situation under control, and you're looking to start squeezing more return from your existing server and infrastructure investme...

Since 2010, federal initiatives to make computing more efficient and less expensive by reducing the size of government data centers have not reached the goal set by the Office of Management and Budget. Currently, the House and Senate are actively working to transition the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) from initiative to law. Agencies will face challenges to adhere to this Congressional oversight, including exploring new...

SANS is bringing a mix of security courses to the Bay Area for SANS San Francisco 2014, July 14-19. Enhance your skills by taking advantage of SANS IT security, security management, and forensics training loaded with practical tools and cutting-edge information. San Francisco is a wonderful and diverse city offering excellent restaurants, great weather, and plenty of evening activities to give your brain a rest! Make your travel plans now to a...

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...