IT modernization has been a federal priority for years, but many agencies still struggle to turn that goal into a practical plan of action. Securing multi-year funding is one challenge, but the fundamental obstacle is often the sheer complexity of transforming government-scale systems. Smart, successful modernization demands a holistic approach that addresses several essential pillars: security, network infrastructure, multi-cloud architecture...

The Intelligence Community (IC) has spearheaded new efforts to integrate emerging technologies, such as cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, to remain up to speed with the advancing science and technology landscape. In July, the IC released new frameworks and policies, which will guide the community’s ethical development and use of AI. The IC also awarded the Commercial Cloud Enterprise (C2E) Cloud Service Provider (...

AFCEA New Horizons Diversity Series - Accelerating Change! Presents Mr. Jimmy Smith, Director, Office of Small Business Programs Department of the Navy. Mr. Jimmy D. Smith assumed the responsibilities of the Director for Small Business Program in June of 2019. He serves as the chief advisor to the Secretary on all small business matters. Mr. Smith has been charged with overseeing small business acquisition policy; strengthening government and...

Earn application mobility and distribution across multiple clouds using Kubernetes as the common control plane orchestrated by Tanzu Mission Control. In this review, we’ll focus on how it looks to deploy and manage Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters using TMC to targets on-prem using vSphere with Tanzu, all the way out to various public clouds.

Elevate your at-home cocktail-making and cooking skills just in time to impress your Valentine at this fun and interactive class designed for information security professionals. Learn about the tools, techniques, and recipes mixologists and chefs use from your very own kitchen.We will provide a list of a few simple ingredients and tools in advance so we can whip up some delicious cocktails and a special entrée together! Don't drink alco...

FREE virtual Edge Computing event and conference | 9-10 February 2021 (MST) In a world where speed, connectivity and real time access to data have become a way of life, edge computing has fast become an essential component of virtually every business’s IT strategy. For forward-thinking and dynamic enterprises, edge computing can enable a significant increase in operational efficiency and automation, while dramatically reducing latency. T...

The future of warfare rests on the ability of the armed forces to extract and unlock actionable insights from data to gain an advantage over adversaries on the battlefield wherever it may be--land, air, sea, cyberspace, or Space. To that end, the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is working on tools to help in joint, all-domain operations. JAIC officials have reported the center is involved in the Air Force’s A...

The AFCEA Intelligence Committee Webinar Series will look at the latest intelligence and security issues facing the nation. These conversations will feature members of AFCEA’s highly regarded Intelligence Committee, a volunteer group of public- and private sector intelligence professionals dedicated to strengthening government, industry, and academic collaboration for a safer future. The series will focus on identifying the most promisin...

This unique event brings together members from across the NRC IT space to discuss the agency’s digital transformation initiatives. Here topic experts and decision-makers will discuss success stories and plans for process transformation as it pertains to people, technology, infrastructure, contracts, and partnerships. Listen as the NRC explains how they solved problems such as remote work, inaccessible data, agency workflow application, f...

VxRail with Horizon delivers a turnkey solution enabling organizations to cost-effectively and quickly transform physical desktops into secure digital workspaces with a hyperconverged infrastructure appliance (HCIA) that is easier to procure, deploy, manage, and scale as demand grows. VxRail nodes come pre-configured with ESXi server, vCenter Server and Virtual SAN for all nodes, streamlining the onboarding of your Horizon environment. We wil...