As federal agencies embrace the U.S. CIO’s new Data Center Optimization Initiative and keep pace with growing demand for new services and applications, best practices will help guide them around potential pitfalls. In this i360Gov webinar, leading DoD and civilian IT experts will provide insights on optimization and how agencies can achieve a mandated 25% annual reduction in federal data center expenses by the end of fiscal 2018. Agency...

Join us to learn the latest findings from the “Insecurity of Privileged Users” study, comparing data sets from 2011 and 2014 with present day. Although headlines featuring insider leaks and attacks continue to multiply, this study of more than 600 commercial and 142 federal IT operations and security managers found that 58 percent believe their organizations are unnecessarily assigning access to individuals that go beyond their rol...

In a hyper-connected world, the health of the digital economy depends more than ever on the security tactics and strategies that protect our networks. Structure Security will highlight the best practices that security professionals are using to protect some of the world’s largest companies and institutions, and examine the future of security products, services, and the threats that aim to take them down.At Structure Security we’ll...

Are you struggling with multiple disparate data sources? Do you think your organization would benefit if you could easily aggregate data from different sources and different formats? Do you wish there was a way to take your application to the data rather than spend time moving and copying data between applications? If yes, please join us for coffee and breakfast on Tuesday, September 27th to learn about MarkLogic's data hub framework that will...

Federal agencies have been encouraged to “cloudify” what they can to save resources and drive innovative new ways of serving the citizen. Most public and private sector organizations are pursuing the twin sirens of lower operating costs and greater agility by focusing on migrating applications and data to the cloud. This discussion will focus on strategies that government agencies are employing to capitalize on their culture, techn...

Safely integrating commercial drones / unmanned avaitation vehicles in to the national airspace The Drones Middle East Conference supported by the General Civil Aviation Authority is the only conference in the region that focuses on the commercial use of drones and provides an in depth understanding about the regulatory and approval process for drone operations.In its 2nd edition, the conference will focus on the drone technologies available,...

**SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**If you go to any hiring event in September, make sure it's the reStart Hiring & Networking Event. You can wait in long lines just to hand over a resume like at other job expos OR you can interview with hiring managers on-the-spot, not just a 30 second elevator pitch. Spend your time engaging and developing rapport with recruiters, not counting the tiles in the ceiling waiting for your turn. You will meet with...

The new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces regulations contain the most dramatic overhaul of labor compliance for government contractors in decades. Within the 800+ pages of the final regulations and guidance are numerous pitfalls and additional burdens for contractors. This webinar will examine some of the most significant and vexing compliance challenges for contractors and will provide practical guidance on how to: handle the numerous new reporti...

During this session, Guy Timberlake of The American Small Business Coalition looks at contracting and procurement terminology seen and heard daily by contractors of every size, discipline, agency alignment and geography. Specifically, Guy discusses how not understanding the meaning and use of classifications, awards and indefinite delivery vehicle types by Government agencies, can and will increase the level of effort required to find contract...

Go Ahead. Gain Insight, Ideas and an Action Plan VMware vForum is a free one-day event that offers a unique setting for IT professionals to engage with experts and learn about the latest technologies, tips, and trends in the field. It doesn't matter whether you are at the start of your journey or already have an advanced deployment plan—join us as we help you navigate your IT journey across cloud, virtualization and mobility and ultimate...