It’s no surprise that federal agencies are struggling with aging computing infrastructure, legacy software, classified data and shrinking resources – all while trying to gain efficiencies and improve the citizen experience. Federal leaders are challenged in rethinking their approach to IT management. Among the alternatives, is a contractor owned and operated model. If you’re interested in a case study on how one agency CIO we...

Foundations, Trends, and Futures in Business Intelligence and Analytics -- Successful and sustainable business intelligence and analytics programs are built on a solid foundation, responsive to trends in the industry, and aware of emerging and future technologies and practices. Join us in Orlando for comprehensive training on the skills that are essential to business intelligence and analytics success—today and tomorrow. Learn How to Lea...

Today, businesses have to move fast to stay competitive. And in many cases, hybrid cloud infrastructures can help deliver the extra IT agility they need to keep up. That explains why hybrid cloud is experiencing the fastest growth rate of any cloud model, with a full 90 percent of today’s enterprises pursuing a hybrid cloud solution in the next 12 months. But all too often, this extra agility comes at a high cost. The nature of hybrid cl...

Meet the innovators and thinkers who are building infrastructure for the next decade. At Structure 2015 you’ll hear the biggest names in cloud make predictions and forecasts about our future. USE CODE GOVEVENTS FOR $50 OFF! The cloud is the computer, but in 2015 we’re now dealing with many clouds. The current cloudscape comprises a handful of massively scaled public cloud options but also a large array of branded private clouds. If...

When it comes to cybersecurity, state and local have an opportunity to build on significant work already done by the federal government. This includes standards and processes for defining an overarching cyber framework and establishing a baseline for cloud security, as well as a contract for buying continuous diagnostics and mitigation solutions. Register now for this free virtual event, where federal cybersecurity experts will provide state a...

Derek Meyer from the Department of Homeland Security will be speaking on the subject of cybersecurity in industrial control systems. Following his presentation, Ronald Schuster from the Bureau of Reclamation will give a presentation on protecting critical infrastructure. A continental breakfast will be available at the event. Agenda 7:30 – 8:00 Registration and Networking 8:00 – 8:45 DHS ICS-CERT Presentation 8:45 – 9:15 BOR...

You're invited to a screening premier of Spectre, the last James Bond film. A brief presentation prior to the movie will show you how the Quantum approach to storage is different. Shaken, not stirred. Friday, Nov 6 8-11am You must register* to attend. www.quantum.com/jamesbondfed * Only qualified IT professionals will be registered to attend.

Join INSA for a Breakfast Forum on Thursday, November 5, 2015 where Mr. Kshemendra Paul and a panel of executives from the public and private sectors will discuss the benefits of virtualization. Appointed in 2010 by President Obama as the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), Mr. Kshemendra Paul has government-wide authority to plan, oversee, and manage the Information Sharing Environment and also serves as co-chai...

Oracle's latest generation of database technology introduces significant new features and functionality that simplify migrations and consolidation, improves efficiency of hardware utilization, and delivers major improvements in database manageability. Organizations migrating to Oracle Database 12c have been able to achieve cost savings with increasing business agility. Oracle Database 12c can provide a single architecture that can host all of...

Opportunities - And Obligations - of Big Data in a VUCA World by Mr. Mark Haas, CMC, FIMC The accelerating pave and scope of business, politics, finance, and science often render their meaning and implications beyond our comprehension. It will be the analytics, interpretations and communication of big data as a science and its practitioners as professionals that will derive that meaning. We are implicitly responsible for using data to make sen...