2017 DATA CENTER BRAINSTORM - Data Center Optimization: The Piggy Bank for Federal IT Modernization In 2016, the White House pushed IT modernization to the forefront of Federal agencies’ agendas – with an updated Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) and the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) paving the way. 2017 brings a new Administration. IT modernization is still center stage of Federal IT agend...

Law enforcement agencies across government are leveraging IoT, sensor, and other custom data analysis to drive enhanced investigative operations. Big data analysis and collaboration tools are critical to today’s investigative agencies and program offices – improving incident situational awareness while enhancing targeted investigative processes that can be easily shared with a broad team. Join us on Tuesday, March 7th at the Newseu...

The next Administration is already calling for an immediate review of all government vulnerabilities and cyber defenses upon taking the Oval Office. Where will their cyber efforts be aimed? What current cyber components and programs will face the most scrutiny? Where might we see cyber efforts realigned? As agencies assess their risks, should the internet be considered critical infrastructure? How will IoT affect agencies cyber strategies? Joi...

Cyber security is front and center like never before, and cyber leaders are working to speed cyber response times for threat prevention, detection, and mitigation for known, and more importantly, unknown threats. Attend the “Pedal to the Metal” webinar and join Federal and industry cyber experts as we discuss MeriTalk’s newest cyber study findings, including: How much time and manpower is expended analyzing threat intelligenc...

OMB sent a clear message with the release of its Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) – it wants to see clear, measurable cost savings from agency data consolidation efforts and it wants to see them soon. But where will these agencies realize these savings? OMB calls out energy metering, PUE, and facility utilization – but what about storage? Industry analysts peg storage costs at nearly 30 percent of overall data center cost...

IoT – Unleash the Power of Big Data to Improve Government Outcomes More than any other tech trend, IoT will fundamentally change our society — from healthcare to law enforcement to environmental protection to transportation to defense. And, the implications for cyber security cut both ways. More than a pipe dream, IoT’s already in action in government. How are agencies deploying data normalization, analytics, and visualizatio...

Data centers get a bad rap. Too old, too many, too inefficient, too expensive – we’ve heard it all. But data centers are still the life blood of operations and missions in government, and aren’t going anywhere. With a renewed focus from both the Hill and OMB to reform IT and meet aggressive metrics, now is the time for IT leaders to accelerate data center transformation. How can agencies operate their facilities effectively a...

Cyber Marathon – Hitting The Wall? It’s been a year since the OPM breach — and the 90-day cyber sprint has turned into a cyber marathon. CDM and CAP Goals giving way to CNAP and CSIP initiatives in the front of the pack. FedRAMP appears to have stumbled getting out of the blocks. Which cyber initiatives will empower agencies to make the final kick to the finish line? And what efforts are the lactic acid in the government...

Delivering Next-Gen Threat ProtectionAs government embraces digital innovation, so do our cyber adversaries. Agencies must tackle the ever-changing threat landscape with next-gen cyber strategies. From the exponential increase of endpoints to new Federal mandates, agencies need to restructure and expand security strategies to detect and prevent cyberattacks.Join leading government, cyber, and industry professionals for an interactive one-day c...

The novelty of cloud is now reality across all corners of Federal IT. As the march toward modernization continues, we’ve seen cloud powering change and driving progress. Join MeriTalk for our fifth annual Cloud Computing Brainstorm on Wednesday, June 15th at the Newseum. We’re celebrating the five year anniversary of FedRAMP and the two year anniversary of FITARA with a full program featuring cloud professionals from across DoD, ci...