Want the recipe for a real government shutdown? Combine 30% annual data growth, an explosion of virtual data, and an outdated federal back-up infrastructure. Adding more storage is not fixing the problem. But what's the alternative? According to a new survey from CTOlabs.com and Carahsoft, there are numerous forward-thinking government IT professionals using data duplication technologies to manage virtual machines, optimize infrastructures, a...

Tips for taking control of growing authentication requirements Authentication is only as strong as its weakest link. Authentication is a growing requirement in this new era of heightened technology security. Consequently, applications are critical to the survival of an agency. The ability to offload and consolidate authentication mechanisms and remove the complexity and heavy burden from already overloaded servers, allows agencies to improve t...

VMware’s vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager 4 makes it easier than ever for agencies to take the "disaster" out of disaster recovery by automating the recovery process while reducing the cost and complexity of managing and testing recovery plans.Join us for this live webcast as we explore the new features and capabilities in Site Recovery Manager 4, along with the business benefits of using SRM in your virtual environment. With SRMs, a...

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) announces the 2011 Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS) Worldwide Conference! The conference’s 2011 theme, Secure and Collaborative Intelligence in Defense of the Nation, highlights the DIA Chief Information Officer’s commitment to developing and maintaining secure and reliable networks for Department of Defense personnel, services and information technology customers...

While the Open Government Initiative offers many benefits, it starts with government agencies like Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board investing in technology solutions that can be assembled quickly for all citizens in support of government transparency efforts. JackBe’s Real-Time Intelligence Solution, Presto plays an important role in the Recovery.gov ‘Developer Center’ providing developers with machine-readable...

NetSecurity's Hands-On How-To® Training courses are tailored to IT security, forensics, and auditing professionals who need to know the step-by-step and how-to process for securing, investigating, and auditing or assessing various IT environments. Each course provides students with a simulation of real-world issues and offers the opportunity to "learn-by-doing." Topics are laden with Hands-On How-To Lab Exercises (HOHTLEs) of real-world is...

The 2nd Aircraft Airworthiness & Sustainment Conference is jointly sponsored by NASA, FAA, and DOD and succeeds the series of twelve Joint Conferences on Aging Aircraft. The Aging Aircraft Conferences addressed the safety of legacy aircraft operating near or beyond their original design service goal. The Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment Conference expands the scope to consider the entire fleet life cycle; legacy aircraft with materia...

Join Adobe in Jackson on Tuesday, April 19th, to learn how Adobe can help your agency transform everyday citizen and employee interactions, while leveraging your existing IT infrastructure. Discover how your agency can benefit from enterprise applications that blend electronic forms, process management, document security, document generation, and web content management to modernize your day to day activities. Our solutions have been used to he...

Several government-wide initiatives requiring more openness and transparency have changed the way agencies communicate with their constituencies and partners, allowing for easier collaboration and information sharing. Online video has become more compelling than text on the Web today because it engages and connects better with the user, allowing agencies to communicate, educate, and inform their audience by keeping them focused on their messag...

Managing Software Risk in the Enterprise The software you depend on to run your agency is putting it at risk. Data breaches from cyber attacks are the single biggest threat to enterprise security today. Cyber attacks range from critical data theft to software manipulation that lays the groundwork for future adversarial advantage. The best defense for software systems, whether they are running mission critical defense weapon systems, the energy...