"How do I do more with less?" is the the question every city government agency is asking. With ever increasing constraints on budget, resources and time, government agencies are left seeking answers to strategic and tactical questions about how they are going to close the gap on citizen expectations and operational performance goals. Some of these questions include: How do we guarantee a level of service performance to citizens as the city pop...

Today Government agencies confront an increasingly hazardous IT security environment. According to the Government Accountability Office, the number of reported security incidents increased by over 650 percent during fiscal years 2006–2010. At the same time, government agencies have widespread deficiencies in security controls, leading to vulnerabilities undetected breaches, and insider fraud.Leveraging IBM's Security Intelligence platfor...

Data file storage is growing upwards of 30% per year. Many agencies report that legacy file storage approaches can no longer handle this growth within budget and they are looking for a new approach.Coraid leverages commodity storage and networking hardware with an innovative and scale-out architecture similar in approach to that used by Amazon, Facebook, and Google. No stranger to the federal space, Coraid provides storage to NIH, DOJ, TSA, NA...

Cyber Intelligence: Monitoring the Global Threat Landscape There’s no question cyber security risks to government operations are growing and evolving rapidly; so fast that nearly half of government CIOs say they are “not prepared for cyber attacks,” even with a swell of cyber threat intelligence emerging on the open web.Despite being unclassified, the web contains a wealth of information about the cyber threat landscape. When...

More than 2,200 federal opportunities are likely to be released by year-end FY 2013, totaling approximately $48.8 billion in business ready to be won. Discover which opportunities to target as well as: Analysis of fourth quarter fiscal year 2013 federal opportunities by region and industry Competitive landscape review of top regions Detailed look at top regional opportunities to be released before the end of fiscal 2013.

You are invited to take SANS exceptional training when we return to Boston this August with an awesome training lineup in security management, IT security, and computer forensics disciplines on August 5-10. We are bringing our top courses and best instructors who will ensure that you not only learn the material, but that you can apply it immediately when you return to the office.SANS Boston 2013 features these top-rated courses:Management 414:...

The 2013 Colorado Health Symposium: "Health Forward: Harnessing the Energy of Change"Aug. 7-9, 2013Keystone Resort & Conference CenterOne of the leading national health policy conferences in the country, the Colorado Health Symposium is a unique chance to interact with many of the leading experts in health and health care. The Symposium is SOLD OUT, but you can still join us online! Register to attend online via our live stream. View the a...

International Insights & Innovation The theme of the conference is International Insights & Innovation. This theme reflects the continuing need for diversity and inclusion professionals to expand their competence with global issues affecting our profession. Conference break out sessions will identify salient issues that merge local understandings of diversity and inclusion with a world view. Innovative initiatives with an international...

LEARN WHAT MANAGERS & PRACTITIONERS REALLY NEEDTO KNOW ABOUT PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS & DATA MININGGet up to speed in data mining faster and more effectively than with any other training program available. Leverage highly valuable and impactful prospective insight from within your existing data through an intensive course series with over 20 years of innovation.If you want to learn what really works in predictive modeling and why you shoul...

In a world of distributed applications, developed in parallel using agile methodologies, hundreds and even thousands of new releases are required every month. This reality has created a new set of challenges for IT operations. Join Automic and Carahsoft for this complementary webcast to learn how to make deployment easier and more efficient. Our speakers Marc Roth, Director of Automic Federal, and Jason Boylan, Solutions Architect, will discus...