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E-Government Act helped usher in a new approach to federal IT
The 10-year-old law created a centralized oversight and advocate in OMB for IT management and programs. It also focused on making the government more citizen-centered and having agencies collaborate on delivering services to the public.
Tags: technology , management , Karen Evans , Dan Chenok , Kevin Landy , Mark Forman , Information Technology and Innovation Foundation , E-Government Act of 2002 , FISMA , IBM , Government Transaction Services , VMWare , Jason Miller
When Cloud Meets Crowd
November 27, 2012
Crowdsourcing describes the various methods and processes for getting a sizeable and distributed group of people to accomplish a task, solve a problem, or make a decision. The Cloud is a platform for delivering vast resources and services over the Internet, accessible to anyone regardless of location. The confluence of the "Crowd" and the Cloud will usher in a powerful new software development model for the public sector.
Tags: technology , VMWare , cloud ,
Cloud Brokering - Federal Agencies as Cloud Service Providers
November 9th, 2012
Learn insights on Federal agencies' cloud initiatives. Some agencies are sophisticated in their adoption/approach to the point of becoming cloud service providers for other Federal agencies. What does this mean for the later adopters? Can they plug and play into these organizations' clouds? What impact does this sort of model have on other initiatives such as Consolidation and Digital Government? Does this mean those brokers do all the work?
Tags: technology , VMWare , cloud , Anil Karmel
The 3 Keys to Tapping Cloud's Potential in Government
Tags: VMWare , technolgoy , Jason Miller , cloud
Where is the Digital Government Strategy on the Journey to the Cloud?
June 8th, 2012
OMB just released the Digital Government Strategy, calling upon Federal Agencies to identify and deploy innovative solutions to deliver high quality services to citizens and an increasingly mobile workforce - and to do so with significantly improved efficiency. To accomplish this goal, Federal organizations will need to further eliminate silos, establish a common platform for accessing and managing data and leverage device agnostic/mobile enabled applications. Interested in learning more?
Tags: VMWare , technology , Jason Miller , OMB
Platform as a Service - it's not just important to developers
January 24th, 2011
Platform as a Service may seem like something that only the most technically oriented IT professional
may care about, but it has huge implications for Federal agencies' ability to reduce costs, to leverage modern
technology to support their missions, keep employees productive and to truly leverage the capabilities of cloud
computing.
Tags: Jason Miller , VMWare , technology , Federal IT Challenge ,
Unlock Big Data for the Cloud
March 13th, 2012 at 2PM
The advent of Big Data is creating a challenge for Federal agencies that are pursuing cloud computing and mobility initiatives. If data is locked up in brittle and/or underperforming resources, agencies can't realize the productivity gains promised by cloud computing and post-PC era technologies. Listen to learn more on how your agency can manage the rapid growth of data and derive greater value from that data.
Tags: VMWare , Jason Miller , technology , Federal IT Challenge ,
Quick approach on data center consolidation may not be best
Doug Bourgeois, the former director of the Interior Department's National Business Center, and now the chief cloud executive at software firm VMware, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss data center consolidation efforts.
Tags: technology , IT , Federal Drive , OMB , Steven Van Roekel , data center consolidation , VMWare
Cloud First
February 22nd at 10AM
In OMB's 25-point plan for Federal IT Reform, a mandate for agencies to adopt a Cloud First policy requires agencies to default to a cloud-based solution when evaluating options for new IT initiatives. Virtualization is the key to realizing the true benefits of cloud computing: cost savings, agility, flexibility and better resource utilization.
Tags: technology , Jason Miller , VMWare , Federal IT Challenge , cloud , Greg Sanchez
