Posts By Bob Gourley

How I got 4G LTE on my Nexus 4 (on T-Mobile’s Network)

By Ryan Kamauff If you’re interested in checking out some T-Mobile LTE, just follow this easy tutorial The Nexus 4 shipped with an oddity – a 4G LTE modem that wasn’t quite turned on. Many people have done this in the past, but I wanted to give a quick and dirty rundown of how IRead… Read more »

Come Interact With The Government Big Data Community 4 April 2013

By Bob Gourley The Government Big Data Forum has been gathering every year for three years now to discuss how to leverage Big Data for government mission impact. We dive deep into lessons learned, share issues/challenges, receive demos from hot technology firms and network with fellow practitioners in a day-long forum. This year we areRead… Read more »

Why everyone is making a Smartwatch

By Ryan Kamauff Smartwatches are nothing new. The true nerds remember the calculator watches of the 80s and 90s, and their place in nerd culture. As we have miniaturized computing, we are moving more and more computing to our bodies (smartphones, Google Glass, and yes, smartwatches). As an avid user of the Motorola MOTOACTV, I’veRead… Read more »

Win Free Copy Of Hadoop Operations by Eric Sammer

By Bob Gourley CTOvision was fortunate enough to have been given a signed copy of “Hadoop Operations” by Eric Sammer (@esammer) of Cloudera and we want to get this into the hands of someone working on Big questions. Is that you? Eric Sammer’s book is considered the most relevant, practical and useful book available forRead… Read more »

The Use of Recorded Future for Cyber Security Professionals

By Bob Gourley We have previously written about Recorded Future, a fast moving startup delivering predictive signals from the noise of the web. Recorded Future provides a blog that captures several exemplars of their capability and its applicability in many mission areas. One mission area of particular interest in the use of Recorded Future forRead… Read more »

Ready or not, software is eating the government contracting world

By Bob Gourley As readers of CTOvision you no doubt track the trends and are as aware as any of how software transforms industries, sometimes in shockingly brutal ways. I take no pleasure in telling any of you that my focus industry, the advanced technology sector around national security missions, is about to see massive,Read… Read more »

26 March Podcast: Cybersecurity with Matt Devost

By Ryan Kamauff In this podcast Matt Devost, CEO of FusionX, joins us to discuss cybersecurity challenges and innovations in the pipeline. We talk about a variety of aspects, including; Script kiddies cracking passwords Outsourcing password cracking to the cloud A Change in Cybersecurity Thought Paradigm Advances in agile networking Big Data for network activityRead… Read more »

Centripetal Networks Provides Internet Scale Cyber Defense

By Bob Gourley I’m on the board of Centripetal Networks, a firm with dramatically virtuous technology that I believe will change the world. With this post I’ll tell you more about this firm, with a focus on the differentiators of their capability. The core capability of Centripetal Networks is a product called the RuleGate. ItRead… Read more »

WashingtonExec Interviews Ed Granstedt on Democratization of Big Data and BYOD

By Bob Gourley Friends at WashingtonExec have just published a discussion featuring Ed Granstedt that I believe you will enjoy for several reasons. One is that Ed is a true technologist with an outstanding background and proven past performance. He has proven himself for his abilities in visualizing solutions, creating working prototypes and inventions, andRead… Read more »