Posts By Patrick Fiorenza

How You Can Track Santa With NORAD

On Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will transform from protecting North American skies to tracking Santa Claus. Although most commonly known for tracking Santa, NORAD conducts essential work protecting American skies. If you’re unfamiliar with NORAD, it is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospaceRead… Read more »

In Case You Missed It: Making the Case for ECM [Infographics]

This year, GovLoop and Hyland set out to create a series of infographics highlighting the power of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) in government. Along with our blog posts, these infographics show how ECM is transforming the way government does business. Below I’ve provided a quick synopsis of each, and be sure to click the linkRead… Read more »

How to Leverage Data Throughout Your Building’s Entire Life-Cycle

Did you know that in the US, buildings are consuming 70% of all electricity and up to 50% of it is wasted? By making modest investments in the way in which you manage your building, your agency can witness cost savings and identify new efficiencies. This all starts with understanding your buildings’ data, and learningRead… Read more »

Just Released: GovLoop’s Latest Cheat Sheet Highlights the Power of Open Source Technology

Today, government agencies are challenged like never before to make smart IT investments. Organizations are challenged to adopt agile, efficient and transformative technology. That’s why I am excited to share with you our latest report on open source technology. This report is the latest in our Agency of the Future series, which is highlighting theRead… Read more »

Back to Basics: 6 Leadership Strategies for IT Professionals

We’ve seen how complex government IT projects are. From the healthcare.gov projects to countless small-scale initiatives, learning how to properly implement and deploy technology projects is a huge undertaking for government agencies. So where can we begin? It’s clear that dynamic leadership in the public sector is needed to successfully deploy and implement an ITRead… Read more »

Are You Prepared to Withstand Unplanned Downtime, Security Breaches and Data Loss?

EMC recently released the 2013 IT Trust Curve Global Study. EMC states, “The 2013 IT Trust Curve Global Study surveyed 3,200 respondents in 16 markets around the globe to assess their organizations’ IT maturity levels and ability to withstand and quickly recover from disruptive incidents such as unplanned downtime, security breaches and data loss.” IRead… Read more »

Did You Know That By 2025 Buildings Will be the Largest Emitters of Greenhouse Gases on the Planet?

I was taken back a bit by some statistics I read over on the IBM Smarter Buildings website: In the U.S., buildings are consuming 70% of all electricity, and wasting 50% of their share with inefficiency Buildings produce 48% of global carbon emissions and by 2025 they will be the largest emitters of greenhouse gasesRead… Read more »

Join Us: GovLoop and Oracle Survey Explores Best Practices, Challenges and Future Outlook of Cloud Computing

Within your agency, cloud computing is serving an essential role in transforming how your agency delivers services and becomes more efficient. That’s why GovLoop and Oracle have partnered on a new research report exploring how agencies are leveraging cloud technology in their agency. Please take 10 minutes and complete our survey to help us asRead… Read more »