Update on 01/07/2013 I can’t believe I left this off the list – Business Model You! Building on the Lean Startup Model and the Business Model Canvas, BMY is a great visual thinking method to reevaluate your career and determine – on one page – what your skills are and how you bring value toRead… Read more »
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Army, Air Force and DISA Expand Access to Microsoft Technologies Through Cost-Saving Modernization Agreement
Microsoft Corp. (Washington, DC) — In an effort to modernize technology infrastructure, reduce costs and foster new levels of cross-agency collaboration, the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) are expanding access to Microsoft solutions by entering into a transformative three-year Joint Enterprise Licensing Agreement for enterprise licenses and software assurance.Read… Read more »
Five ways federal IT can increase innovation while cutting costs
Federal IT is in the midst of a huge transformation, driven by initiatives ranging from IT Reform and Federal Data Center Consolidation to CloudFirst, CyberFirst and FutureFirst. In May 2012, President Obama released a memo detailing new directions for Federal IT as part of the Digital Government Strategy. Moving to a 21st-century foundation for federalRead… Read more »
Are budget cuts the real catalyst for Innovation?
Think about this; stability rarely breads innovation. Traditions and norms don’t generate creativity. So keeping that in mind, doesn’t it stand to reason, that severe budget cuts like the ones that the government is currently dealing with, could be the real catalyst for growth and innovation? That’s the hope of Alan Balutis. Balutis is seniorRead… Read more »
The Thin Layer: Why less is more…
More complicated doesn’t necessarily mean better Today we have more data than yesterday. This is simple fact and the trend is only accelerating. Facebook alone adds more than 500TB of data every day, including more than 300 million new photos. Many Fortune 500 hundred companies employ thousands of servers with technology companies like Akamai, whichRead… Read more »
13 Energy Startups to consider, Pinterest buys Punchfork and more
By RyanKamauff Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. 13 energy data startups to watch in 2013 – GigaOM has a great list of Big Data startups to worry about in the near future. These big data startups focus on helping energy firms get better at saving money, and saving energy.Read… Read more »
Newest Federal Jobs: Data Scientists
Big data, data analytics, data, data, data. We’ve heard the buzz words all year. But now Rich Campbell the Federal Chief Technologist at EMC says 2013 will be the year that big data becomes a part of agency’s mission. And in order for that to happen Campbell told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program thatRead… Read more »
Social Media and Extremism: Sideshow or Center Stage?
By AdamElkus On Twitter, Mike Olson of Cloudera asked me and Alex Olesker what we thought about the use of social media in the latest dustup between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. He linked me to an article taking a broader look at the role of social media in terrorism and extremism. The following isRead… Read more »
Government Tech Trends to Watch in 2013
One of the reasons I enjoy this time of year, aside from perfecting Sticky Toffee Pudding recipes (seriously, you should try this one…), is the annual technology prediction discussions for the upcoming year. While I don’t pay attention to every single technology prediction made (usually by companies trying to sell me something) the “Technology ForecastRead… Read more »
Seven Shapers Of Technology in 2013
By BobGourley What will our collective technological future be like in 2013? The answer, of course, depends a great deal on what actions we take to make our future. But the answer also depends on many other factors, including mega trends that are transforming entire industries. We recently reviewed and updated our assessments on allRead… Read more »