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Hadoop World 2012 is 23-25 October in NYC: CTOvision Readers Eligible for 20% Discount

This year Hadoop World has joined forces with Strata Conference to seek new community-wide synergies to accelerate Big Data solutions. This will be the best of Big Data conferences. CTOvision is a media partner for this event which means we can offer all our readers a discount code. Register for the event and enter theRead… Read more »

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  In-Person Event 8/6 Does Government Need an Exit Strategy? 8/12 Navigating Today’s Cyber Threat Environment- Online Training Future of Digital Public Service On-Demand Training DorobekINSIDER Live: What to Wear How Wearables Could Shape Government 6/19 Event Listings Here you can find all the events that are coming up, have taken place and other funRead… Read more »

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Succession Planning For the SES and IT Workforce

As a component of workforce planning, succession planning helps agencies identify and develop internal employees to fill leadership roles, as they become available through retirement. The American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) recently requested the examination of the federal government’s succession planning practices. Bob Clarke, the lead on the Federal Succession Planning Program fromRead… Read more »

Is your succession plan ready for the retirement tsunami? Is open source the norm in government? And Day 2 of the RNC

On today’s program The retirement tsunami or not, succession planning is essential for any good organization. How well does the government do? We’ll get results from a new survey. Click here for the full recap. Is open source becoming the norm for government? We’ll talk to Red Hat. Click here for the full recap. AndRead… Read more »

Making Open Source the norm for government — Red Hat’s take

Before we can talk about the virtues of open source software, we first have to define it. Red Hat’s Paul Smith says, “open source is a different way of getting software to the consumer faster. It combines collaboration, transparency and participation. The community works together to participate in code development.” Smith is the Vice PresidentRead… Read more »

Zetta.net DataProtect Chosen as a Finalist in the 2012 Golden Bridge Awards

Zetta.net’s 3-in-1 Online Server Backup Solution Recognized as a “Best New Product” in the SaaS and Cloud Computing Category VNM82912 –SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 29, 2012 – Zetta.net, a provider of 3-in-1 online server backup solutions, today announced that its appliance-free Zetta DataProtect online server backup and disaster recovery solution has been recognized as aRead… Read more »

Wiper Malware May Be Linked to U.S., Cyber Crime Costs Called Into Question, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Wiper malware that hit Iran’s oil industry in the spring shares some characteristics with Stuxnet and DuQu which may link it to the U.S. and Israel. More here. Google, Amazon, and other major companies adopted Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines on disclosing cyber attacks. MoreRead… Read more »

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Is big data a big deal? What the Deltek acquisition means for government? RNC recap day 1

On today’s program Is big data a big deal? What do you need to know about it? Insights coming from new analysis. Click here for the full recap. Deltek has been on a buying spree lately — buying Input and FedSources. Earlier this week, they got bought by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. What doesRead… Read more »

Exploiting Big Data — How to make the most out of your investment

Before we can talk about making the most of big data — you have to define it. And it seem these days everyone has their own interpretation of big data. Eric Sweden is the Program Director for Enterprise Architecture & Governance at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). For Eric, “big dataRead… Read more »