Whitepapers


Enterprise 2.0 – The Next Generation, Mobile Enterprise

With the barriers of traditional enterprises breaking down, CIOs must prepare to support a progressive workforce and trends such as bring-your-own-device, virtual desktop environments and the cloud. Are you prepared?


Imaging a Latitude 10 on Windows 8 with System Center Configuration Manager

With the introduction of the Latitude 10, there are several new technologies introduced that require evaluating the strategy in which you image systems. These new technologies are industry standards being adopted by many hardware vendors. The purpose of this whitepaper is to demystify some of these and provide you with the information you will need to image a Latitude 10 in your enterprise environment.


Special Report: Business Continuity

If the unthinkable were to occur and your agency had to continue providing essential services and performing essential activities, would you know what to do and where to go? In most cases, the answer is yes. Today, thanks to lessons learned from past disasters and government requirements, most government agencies and departments have some type of business continuity plan that allows them to maintain critical functions.


Special Report: Rugged IT

The rugged IT market is about to get a wake-up call. For a long time, both buyers and sellers alike accepted the notion that buying rugged IT means giving up a lot of features that come with standard products. But as the general IT market continues to emphasize mobility and smaller device form factors, those lower expectations are bound to be revisited.


Methods and Insights Into Managing Mobile Securely

Mobile device usage continues to grow throughout the federal government. In January and February 2013, FCW surveyed IT decision makers across federal agencies that are involved with mobile security strategy. Read this report for key points on the current state of mobile security in the federal government.


State Department ROI Case Study

The U.S. Department of State saved taxpayers more than $1.6M annually by using Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform to create a custom application to provide program managers around the world with ready access to up-to-date budget information. Download now to read more!


Defeating Advanced Persistent Threat Malware

DNS-exploiting – or advanced persistent threat (APT) – malware is the most costly, sophisticated, and difficult of malwares to deal with. Did you know a DNS firewall can help? Read this whitepaper to learn more!


Special Report: The Efficient Data Center: Optimization

The old notion of a data center—a building full of servers that can be expanded at will as the demand to host applications increased—is gone for good. The new environment, defined by perpetual budget constraints but still increasing user needs, requires data centers that deliver more computing power but also cost less to run and take up less space.


Enterprises Seek The Benefits Of Hybrid Cloud, And Work To Overcome The Challenges

This Forrester Research whitepaper highlights cloud adoption trends as well as the key benefits and challenges that enterprises see when considering and adopting hybrid IaaS strategies.


Security and Compliance in the Cloud

Identity, Access and Security Management solutions integrate to control access to cloud services and data, reduce risk of breaches in hybrid environments, and achieve compliance with Federal regulations and policies such as FISMA & FedRAMP. Download now to read more.


Sustainable Compliance: How to Align Compliance, Security and Agency Goals

Compliance with Federal security mandates has become increasingly difficult for agencies. Agencies are searching for an effective, sustainable, & scalable approach that will achieve their compliance objectives while improving their overall security. Download to read more.


Understanding and Automating NARA Compliance

Most agencies and businesses that are required to institute electronics record management and archiving rely on diverse operating systems, applications, and network infrastructures. Capturing, organizing, and delivering archival materials from these diverse sources creates a substantial challenge. This white paper outlines the knowledge necessary to implement the transition to Digital Government. It describes the single solution already in use by government agencies worldwide, including the US Department of State.