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Special Report: Best Practices for Meeting Big Data Challenges
Big data is a top priority for CIOs, but few know exactly what it is – and what it can help their organizations achieve. As the creation of data has multiplied recently, IT organizations are left wondering how to manage those data stores while at the same time being asked to help the business side of the house innovate, cut costs and improve end-user satisfaction. Read this special report for in-depth articles on meeting the challenges you face as you take on "big data." Read or Download the Full Report Here
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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.Read this special report for more on the state of Rugged IT in the public sector. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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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. Read this special report for more. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Special Report: The Efficient Data Center: Optimization
The data center is evolving—and with it the concept of data center efficiency. It's not just that agencies are under pressure to consolidate and reduce the cost of their data center operations. They also are dealing with increasing demands for the applications and services they provide. 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. Read this special report for more. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Special Report: Unified Communications
Now more than ever, for many organizations the initial appeal of uni�1F;fed communications is simple: big savings. Without a doubt, they quickly discover the other bene�1F;fits of integrating voice, video and data networks, not the least of which is the ability to provide seamless communications and collaboration across the enterprise. Read this special report for insight into UC in the public sector. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Research Report: Network Transformation and Modernization
When it comes to the network, government agencies cannot afford to pinch pennies. That’s because many emerging technologies that promise to increase the cost-effectiveness of agency operations first require a robust and agile network infrastructure. No investment, no savings. The good news is that government officials understand this. According to a new survey conducted by the 1105 Government Information Group, one third of government agencies intend to allocate more of their IT budget to network operations. The key? Implementing a strategy that improves the quality and responsiveness of network services while also reducing the cost of network management. Read or Download the Full Report Here
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Special Report: A Virtual Infrastructure
While the realized benefits of virtualization are still debated, the technology itself is gaining ground in cash-strapped agencies as a way to gain efficiencies and extend IT services to more users. The focus now is on managing the complexities of the infrastructure that supports it. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Q&A: The STAND Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity has emerged as a top priority for both government and industry. Three cyber experts share their views on the current issues, how threats have changed, and how budget-constrained agencies can defend against advanced persistent threats. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Special Report: BYOD
Communications are rapidly going mobile and away from the fixed desktop, and government is heading the same way. One of the most heated debates currently is over bring your own device (BYOD), which promises a dramatic reduction in the costs agencies face to provide the equipment and infrastructure needed to enable their workforces to take advantage of the mobile communications boom. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Special Report: Mobile Office
Federal agencies are beginning to think big about the deployment of mobile technology. It’s not as if they have much choice, especially if they have adopted a bring-your-own-device policy. BYOD, which allows employees to use their personal mobile devices with agency networks, is leading to the rapid emergence of a mobile workforce. Once agencies allow employees to use their own devices, the race is on to put in place the policies, technologies and management strategies needed to get the full benefit of mobile technology — and avoid any potential pitfalls. Read or Download the Full Report Here
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Special Report: Information Sharing
The demarcation line that separates the way government shares information within and between agencies is clearly Sept. 11, 2001. Though attitudes had been shifting before then, the shock of the terrorist attacks on the American mainland introduced a whole new level of awareness and urgency. The before-and-after pictures are stark contrasts. It’s nevertheless taking time for change to happen. Traditional views of data ownership have been difficult to overcome, complex policy and regulatory changes were needed, and there were stumbles along the way – not least the infamous Wikileaks dump of sensitive State Department memos – that threatened progress. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Research report: Big Data
Big Data is a big deal in local, state and federal governments. The avalanche of inputs from mobile devices and sensors is driving hardware, software and staff spending at all levels of government. According to a new survey conducted by the 1105 Government Information Group, most agency officials say that they need Big Data analytics to meet their mission goals. Yet while they see a myriad of benefits, survey respondents say they are challenged to predict the return on Big Data investments. In part their concern is over the substantial challenges of implementing Big Data initiatives, including infrastructure and data quality issues. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Research Report: Mobile and Wireless
More than half of agency managers say their employees can’t do their jobs effectively without their mobile devices. This is but one of the stunning findings in a new study of government employees' use of smart phones, tablets, laptops and other devices by the 1105 Government Information Group. The survey of 243 government officials and subsequent interviews with leading government mobility experts provide a wealth of detail about how mobile devices are being used, how agencies want to use them in the future, how budgets are likely to grow and how deployment challenges such as security can be resolved. Read or Download the Full Report Here
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Expert Q&A: Health IT
While healthcare remains a contentious political issue, the need for a robust health IT infrastructure has become increasingly evident. One veteran of the industry explains the importance of health IT to the delivery of healthcare services, what emerging issues could have the most impact, and how technologies such as cloud, Big Data and mobile will affect the development of healthcare. Read or Download the Full Report Here |
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Special Report: Cloud Services
Agencies are hard at work getting their infrastructures ready to make a move to the cloud — if they haven’t done so already. Every agency had until June to identify three services that could be moved to the cloud. Meanwhile, tools such as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s U.S. Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap are providing the strategies and guidance that agencies will need to be successful.
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Expert Q & A: Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has been a highly touted way for government agencies to gain efficiencies, cut costs and improve the delivery of IT services. Many agencies have already moved “low hanging fruit” such as email and collaboration tools to the cloud. Now the early hype is over, agencies are faced with much tougher decisions. Three cloud industry experts discuss what issues agencies face, what the business and cost factors are in moving to the cloud, and what best practices they can use to ensure a smooth migration.
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Special Report: Converging Communications
A swirl of advanced video, audio and data technologies promises an exciting future for how people in government agencies will talk and collaborate with one another. Converging existing systems into an IP network is essential for this and agencies don’t have much time, but it’s proving to be a slow process.
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Special Report: Modernizing the Network
As more and more new devices come online, agency networks are put under increasing pressure. Overhauling the network brings with it the opportunity to better protect and secure all the disparate network components. Here are some of the changes network administrators will make in 2012 and beyond.
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Special Report: Cybersecurity
The good news is that the frequency of attacks on government websites and networks is slowing, but the volume continues to grow. And just as government seems to be coming to grips with older types of attacks, new and far more sophisticated varieties threaten. With traditional techniques no longer enough to stop them, government is searching for new approaches.
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Contract Guide: NITAAC
Agencies trying to keep abreast of the latest advances in technology while also complying with White House mandates can find everything they need through NITAAC's three government-wide acquisition contracts.
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Expert Q&A: Big Data
A few parts of the federal government have used Big Data for years to analyze and solve problems, but advances in technology have opened it up to many other agencies. Three long-time players in the field explain what Big Data is, the advantages it brings for government agencies, what resources they need to employ it effectively, and what issues they will need to consider as they develop Big Data programs.
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Special Report: Client Computing
Client computing has evolved to ‘virtual client’ computing, enabling mobile access to an organization’s network resources for continuity of operations, telework, and greater overall mobility and productivity, and it is taking hold in both public- and private-sector organizations
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Expert Q&A: Continuous Monitoring
Managing risks to systems and data is now the way that government agencies are expected to handle the security of their IT environments, and continuous monitoring of threats and the effectiveness of security controls is key. Two veterans of the security field explain how the technology can be deployed to get the most from it, what the potential barriers are, and what affect other programs such as cloud and virtualization may have. Read or Download Full Report Here
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Special Report: Advancing Agency Infrastructure
Agencies today face the need to handle rapidly evolving technologies, IT consolidation and the rising expectations of an increasingly mobile user base — none of which fits easily into the traditional way IT and communications have been managed. Whether they like it or not, agencies will have to re-examine and likely reconstruct their IT infrastructures.
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Contract Guide: SEWP 2012
SEWP IV is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) GWAC offering a wide variety of advanced IT products and product-related services, including hardware and software, maintenance, warranty, installation, and product training, at fixed prices. All federal agencies can use the SEWP IV contract, which consists of 38 competed prime contract holders and includes 17 small businesses. Together, these contractors offer more than two million products from more than 3,800 manufacturers.
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Special Report: Defense IT
The keyword today is collaboration. With the need for real-time collaboration at an all-time high, the DOD putting the technology in place to make it happen.
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Special Report: Cloud Computing
Although agencies see future of computing in the cloud, they are discovering that implementation sparks even more budget questions and requires complicated calculations about efficiency. A thoughtful strategy is key.
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Special Report: Data Center Strategies
While industry pundits and vendors show off cool, futuristic technologies, there are some things that are ready for prime time now. Learn about four that can be implemented today.
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Special Report: Network Modernization
Wide-area network optimization boosts traffic across geographic distances. Although the primary tools have been around for a decade, agencies are increasingly turning to WAN optimization to speed the delivery of applications from a centralized data center to branch offices or for backing up data to an off-site facility.
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Contract Guide: GSA Schedule 70
Federal agencies are increasingly turning to the General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) IT Schedule 70 Programs to address their technology requirements and comply with government mandates in areas such as cloud computing, data center consolidation, mobile computing, sustainability, and cybersecurity.
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Special Report: Information Sharing
Despite pockets of resistance, the old stovepiped mind-set of agency data ownership is giving way, and all-important security efforts are shifting to accommodate access rather than deny it. Needed policies and regulations are appearing, but cultural and governance issues still need work.
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Contract Guide: GSA Alliant
The General Services Administration’s Alliant governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC), though known for facilitating large, complex information technology (IT) projects, is fast becoming a popular vehicle for also helping agencies meet their cloud computing and other emerging technology needs.
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Research Report: Information Security
Government executives expressed widespread concern about data leakage, whether caused by malicious actions or accidental missteps, according to an online survey of 209 executives, conducted by 1105 Government Information Group Content Solutions. In total, the survey conducted online in February, garnered 209 responses from public sector executives from organizations ranging from the Department of Defense to civilian federal agencies, to executives from state and local governments. Roughly a fifth of government agencies responding to the survey reported that external IT security incidents have increased in the past year. Read or Download Full Report Here
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Special Report: Big Data
The increase in data volumes threatens to overwhelm most government agencies, and big data techniques can help ease the burden. But those techniques are not a silver bullet. They should be used judiciously, for specific needs, and there are times when the tried-and-true will do just fine. Read or Download Full Report Here
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The STAND: Data Center Modernization
All government agencies now look to consolidate their data centers to save money and increase IT efficiencies, but how many understand that consolidation is just one step in data center modernization? And it’s in modernization where the real savings and efficiencies are found. Here, an industry expert explains what modernization involves, what agencies should plan for, and how effective modernization can shape agency IT strategies.
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Special Report: Virtualization
Surveys show that most federal agencies have already deployed server virtualization, and workloads on those virtual machines are expected to nearly double in the next four years. Problems such as legacy applications that can’t easily be re-engineered might act as a brake, but with budgets being squeezed, IT professionals feel they need virtualization to do their jobs.
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Special Report: Rugged IT
In an election year, no one really knows how threatened budget cuts will affect the demand for rugged IT. But government leaders say there’s a new emphasis on special ops forces operating around the world, which bodes nothing but good for the rugged, tactical systems they use.
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Research Report: Cloud Computing
As the benefits of cloud computing become clearer -- and deadlines for various mandates come closer -- government agencies are increasingly turning to the cloud, to the point that nearly four out of 10 respondents have adopted some form of cloud computing or are in the process of adopting it, according to a recent survey of almost 300 respondents.
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Special Report: Unified Communications
Today, unified communications (UC) is considered much more than integrated voice, e-mail and instant messaging (IM). Providing government workers with flexible and productive tools that allow them to work efficiently from any location has become increasingly important for all organizations.
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The Stand: Cybersecurity
The issues involved with cybersecurity have changed dramatically from those of just a few years. Cyberwar, advanced persistent threats and Stuxnet-like attacks are just some of new elements that have become a part of the attack lexicon. See, through the eyes of two tested industry veterans, what the nature of today’s cybersecurity realities are and what government should be doing about them.
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Special Report: Collaboration Tools
In 2012, the pace of advances in everything from cloud computing to social media, Internet video and mobility solutions is driving public-sector organizations to seek alternatives that will cost-effectively allow more employee mobility, telework and social media-driven collaboration.
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Special Research Report: Data Center Optimization
In general, federal agencies and departments opt for private clouds when sensitive or mission-critical information is involved. Private clouds are hosted on an agency's own dedicated hardware, and services and infrastructure are maintained on a private network. This increases security, reliability, performance and service. Yet like other types of clouds, it's easy to scale quickly and pay for only what is used, making it an economical model. Read or Download Full Report Here
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2012 PEO-EIS Catalog
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Contract Report: GSA Connections II
Connections II offers telecommunications infrastructure solutions that include – but are no limited to – four general solutions sets. This new approach is significantly different from the first Connections contract, reducing the confusion for agencies and contract holders.
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Special Report: C4ISR
The old way of fighting wars meant information was collected and pushed down the line through subordinates and, eventually, to the foot soldier. New doctrine makes the dismounted soldier the focus for both the collection and receipt of battlefield data, and an essential link in the tactical command network.
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