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Information from paper forms entered into laptop

Two states overhaul IT to boost social services

Arkansas and South Carolina scrap older systems for cloud-based technologies and big data analytic software.

  • Apr 15, 2013
DISA plans cloud storage of exabytes of image data

DISA plans for exabytes of drone, satellite data

The agency is planning a secure cloud to hold all the imagery and data collected by the military's drones, satellites and other sources.

  • Apr 12, 2013
Big data transfer to the cloud

Service lets agencies beam big data to and from Amazon cloud

Attunity's CloudBeam is a software-as-a service platform integrated with AWS S3, providing file replication and synchronization of files as well as managed file transfer service.

  • Apr 11, 2013
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Police tap layman-friendly analytics to track gang activity

The Crime Analysis Unit in Alexandria, Va., adopts uReveal, which lets analysts fuse and extract knowledge from any type of data, structured or unstructured.

  • Apr 10, 2013
Chiliad Discovery Alert 7.0 screenshot

Chiliad takes virtual consolidation route to big data analytics

Discovery/Alert 7.0 installs nodes at each data location, allowing analysts to query structured and unstructured data simultaneously.

  • Apr 04, 2013
Servers in a data center

Why government's next-gen data centers are looking a lot like Google's

Agencies are starting to catch on to the idea that software, not hardware, is the key to efficient storage.

  • Apr 02, 2013
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Splunk ties relational, machine data for better analytics

DB Connect integrates structured data from relational databases with machine data, giving analyst better insights to make informed decision in real-time.

  • Mar 26, 2013
Machine learning digital face

Machine learning a growing force against online fraud

Sift Science uses new machine learning techniques to spot unusual fraud patterns as soon as they appear on the network.

  • Mar 26, 2013
Machine language of 1s and 0s

What is M2M, and why is it the future of code?

The Internet of things will soon contain 50 billion devices, and machine-to-machine programming is how they will talk to each other.

  • Mar 22, 2013
Nobel Laureate Dr John Mather and Northrop Grumman engineer Scott Willoughby talk to a large crowd at South by Southwest on March 9 2013

3 technologies from SXSW worth government's time

Three big tech trends emerged from the 5-day SXSW Interactive conference: 3D printing, big data and gesture control.

  • Mar 14, 2013
Data analytics

Data analytics: a perfect investment for tight budgets

Analysis projects can pay off in improved agency performance, proactive management and a better handle on day-to-day operations.

  • Mar 13, 2013
Businessman manipulating charts graphs standing above a city

Analytics: Predicting the future (and past and present)

Federal, state and local agencies are tapping into the power of predictive analytics to cut waste or reduce crime, but they're not limited to looking forward.

  • Mar 13, 2013

Topic Resources

  • Bringing Federal Storage Consolidation Initiatives Back Under Control: Understanding the Critical Role of Enterprise Wide Storage Management

    Federal agencies are under pressure from legislative and executive branch leaders to consolidate infrastructure in an effort to reduce costs, streamline operations and rationalize technical resources. In this webcast, thought leaders will explore the role that effective storage management architecture and tools can play in planning and executing an effective storage consolidation strategy.

  • Transforming Agency Networks: Modernize to Meet Today’s Demands

    Network infrastructure modernization is on the wish list of many agencies due to growing demand for bandwidth and improved IT service delivery. But modernization requires money – which is in short supply these days. Register for this webcast to hear about these issues through survey results sourced by public sector IT leaders and business decision makers.

  • Key Factors in Modernizing Backup and Recovery

    There is a definite need for better data protection solutions in today’s data centers. Learn the trends that have made modernizing backup and recovery an urgent priority, the key requirements for solution offerings, and how Symantec NetBackupTM appliances deliver a simple, complete, and cost-effective solution.

  • Special Report: The Efficient Data Center: Optimization

    The old notion of a data cennter--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.

  • All Data Archiving Tools Are Not Created Equal: The Importance of Index and Search

    Most organizations possess considerable intellectual property. Unfortunately, that information is useless unless employees know how to find it. Archiving tools with powerful index and search capabilities can help maximize the value of intellectual property.