Paul McCloskey

To take the next IT step, agencies have to get creative

Governments will have to resort to some atypical financial and management techniques to acquire cloud services under current economic conditions.

7 secrets of IT consolidation success

Seven recommendations for data center consolidation, including preparing a current usage survey and using automation tools.

Red Hat rolls out FIPS-certified OS, cloud products

A series of federal security certifications for Red Hat's open-source operating system and two new cloud products offer developers a variety of options for designing and managing agency cloud applications.

Census consolidation by the numbers

A snapshot of the Census Bureau's server virtualization project highlights the key points of its move toward a virtual private cloud.

The stumbling blocks of IT consolidation

Combining resources undoubtedly pays off, but getting there isn't easy. Here's how state, local and federal agencies are dealing with the hurdles.

Shawn P. McCarthy

Old systems: When to modernize, leapfrog, shut down or stay the course

Here are some rules of thumb IT managers can follow when facing the end of life of legacy systems.

What's missing from the cloud? An exit strategy.

Ninety percent of federal IT managers recently surveyed either say their agencies don't have or report being unaware whether their agencies have a cloud computing exit strategy.

NIST looks to define the pros and cons of cloud models

New National Institute for Standards and Technology report describes the variety of cloud systems and discusses their strengths and weaknesses for government users.

How can you trust a cloud? Verify.

The Distributed Management Task Force's specifications aim to give cloud providers a standardized way to offer audit logs and reports to users.

Red Hat expands its cloud formation

Company's new services include OpenShift platform, CloudForms infrastructure.

Transportation gets in gear for data-sharing portal

Transportation wants to build a virtual portal so agencies can share data for regional transportation decision-making, according to a new RFI.

Windows Thin PC release candidate available for download

Microsoft has announced that the release candidate version (RC) of its Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) solution is now available for download.

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.

  • Reducing Energy Consumption in the Data Center

    The surging demands on data centers for processing power, virtualization and consolidation are making the thermal management of them more challenging. This paper focuses on increasing cooling efficiency using air containment systems.

  • 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.