Line of office workers with individual clouds

New risk on the block: Bring your own cloud

What agencies can do to manage the risks of using consumer cloud accounts such as iCloud, Evernote and Dropbox to store and access business data.

Citizen reports landslide to city via 311 app

Salesforce.com optimizes mobile apps for government

Four new cloud-based mobile solutions let agencies collaborate, connect with citizens from any device and speed up mobile app development.

IBM System z mainframe in the cloud

Now, mainframes running COBOL can go to cloud, mobile platforms

The IBM Enterprise Cobol for z/OS compiler adds Java, XML capabilities to let developers maximize hardware and improve application performance.

AWS gets approval to offer cloud services from FedRAMP

Amazon gets FedRAMP OK for cloud services

AWS gets approval to offer cloud services under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which agencies use to assess the risks of cloud services.

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Agencies can reap real benefits from virtual infrastructures

U.S. Forces' response to the 2011 Japan earthquake showed how virtual desktop infrastructures can deploy new endpoints quickly, easily and securely.

NetApp Connect on smartphone

Net App Connect provides a secure platform for BYOD

Connect lets users view, work with and share information while it stays safely behind the network firewall.

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Print2Cloud247 offers secure mobile printing on any printer

The company's Universal Cloud Release Station, on display at FOSE, can be tied to a PIV of CAC card.

Massachusetts State House in Boston

Boston drops Exchange for Google Apps, as battle of cloud app providers plays on

The city switches out Microsoft Exchange for Google’s cloud-based service, citing better prices if not security.

Exhibit floor at FOSE

Tomorrow's tech on display at FOSE

Exhibitors on the show floor at FOSE 2013 offer technologies that can help agencies meet 21st century challenges.

Attendees at the FOSE keynote

What's hot at FOSE 2013

The annual conference and expo kicks off Tuesday, tackling the key challenges facing the public-sector IT community.

Virtualized data centers

What's next for data centers: Virtualization and SDN take over

Entirely virtualized, software-defined data centers will change service delivery for everyone from the citizen to the warfighter, experts say.

Ohio state house OBM

Ohio's budget office opens up with cloud-based BPM tool

The Office of Budget and Management has deployed Appian’s cloud-based BPM with mobile and social capabilities to improve the coordination of work across teams, departments and systems.

Topic Resources

  • Ensuring a Successful Migration to the Cloud

    This webcast will provide agencies with an assessment on how to manage a smooth transition that ensures the availability and security of cloud operations.

  • 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.

  • The Power of Cloud: Driving Business Model Innovation

    Although cloud capabilities offer numerous opportunities to drive business innovation, its potential beyond technological capabilities remains virtually untapped. Read the white paper to learn more about the benefits of cloud-enabled business models in promoting sustainable competitive advantage.

  • 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. Download this special report for in-depth articles on meeting the challenges you face as you take on "big data."

  • 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.