Author Archive
Drew Robb
Management
Sensors get L.A. up to speed
The Los Angeles Regional Transportation Management Center employees a system of embedded highway sensors, traffic monitoring stations, closed-circuit cameras, and ramp metering systems to track and reroute traffic in of the countries busiest traffic areas.
Digital Government
Midrange, high capacity
As computing requirements grow, agencies could find that the increased power and expanded platform options of midrange servers are the answer in data centers.
Digital Government
Stuck on tape
For large enterprises, tape libraries are still a cost-effective storage option.
Cybersecurity
Networked prints
In a merger of physical security and cybersecurity, the Army has installed a centralized system to control access to buildings and networks at Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart in Georgia.
Cybersecurity
Access control in two parts
Digitus Biometrics' MSN6100 devices have some unique features that add extra layers of security and harden them against hacker attacks.
Cybersecurity
Facing a challenge
The Army and other agencies say the facial recognition systems they've tested still aren't good enough. But they haven't given up on the technology.
Digital Government
The Navy's ERP navigator
2008 GCN Technology Leadership Award winner Susan Keen's technical expertise helps keep the service's massive program on course.
Cybersecurity
A secure SOA for DOD
2008 GCN Technology Leadership Award winner Vera sets the requirements for protecting enterprise services.
Digital Government
To each his own storage
Agencies need to build backup systems to match their unique storage challenges.
Digital Government
Data center cooling
Checklist: Figuring out cooling requirements can be a complex undertaking. Here are some of the questions you'll want to answer.
Digital Government
Power processing for all
Clusters open high-performance systems to new users ' if you set them up right.
Featured eBooks
Digital Government
AJAX: Friend or Foe
AJAX can make Web pages feel like full-fledged applications, but beware weaknesses in security and accessibility.
Digital Government
A switch in time
Access to all your data can depend on having the right storage switch ' and that depends on what kind of storage network you have.
Infrastructure
Control out of chaos
Web content management systems can help you corral an overabundance of pages.
Management
Keep IT up
How do you keep the data center running? Here are some of the latest techniques.
Digital Government
Elements of SSOARS
For the Social Security Online Accounting and Reporting System, SSA uses Oracle Financials and the Oracle 11.5.10.2 database management system.
Digital Government
Agency Award'IRS | Terabytes at their fingertips
2007 GCN Award: The IRS' update of the Compliance Data Warehouse makes analysis less taxing.
Infrastructure
Sharing the wealth
Rich Internet Applications add desktop-app power and cross-platform capability to programs that run on a browser.
Cybersecurity
Anti-theft technology
In addition to routine security policies, there is also an assortment of technologies that are designed to keep data from getting into the wrong hands.
Digital Government