Comatose servers draining data center efficiency
While most of the challenges involve management practices and information flows, technical solutions can help.
Think you’re ready for DevOps? Take the quiz
An online DevOps self-assessment tool evaluates an organization’s readiness then provides guidance on which areas to focus on next.
VC offers to fund open data for California counties
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper is donating up to $500,000 to provide every California county with a year-long subscription to OpenGov, a cloud-based financial analysis and transparency platform.
Worst-case scenarios: How new tech could disrupt government
A recent Brookings Institute report highlights the challenges governments can expect from widespread adoption of new technologies such as autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence.
For local police, are electronic citations the new normal?
Improved efficiency and accuracy are driving police adoption of electronic citation systems.
IPv4 addresses running out -- really
Decade-old predictions about the eventual scarcity of IPv4 addresses may soon be coming true.
Machine translations: Good enough for government work?
Governments agencies struggle to make information available to non-English speakers.
Chattanooga now has two high-speed Internet options
While the city’s own municipal broadband agency is offering discounted 100 megabit/sec access to low-income families, Comcast announced a 2 gigabit/sec service.
Agencies responsible for text message archiving
Text messages sent from government-issued mobile devices, and government communications on privately-owned mobile devices, are being treated as public records.
How standards helped Oak Ridge tame its data center
Data centers must standardize their systems and have accurate documentation to maximize efficiencies.
How cities can incubate innovation
A recent report examines how new technologies, policies and approaches to governance are helping cities improve services.
Seattle tests Wi-Fi via 'TV white space'
Pilot program offers high-speed access to thousands, and could be extended to other city neighborhoods.
NASA tech inspires open data infrastructure for water monitoring
Technology developed for testing water purity on the International Space Station is being remade into a simple, low-cost mobile app for evaluating water safety here on Earth.
FirstNet needs cyber safeguards
Public-safety answering points and other 911 service providers need cybersecurity professionals and continuity plans in case of cyber disasters.
Report: CompStat does reduce crime
CompStat-style programs are responsible for a 5 to 15 percent decrease in crime in cities using the system, according to a recent study by the Brennan Center for Justice.
Voting technology: Is it secure yet?
With the presidential election coming up in 2016, many constituencies are considering how they can use technology to secure and streamline the voting process.
How to keep legacy systems from becoming liabilities
A recently released report from Washington state creates an enterprise-level modernization roadmap to tackle the problem of updating legacy IT systems.
Cities tap Yelp to improve health inspection process
Restaurant hygiene inspection data on Yelp is helping city health inspectors better target offenders and pushing restaurants to clean up their act.
DHS casts wide net for future tech
The Department of Homeland Security has launched several programs to engage the public, first responders, industry representatives, academia and government officials in shaping the future of homeland security technology.
FDA opens the doors for mHealth apps
In an effort to spur development of new technologies, the Food and Drug Administration said it would not regulate health apps that pose no threat to patients.
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