Shawn P. McCarthy | The realities of virtualization
Let's talk virtualization. Greatest thing since sliced bread? Or a marketing buzzword we're all sick of hearing?
Shawn McCarthy | The smart money's on business intelligence
Government organizations have a lot to gain from understanding business intelligence.
Shawn McCarthy | IPv6 could be a boost for access control
The time is ripe to take enterprise configuration management and security settings more seriously.
Shawn McCarthy | Where to get help on DOD security training
DOD IT managers facing requirements for information assurance training can find help.
Shawn P. McCarthy | The big picture on metadata
Metadata can help solve data management problems, if repositories have common rules.
Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: Streaming applications bring consolidation to the desktop
Migrating to streaming desktop apps means a fundamental change in client systems.
Shawn McCarthy | Methods of avoiding censorship can be used for attack, too
Understanding how Internet censorship occurs, and how end users sometimes manage to circumvent censorship, can help you gain awareness of potential problems.
Internaut: Budget Season: An IT Manager's Guide
Five steps IT managers can take to improve their chances for funding.
Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: The reasons for business continuity
How to justify spending on upgrades to support business continuity.
Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: IPv6: It's a configuration management issue
For most federal agencies, IPv6 is emerging as more of a configuration management and IT services issue than a pure deadline issue. Even though some agencies are admittedly behind schedule in outlining their migration plans for the updated Internet Protocol, it's likely that most will be able to hustle and close the gap by the June 2008 deadline.
Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: Automate security to fight automated attacks
Is your agency automating its approach to security management?
Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: Geospatial LOB may need more help
Earlier this year, the Office of Management and Budget informed federal agencies about three new lines of business.
Internaut | Try real service to the citizen
Here are some ideas for how government agencies really could improve their service.
Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: Beefing up for Windows Vista release
This fall would be a good time for government IT managers to take inventory of the PCs in their collections and make some hard decisions about establishing and enforcing lifecycle rules.
Internaut | Problems won't wait for a cybersecurity czar
The absence of an assistant secretary for cybersecurity and telecommunications is becoming increasingly troublesome.
Internaut | Inside the life of data
Information lifecycle management is slowly becoming more than just a buzzword.
Internaut | Virtual IT helps make do with less
As government data centers strive to cut costs by consolidating both software licenses and hardware platforms, 'virtualization' has become a common buzzword.
Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: Open source's impact will only grow
Government data center managers need to be aware of a set of trends that could soon alter both the systems they select and the way they purchase and manage enterprise software.
Shawn P. McCarthy | Internaut: FTC turns up the heat on spam
The hammer will be coming down a little harder on spammers in the next few months, thanks to renewed efforts by the Federal Trade Commission. FTC and its partners are focused mainly on commercial spam problems, but the program will also affect spam that makes its way to government mail servers.
INTERNAUT: A problem in search of an IT solution
Controlling labor costs and tracking worker time and productivity is a big challenge for any office, including government offices. But tracking worker hours and controlling overtime budgets in particular has becomea major hot-button issue for local government agencies.
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