Lesson from the Army cloud: If you do a contract quickly, 'you're in trouble'
A word of caution on moving to the cloud: Don’t think you can rush through the contract process quickly, retired Lt. Col. Michael Devines told a FOSE audience.
Cyber Security and IT support for Small Business
Cyber Security and IT support for Small Business
Keys to cyber defense: Internal info sharing, skilled staff
Federal agencies need to emphasize sharing security information between their various internal organizations to help facilitate network defense, panelists at FOSE said.
Light at the end of the continuous-monitoring tunnel
Moving to a risk-management model of cybersecurity with continuous monitoring of systems can be difficult on a tight budget, but the savings can make it all worth the work.
Exergamers Wellness Club Uses Kinect and HealthVault to Enhance Seniors’ Well-being
Seniors in Los Angeles experience improved fitness and increased happiness as a result of an innovative public-private partnership that uses interactive gaming and health-monitoring tools from Microsoft.
Microsoft, City of Los Angeles Announce Program That Increases Activity and Well-Being of Seniors
Microsoft and its partners plan to expand to a total of 16 senior centers in Los Angeles.
Chilean Firm Selects Windows Azure Cloud as Best Place to Host Network
To build and host a scalable B2B site that could handle millions of users, Signature South Consulting chose Windows Azure, which has met all its needs and reduced its hosting costs by 60 percent.
Italian Businesses Improve Information-Sharing, Bolster Productivity, Reduce IT Costs With Cloud-Based Microsoft Office 365
Large or small, public or private, Office 365 customers in Italy are enjoying greater efficiency with less IT infrastructure.
Plan for dealing with insider threats getting close
The FBI and ODNI are leading the initiative to put together the pieces of a coherent national policy on insider threats. “No agency is starting from scratch.”
What cloud computing needs to take the next step
Agencies and vendors need common definitions, performance metrics and security controls, say panelists at the FOSE 2012 conference.
Treasury exec: Cloud helps you leap ahead, but be ready for change
Moving to the cloud can help agencies leapfrog into new technologies, but if you're not open to new ways of doing business, it won't be worth the jump, a Treasury exec says.