We are entering a new world where mobility, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Software-Defined Networking (SDN)—Software Defined everything, it seems—have dramatically changed the purview of federal IT pros. Those…
virtualization
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For decades, the computer industry has been obsessed with the “next big thing.” Dan Bricklin’s VisiCalc was the first “killer app” immediately followed by Mitch Kapoor’s Lotus 123. In 2017,…
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Operations
Agencies Share Important Lessons on Cloud Migration and IT Modernization
by GTI Editors August 3, 2016Federal agencies looking to embrace IT modernization via the cloud and virtualization got a lot of useful – and honest – advice from fellow government IT professionals at last month’s…
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Digital Transformation
Reducing Complexity in the Data Center: Strategies for Improving Performance, Reducing Costs
by GTI Editors April 24, 2014Today’s government data center is, in all likelihood, an overwhelming environment. With miles of racked servers generating enough heat to fry an egg, multi-tenant environments with differing requirements, more capacity…
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Digital Transformation
The Emerging World of Service Virtualization
by GTI Editors February 14, 2014With many federal agencies operating multiple IT environments, a new arena called Service Virtualization is emerging that allows agencies to abstract applications and virtualize the actual service – providing enhanced…
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Digital Transformation
Agency Spotlight: Department of Interior Embraces Cloud Services for Data Backup and Recovery
by GTI Editors November 22, 2013When the Department of Interior (DoI) awarded its $10 billion contract for cloud storage services earlier this year, the decision opened the way for the department to accomplish several objectives…
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Digital Transformation
Building the Foundation for Virtualization: What Federal Agency CIOs Need to Know
by GTI Editors November 7, 2013The federal agency IT space is buzzing with talk of how cloud services, data center consolidation, and other IT innovations will enhance the delivery of each agency’s core mission and,…
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Digital Transformation
Data Center Consolidation: Agency IT Leaders Weigh-in on Best Practices
by GTI Editors September 19, 2013What happens when you get twenty of the federal government’s top IT professionals together in the same building along with technologists and thought leaders from the some of the most…
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Digital Transformation
Maximizing the Value of FDCCI through Inter-Agency Sharing: Lessons and Insights from the Departments of Labor, Interior, and Homeland Security
by GTI Editors September 5, 2013Government agencies continue to make solid progress toward meeting the goals outlined under the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), according to officials who spoke earlier this month at Federal…
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Security
State of the Cyber Union: McAfee’s Ken Kartsen Shares His Insights on Technology Implementation and Cybersecurity in the Public Sector
by GTI Editors August 2, 2013Recently, Ken Kartsen, Vice President of Federal Sales at McAfee, sat down with the editors of Iron Bow’s TechSource to talk about how to embrace new technologies and all the…