Government

Editors' Picks

• AWS FedRAMP certification fast-tracks Amazon cloud for U.S. government

  AWS becomes the biggest cloud provider to earn FedRAMP certification, easing the transition to AWS for U.S. government agencies.23 May 2013

• Sequestration stymies federal government cloud ambitions

  The federal government is under mandates to consolidate data centers and deliver IT as a Service, but sequestration makes this easier said than done.22 May 2013

• Cloud migration obstacles remain for heavily regulated industries

  Financial, government and healthcare industries must overcome data security breaches and regulatory issues for a successful cloud migration.21 May 2013

• CIO pushes for public fiber optic network, saving taxpayers millions

  Doing the math on own vs. rent, a CIO galvanizes the community to build its own fiber optic network, saving taxpayers $10 million over 10 years.21 May 2013

• British Army data quality programme tackles ‘whole army’ concept

  The British Army’s data quality programme faces a challenge with moves to unify regular and territorial soldiers into one force01 May 2013

• #Compliance: Twitter buzzing about CISPA cybersecurity bill

  Social media has been buzzing of late about the House passage of CISPA, as opponents argue the cybersecurity bill is a huge hit to consumer privacy.22 Apr 2013

• Metro, NI civil service, Reynolds Catering power business innovation

  Enterprise software powers business innovation: new things done at DMG Media, the Northern Ireland civil service, and Reynolds Catering18 Apr 2013

• Boston CIO using gamification to bond city workers and constituents

  With an updated mobile application due out later this year, the city of Boston is set on introducing gamification to the public-sector workplace.10 Apr 2013

• Data consolidation keeps commerce flowing at French Waterways

  An MDM and data consolidation effort brought previously siloed databases together to better support boating operations on France's rivers and canals.08 Apr 2013

• On the road with master data management strategies and open data

  TechTarget reporters share their views on Gartner's recent MDM Summit and an IBM Smarter Cities confab at Boston University in a fast-paced podcast.04 Apr 2013

• Can you have big data and personal data privacy?

  In a big data era, one of the sacrificial lambs is personal data privacy. This is a risk for each of us and the companies we work for.26 Mar 2013

• Boston CIO using gamification to bond city workers and constituents

  With an updated mobile application due out later this year, the city of Boston is set on introducing gamification to the public-sector workplace.25 Mar 2013

• Open data goes to the city

  Local governments such as the City of Boston are implementing open data platforms, with goals of improving business processes and empowering citizens.18 Mar 2013

• Obama, business leaders meet to discuss U.S. cybersecurity strategy

  President Obama met with high-profile business leaders this week to discuss how the private sector can work together on U.S. cybersecurity strategy.14 Mar 2013

• The right data analysis tool drives success of traffic info provider

  INRIX lives and breathes big data, but when that data got unwieldy, the right data analysis tools set the traffic info provider back on course.07 Mar 2013

• Enterprise social networking done well can be a windfall for business

  Searchlight looks at enterprise social networking lessons from Monopoly's makeover, how POTUS's cybersecurity order scores on privacy, and more.15 Feb 2013

• Set up an enterprise search platform on-premises or in the cloud

  Enterprise search expert Lynda Moulton explains the best way to deploy an enterprise search platform.12 Feb 2013

• With ERP, integrated platform doesn't always mean integrated data

  One city adopted Infor to integrate HR and finance, but an expert warns that buying several modules from one ERP vendor might not have the desired result.05 Feb 2013

• Find the value in 'big data' stores with enterprise search technology

  This webcast explains the potential benefits and challenges of using enterprise search technology in concert with 'big data' stores.18 Jan 2013

• Structuring an enterprise-wide information governance policy

  This webcast explains how organizations can structure an information governance policy to help users find important information and tame data chaos.07 Jan 2013