Tag Archive: cloud computing

Jul
20

Research Roundup:Big Data, Cloud Computing, Digital Journalism

A round-up of the weeks top research and best practices.

The Future of Big Data (07/20/2012) Experts believe the vast quantities of data that humans and machines will be creating by the year 2020 could: Enhance productivity, Improve organizational transparency, and Expand the frontier of the “knowable future These same experts worry about people’s ability to analyze the data wisely, according to the PEW Research …

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Jul
11

FedRAMP: Security and Cloud Computing

FedRAMP is a government-wide program established to speed the adoption of cloud computing.

FedRAMP has been in the news a lot these days.  Why is it getting buzz and how does it affect your agency?  Here’s a quick summary and resources on how to learn more. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a government-wide program that provides a standard approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring …

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Mar
09

Public Sector Doers, Dreamers and Drivers

Kyle Schafer, CIO West Virginia, GovTech 2012 Doer, Dreamer and Driver

Government Technology magazine and the Center for Digital Government have just announced  the “Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers” of 2012. The winners  are people who cut through the public sector barriers to innovation — tight budgets, organizational inertia, politics as usual, etc. — to reshape government operations for the better. This year, the diverse group …

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