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Army CIO Says Data Center Consolidation a Priority
Published on 19 Dec, 2011 at 13:22 in Industry News | Viewed 17 times | No Comments
The Army plans to close at least 185 data centers by fiscal year 2014 and is making center consolidation a top priority, the Army’s chief information officer said Friday.
Lt. Gen. Susan S. Lawrence told attendees of an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association conference that the military’s future is…
SAIC, McAfee Partner to Help Enterprises Battle Cyber Threats; Charles Beard Comments
SAIC and McAfee are partnering to provide new cybersecurity solutions to help large enterprises in facing sophisticated threats. The partnership will result in carrier grade security solutions for national governments, intelligence, telecommunications and enterprises worldwide.
The beginning of the agreement calls for McAfee Network Threat Response to be integrated into CloudShield’s PN41 for the IBM Blade Center and CS4000 platforms. McAfee Network Threat Response captures, deconstructs, and analyzes…
Deloitte Survey on IT Executives: What Type of CIO Are You?
Published on 14 Sep, 2011 at 12:40 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 79 times | No Comments
A new Deloitte survey of information technology executives in the United States shows that the role of the chief information officer is shifting.
The poll, conducted during Deloitte’s Dbriefs Technology Executive series: “CIOs as Revolutionaries: A Step Change in the Business-IT Relationship,” showed that 45 percent of nearly 1,000 IT executives think their own CIO is viewed…
Unisys Reports: 7 Signs of “Cloud in a Corner” Syndrome
Published on 6 Sep, 2011 at 10:59 in Cloud | Viewed 37 times | No Comments
Unisys advises CIOs seeking to get the most out of their investment in cloud computing in considering how the proposed cloud solution can be integrated with the organization’s existing systems and IT processes.
Utilizing an analytical approach is the surest defense against “cloud in a corner,” syndrome where new cloud solutions remain isolated from the rest of the IT…
Experts: IT Outsourcing Hurts Innovation
Published on 25 Jul, 2011 at 15:01 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 62 times | No Comments
Although the cost benefits of outsourcing work in the information technology industry are obvious, experts are now warning too much offshoring may hinder IT companies’ abilities to innovate.
According to a recent CIO.com interview with Harvard Business School professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih, offshoring can irreversibly damage a company’s industrial ecosystem and…
CIOs See Cybersecurity as Greatest Challenge
Published on 24 Mar, 2010 at 7:58 in Cyber | Viewed 339 times | No Comments
Chief Information Officers at various federal agencies believe that cybersecurity is the greatest long-term challenge that they face, according to a survey conducted by TechAmerica. The IT infrastructure and IT workforce also remain areas of greater concern.
In the survey, several CIOs reported that they see millions of attempts per day to attack their networks. While the majority…
Department of Interior not Cyber Secure
Published on 11 Nov, 2009 at 12:19 in Cloud | Viewed 74 times | No Comments
The Inspector General at the Department of Interior has failed the agency in an audit assessing cyber security. The audit claims that the current efforts by the DOI are well short of established minimums in for federal agencies.
The report highlighted a number of issues at the agency, including less than qualified cyber professionals (a problem that seems endemic to a number of federal agencies), lack of involvement…
