VCE Talks About Data Center Technologies at Conference

VCE Chairman Michael Capellas recently spoke at CA World 2011 in Las Vegas on the latest technology trends that are transforming data centers and enabling greater business agility.

His keynote session featured CA Technologies CEO Bill McCracken, former first Federal CIO and current Harvard fellow Vivek Kundra, and…

Salesforce.com Announces Details for Dreamforce 2011

Salesforce.com announced today details of its annual Dreamforce conference, the world’s largest cloud computing industry event that aims to discuss innovations and trends and enhance collaboration and communication among companies and their customers.

Dreamforce 2011 invites attendees to learn how technology can impact their businesses and industries through social, mobile and open cloud computing.

According to salesforce.com, social enterprises build…

IPv6 — Are We There Yet? Yes, Some Say

In a Sept. 28, 2010 memo, federal CIO Vivek Kundra laid out specific steps for agencies to expedite the operational deployment and use of IPv6 — the so-called Next Generation Net, which is an updated infrastructure of the current system, IPv4.

Designed to provide new services and capabilities, the new protocol would extend the…

NIST Holds Cloud Computing Forum, Workshop

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is hosting host its third Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop on April 7-8, 2011, with a speaker lineup that boasts of federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf and NIST Director Patrick Gallagher.

Panel sessions during the…

Top 50 Government CIOs Announced

U.S. Cyber Command and NSA head Keith B. Alexander and White House cyber coordinator Howard A. Schmidt have been chosen among the top 50 government CIOs on InformationWeek Government’s compilation of technology leaders across federal, state and local agencies.

But what exactly makes a top government CIO? Although there is no…

NIST Seeks Public’s Input on Cloud Definition, Security Guidelines

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released two new drafts on cloud computing for public comment and launched a new website to enable two-way communication among the cloud community and NIST cloud research working groups.

Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra asked NIST to speed up the federal government’s secure adoption…

Federal Government Mandates Transition to IPv6

With the new, available IPv4 addresses set to run out in the forthcoming weeks, federal agencies are working hard to meet the deadlines set by U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra.

At the same time, agencies are grappling with how to protect networks and information from existing and future IPv6 cyber threats.

“There…

Vivek Kundra’s Fix for Broken IT: ‘Stop Throwing Good Money after Bad Money’

Outlining his plan to reform federal IT, U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra had one favorite expression he used repeatedly to illustrate the underperforming, overbudget projects exemplifying government waste: throwing good money after bad money.

Kundra and Office of Management and Budget Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients last…

Vivek Kundra, Jeffrey Zients Unveil Federal IT Acquisitions Strategy

The Office of Management and Budget has announced its new strategy for improving the acquisition of major IT systems by the federal government.

Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and OMB Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients unveiled the…

Private Clouds Could be ‘Cloud Nine’ for Government Contractors

Cloud computing has been on everyone’s lips the past couple of years, some believers touting it as a panacea to propel innovation and save money. The Obama administration, especially, has turned out to be its biggest fan. In September 2009, the federal government announced a long-term cloud computing policy intended to cut costs…