Thinaire Selects Verizon Terremark Cloud to Support Mobile Platform
"These types of mobile campaigns represent the future of retail and we're excited to be helping News America Marketing and Thinaire expand their reach," said Chris Drumgoole, senior vice president of...
View ArticleCloud Services Brokerage Lessons from Alex Rodriguez
(Two stories sat atop baseball's marquee in the final days of July. The first was the non-waiver trade deadline, baseball’s annual pros-for-prospects surge staffing. The second was the pending...
View ArticleOMB's Evidence Memo: A Call for Cloud Services Brokerage
n a late July memo the Office of Management and Budget requested cloud services brokerage. Well, not in so many words. Rather, OMB requested increased use of evidence in 2015 budget proposals and in...
View ArticleWebRTC Summit Registration Is Now Open
Unless you have been sleeping under a rock, you are probably aware that in May 2011 Google open-sourced the key audio/video components for web browsers, paving the way for the development of rich, high...
View ArticleCloud Guarantees - Is Your Future Safe with a Third Party?
Cloud computing is at the forefront for many organizations across the world. Experts believe it is the future of IT. Considering all the benefits offered by the cloud, making the transition may appear...
View ArticleNBC4 Puts on a Great GovCloud Show !!
NBC 4 in Washington, DC highlighted government cloud computing today as part of their GovInnovate show. Below is just a taste of the informative public service they provided. Go to the NBC Washington...
View ArticleNCOIC/NGA Demonstrates Use of Cloud in Disaster Response
The NGA project began in late 2012 with Cycle One, during which the cloud infrastructure was defined and built. The NCOIC team established standards and processes, utilized best practices, and...
View ArticleHow Cloud Computing Helps a Business Run More Efficiently
Running a successful business, regardless of the type of business, requires a handful of tenets that should always be embraced: enjoy what you do, hire the right people and provide the correct tools....
View ArticleWhy Small Business Needs Cloud Computing
They may be small in terms of the number of employees, but small businesses stand to reap big benefits when it comes to cloud computing. Cloud is uniquely suited to meet the needs of a small business...
View ArticleCatch the Cloud with DorobekINSIDER LIVE!
Yesterday I thoroughly enjoyed an opportunity to participate in the DorobekINSIDER LIVE edition on cloud computing. The conversation was both lively and informative. Joining me on the show were: Jim...
View ArticleIT Still Controls Most Cloud Usage: Cisco Survey
Cisco, like everybody else in IT, believes that cloud computing is central to the Internet of Things (the belief that everything with an on/off switch will eventually be wired or wirelessly connected...
View ArticlePublic Cloud IaaS: A Price/Performance vs. Security Analysis
Industry's transition from custom made, one-of-a-kind IT infrastructures to the standardize, commodity based cloud paradigm is well on it's way. IBM's recent "Under Cloud Cover" study highlights the...
View ArticleThe Time Is Now for 21st Century Leadership
I've just had the opportunity to preview my good friend Melvin Greer's newest effort, "21st Century Leadership: Harnessing Innovation, Accelerating Business Success". Now in pre-release, this book...
View ArticleAppZero Adds Three Premier Partners and Sees Significant Growth
AppZero has announced three premier partners as the company sees significant revenue growth. In addition to IBM and HP Cloud Services, AppZero has added Amazon Web Services, CA Technologies, and...
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So what kind of consultant are you?
Yesterday over lunch, a good friend of mine from the Limelight Marketing Group and I started talking about my recent transition. As you can imagine being in the DC metro area our discussion centered on...
View ArticleCenturyLink Acquires Tier 3
CenturyLink has acquired Tier 3, an innovative provider of public cloud services based in the Seattle area. Tier 3's cloud platform is immediately available as "CenturyLink Cloud." In addition, Tier...
View ArticleNRRC Video Series - Video 1 : Introduction and Overview
In September, the NCOIC delivered the Geospatial Community Cloud (GCC) demonstration. Sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, this demonstration showed how an interoperable,...
View ArticleNCOIC to Rollout Open Process for Secure, Hybrid IT Computing Environments
Next month, the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) will introduce an open pattern that will enable governments, agencies and businesses to create a secure, hybrid IT environment...
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Cloud Computing at the Potomac Officer's Club
Across the Federal IT landscape, terms like “cloud”, “cloud computing” and Software as a service (SaaS) are at the center of a seismic shift by the agencies away from building and managing every aspect...
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