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Internet Routing In Space: Some hints of what this means for the CTO

November 24, 2009 By

Yesterday, 23 November 2009, an Atlas V rocket from the United Launch Alliance successfully launched the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14).  Liftoff of the Atlas V occurred at 1:55am ET.  The satellite separated successfully two hours later.   Today we received word that the satellite's solar panels have deployed and all is well.  Great launch! There is something really significant about this satellite that many enterprise technologists will be paying … [Read more...]

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An Online Gov 2.0 Conference

November 23, 2009 By

On Thursday 10 Dec 2009 O'Reilly media will be providing a free, half day, online event, the Gov2 Online Conference. From the organizers: The O'Reilly Gov 2.0 Online Conference is a FREE, half-day event that will show off five examples of Web 2.0 creating greater collaboration, transparency, and efficiencies in government - from solving a budget crisis in the Golden State to improving the flow of information between state government and the media; from … [Read more...]

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A Walk in the Cloud with PowerVPS and Equinix

November 23, 2009 By

Thursday, I was fortunate enough to get to walk around Equinix's DC-4 datacenter in Ashburn, VA. In this 100,000 sq ft data center, they are carrier, equipment, and software agnostic, providing clients with energy, space, and cooling - allowing choice of carrier, equipment, and software.  Their huge facility (just one of 5 at the site - totally over 450,000 sq ft) allows you to link up with your telecom of choice. Equinix's facilities are impressive, … [Read more...]

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If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done In Government

November 19, 2009 By

I found: If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Governmentto be a book I couldn't put down. This great read is about results and how to get them.  And, as the title implies, it focuses on big results in government.  The government is doing many things to the highest of standards and getting many big things done, but the list of failed programs, fiascoes and squandered opportunities seems to be growing longer and longer.  Some … [Read more...]

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Towards a Cyber Deterrent: Are we getting any closer?

November 14, 2009 By

A year and a half ago I pulled together several thoughts on Cyber Deterrence which had come out of years of dialog on the cyber threat.   I wanted to capture some key challenges since in my view many were making foolish assumptions regarding what our nation should do in the domain of cyber.  There is also a great deal of wise thought but this is not a topic we should treat lightly.  In my view the wrong policy of cyber deterrence could be escalatory … [Read more...]

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