Imagine the possibility of an Internet 1000 times faster than the one of today. Dr. Vincent Chan, a great hero of modern telecommunications (and a mentor I've been honored to serve on an advisory board with) is leading research into developments that can produce just that. Dr. Chan has been leading a research team at MIT in design efforts that have produced demonstrations that would eliminate inefficient conversion processes in optical signal … [Read more...]
A Few Questions to Ask yourself before you Order the iPhone 4
June 16, 2010 By
Last week, Steve Jobs released Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 4. It is without a doubt a stunning piece of engineering and design. I, for one, certainly find it the most attractive iPhone yet. The new iPhone has the same A4 processor as the iPad, and a "retina display" screen. The new screen has packed more pixels into it than early laptops, and is LED backlit. Shunning the 1 button approach of the past, the new iPhone has a couple … [Read more...]
CTO Perspectives on Cyber Security Bill
June 12, 2010 By
On June 10, 2010, the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) unveiled a major cybersecurity bill designed to modernize, strengthen, and coordinate US Cyber defenses. Senators Collins, Carper and Lieberman introduced this bill with the clear articulation to defend not just federal networks but the Internet itself. As portion of the announcement recorded by TalkRadioNews is below: The bill itself is named the … [Read more...]
Army IT Agency: An exemplar of enterprise IT transformation
June 7, 2010 By
Don Adcock is the executive director of the Information Technology Agency (ITA) of the US Army. The ITA is the executive agent for many OSD IT functions in the DC area and is a group which must operate a highly functioning IT enterprise at a very high level of availability. Don recently conducted an interview on Fed News Radio where he provided some insights into how the Army ITA is addressing its challenges and how their business model is changing. … [Read more...]
Some humor for the CTO: Dakota Wisdom meets the enterprise
June 4, 2010 By
An enterprise technologist from government gave me this piece of humor and I wanted to share it here. We can all use a laugh in these trying times, right? I first saw a similar piece when serving in the Pentagon in the summer of 1997. I heard a version repeated again by retired General Clapper at an intelligence community function. But like many other pieces of wisdom it keeps coming back around. It has an enduring quality to it. So here goes: … [Read more...]
Global Crossing and the Federal Enterprise
June 3, 2010 By
Global Crossing issued a press release 1 June 2010 which provides some foreshadowing of future actions I recommend technologists in the federal space closely track. They have just brought John Sutton onboard as Executive Vice President and General Manager of their Federal Sector. John has a history of mission focused customer support and I have no doubt he will continue his track record of innovation and value creation in his new position. The … [Read more...]