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We've recently heard a few big announcements for mobile computing in the military, which has long been blocked by security issues. First, the US Defense Information Systems Agency approved Dell Android 2.2 for use on Department of Defense networks with a few notable limitations. DoD users won't be able to access either classified data or the Android app store. Currently only one device, the Dell Venue smartphone, runs Dell Android 2.2, so the benefits … [Read more...]
Editor’s note: We have asked each of our researchers to pull together considerations meant to help in your planning for 2012. We solicit your feedback on all these predictive posts. bg In 2011, we had some really great technology advances – many were mobile-centric, but did not end there. The mobile world continued to explode in 2011 – with exponential smartphone, app and tablet growth. However, this world continues to fracture as every … [Read more...]
Rackspace is a growing cloud computing capability provider that differentiates themselves by what they call "Fanatical Support." We try not to dwell too long on the marketing slogans of firms but have first-hand experience with Rackspace and can tell you their support is really really different. It must be the culture, but every support experience has left me convinced they are a great company to do business with. We host several sites at … [Read more...]
We started December with a focus on Big Data by recapping Bob Bob Gourley’s interview at the Enterprise CIO Forum where he explained what Big Data was and what it was good for, highlighting Hadoop as the dominant framework for solutions. We also explained how Big Data can make a difference in manufacturing, the most data-intensive sector which stores nearly 2 exabytes of new information in 2010 ready to be mined and leveraged. Hadoop got easier to use … [Read more...]
In December 2011, the Executive Office of the President’s National Science and Technology Council released Trustworthy Cyberspace: Strategic Plan for the Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Program, a set of R&D priorities for U.S. government agencies. The White House released Trustworthy Cyberspace to guide research, development, and funding by organizations DARPA, IARPA, and the DHS Science and Technology Directorate towards current … [Read more...]
2011 Was definitely the year of mobile and gadget explosion. Our favorite devices became more capable, widespread and cheaper than ever. WiMax fell by the wayside as LTE and HSPDA+ protocols replaced them – the latter just a placeholder until LTE networks could be rolled out. We got some awesome new tablets, some great updates to our favorite mobile OS's and killer new smartphones. We found that cable cutting is possible -- just not if you're a sports … [Read more...]
Editor’s note: We have asked each of our researchers to pull together considerations meant to help in your planning for 2012. We solicit your feedback on all these predictive posts. bg Come explore the future with me, but be warned, the future is a big place, and 2012 is a small slice of time. It's hard to be sure what the future holds, or how quickly the tech world will change. While I see all of the bellow predictions coming to pass sooner rather … [Read more...]
Thursday January 19, 2012 Carahsoft and Cloudera are presenting a webinar of high interest to professionals in the federal IT domain. Our own Bob Gourley is introducing the webinar with a review of key use cases in the federal space. The following is from their announcement site: Join us as we describe big data technologies including Apache Hadoop and how government organizations have been successfully deploying these technologies. We will discuss … [Read more...]
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While popular attention in cyber issues often focuses on the exotic APTs, enterprise security is being rocked by an unpleasant truth. Activist hackers have become a major problem, and not just for obvious targets such as the Church of Scientology or the United States government. Political risk company STRATFOR was recently hacked by elements of Anonymous as part of the AntiSec campaign. The reason why STRATFOR was targeted? [The attack] appeared to … [Read more...]