Come Interact With The Government Big Data Community 4 April 2013

The Government Big Data Forum has been gathering every year for three years now to discuss how to leverage Big Data for government mission impact. We dive deep into lessons learned, share issues/challenges, receive demos from hot technology firms and network with fellow practitioners in a day-long forum. This year we are so excited about this event [...]

Are You Looking To Make A Difference In The World? DHS Seeks a Chief Technology Officer

I received the following request for help in finding a CTO in email today: DHS is recruiting for a Chief Technology Officer.  This SES position reports directly to the CIO.  Please see below for more information and the link to the vacancy announcement. This position serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in the Office [...]

HP Government Software Summit: Balancing innovation and risk on a budget

The 2013 HP Government Software Summit will be held 16 and 17 April in Washington DC, at the Ronald Reagan Building. I’ve been working closely with the HP team and the many awesome speakers lined up for this summit and have never been more pleased with how an event is shaping up. Attendees at this [...]

Third Annual Big Data Forum Pre Event Survey

We have been meeting for three years in the Government Big Data Forum. The next will be 4 April 2013. Please help us evaluate the right issues to address and help us queue up a research agenda for the next year. And let us know if you have a lesson learned or topic you can [...]

CTOvision Podcast: A Big Data Primer with Bob Gourley

Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this podcast I interview our own Bob Gourley to discuss Big Data. We talked about what Big Data is, how it is created and how to manage it. Also, we talked about some of Bob’s favorite Big Data uses, where he’d like to see it (hint: DC [...]

Tech Firms: Have you had conferences cancelled on you? We can help get the word out

We have been heartbroken to see many of the greatest federally focused technology conferences either cancelled or scaled back. But we in the technology community still have a duty to try to inform decision-makers of capabilities, even if there are fewer technology expos where direct demos can be given. Nothing replaces a real demo. That [...]