Code for America is a great project with an exciting mission.  They exist to help bring programming and technical talent, especially web2.0 talent, to the issues and challenges facing city governments. You are no doubt aware that cities are under great financial pressure.  And we citizens of cities are as well, which means the...
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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...
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Most enterprise CTOs are very interested in the “cloud” and ways to tap into cloud-based resources.   An interesting aspect of this discussion has been how to access the cloud while on the move.   Today’s cellular networks support that access today, and future enhancements are making that support even better and much much faster. How...
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Carahsoft is a unique, trusted firm that helps government find and rapidly acquire the right technologies and helps high tech firms successfully interact with government (which has famously onerous processes for businesses that want to serve the federal mission).  Carahsoft is a client of my firm and one of the things I’m particularly proud...
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Good conferences can really help you get things done.  You connect with people you need to meet, learn new trends, gain insights into customer perspectives and keep improving your own abilities.  But you already know that.  You probably also know that you can go overboard with conferences. You can spend so much time in...
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I enjoyed listening to the President today as he provided an update on where we are in our efforts to enhance our freedom of action in cyberspace.  All the details are on the White House website and I hope you visit there yourself to download the 60-day cyberspace policy review. Details are here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CyberReview/...
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For several years now I’ve maintained a list of “Disruptive IT”.  My focus in building this list is to help anticipate changes in the enterprise IT fabric.  I enjoy studying that and if I can get it right this can be a service to enterprise CTOs. A continual problem in maintaining this list is...
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I just ran across a good video at Techrepublic.com It features Tech Republic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner and provides good thoughts I’d recommend any enterprise CTO, CIO or CFO pay close attention to.  It is embedded below. When finished, click the menu button for outtakes: I follow Jason on Twitter at @jasonhiner Share...
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Google has recently provided some unprecedented views into their data center operations and have even revealed current details of their server board.  In the past they have only released information on old designs (like the 80 PC rack given to the computer history museum). It seems like every time photos would pop up of...
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The topic of H-1B visa’s has always been a hot one.  In the current economic climate there are plenty of American tech workers looking for work and therefore this special visa program is under increasing scrutiny.  I have many friends and associates and family members who have either lost jobs or found themselves in...
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