A recently released infographic from CloudCheckr (http://cloudcheckr.com/) sheds quite a bit of light on the importance of expert advice when an enterprise decides to deploy to the cloud. When AWS made Trusted Advisor free for the month of March, they took that opportunity to conduct an internal survey of their customers’ usage. CloudCheckr compared theRead… Read more »
I’ve had some things happen the past few day that has made me think about why I wanted to get into the IT business for myself and the type of company I wanted to have; so I thought I’d share. Basically, ten years ago I started wanting to get into work for myself and thinkingRead… Read more »
The web communication landscape has evolved dramatically. As a result of the social media avalanche, your target audience’s behavior and expectations have changed. Take, for example, the Georgia Department of Corrections website. A wonderful tool called the Wayback Machine, allows us to see what the organization’s website looked like at the turn of the milleniumRead… Read more »
Papers explore corrections information sharing and NIEM globalization Ashburn, VA (March 28, 2013). The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission‐critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, is pleased to announce the publication of two new white papers authored by IJIS Institute Advisory Committees: 1) Value of Corrections Information: BenefitsRead… Read more »
In a previous post, “9 Sources of Cyber Threats Highlighted in GAO Report,” Pat Fiorenza discussed Table 1 of GAO’s report Cyber Security: National Strategy, Roles, and Responsibilities Need to Be Better Defined and More Effectively Implemented, describing the various types of attacks that vulnerable users can fall victim to. In this blog, I willRead… Read more »
Start your day off right Before you get started on your work for the day there are a few things you should consider in order to be more productive. By taking these few minutes before you hit the grindstone every day you can organize your thoughts and needs for the day and really make aRead… Read more »
Two heads are better than one: Steph Gray and Dave Briggs This isn’t a ‘how-to’ blog post at all. I just wanted to use the title. UKGovCamp13: A Fab event Steph and Dave did their usual marvellous job, making UKGovCamp appear effortless, with it passing off without a hitch (well, second time round). Lloyd DavisRead… Read more »
March is Women’s History Month, and I often like to use this time to take the temperature of women’s progress toward equality in society. The results are so often a mixed bag. Women earn more bachelor’s and master’s degrees than men, but still make up less than 20% of Congress and C-Suite positions in FortuneRead… Read more »
Cloud based computing continues to be a hot topic in government. The DorobekINSIDER live recently discussed What’s The Status of Gov 2.0? with an expert panel. It seems that cloud solutions continue to be the driving force behind new government innovations. Michael Donovan is a Distinguished Technologist with the HP Enterprise Services Office of theRead… Read more »
Earlier this month I shared some thoughts on 5 ways to improve citizen engagement. After writing that post and all the great conversation, I decided to take a step back and reflect back on the levels of citizen engagement. I was reminded of some literature I had read by Sherry Arnstein on the various “rungs”Read… Read more »