There is a ton of talk today about “big” data. The concept comes from our ever increasing ability to collect, store, and manage larger and larger datasets full of vast amounts of information – customer information, habits, purchasing patterns, social media visits, and so on. Unfortunately, I think many private and public organizations have becomeRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salina reports. Surveillance initiatives have continued to expand across the country as many states and localities look for more feasible and cost-effective ways to fight crime. Through 2012 and years to come, there will be an even greater need for surveillance technology to be more advanced, efficient and cheaper to fit withinRead… Read more »
Poor Mitt Romney. They certainly took him out to the backyard and beat the bejesus out of him after his “I like to fire people” gaffe last week. But come on, now – I doubt that he meant it, at least not in the way that it was subsequently twisted and exploited by everyone fromRead… Read more »
Change is one of the most reliable components found within the task of managing an $80 billion dollar IT budget for the US. Vivek Kundra exemplifies this as the former Public Sector CIO accepts the new role of EVP/ emerging markets for none other then the private sector, cloud-friendly app Salesforce.com. A longtime proponent ofRead… Read more »
What’s the hardest part of landing a new role to advance your career? I asked this question in a poll recently on the Career in Project Management LinkedIn Group. The top answer was that finding organizations and jobs seems to be the toughest challenge, at least from the people who responded to the poll IRead… Read more »
Once upon a time, I was working with the CIO’s Architecture Division of a major cabinet level department. We had a major discussion as to why LAMP should be allowed in our Architecture. There were lots of discussions around security and the reliability of Open Source application stack. In the end, it was not approvedRead… Read more »
After the CTA (IL) rolled out a text-based version of its Train Tracker app, Grid Chicago asked CTA’s Tony Coppoletta about some of the project details. Original post
Ryan Kamauff introduced Google Currents to our readers, calling it “one of the best designed apps I have ever seen.” I have to agree, they have done a good job with this, producing something that works on Android and iOS and works well for both those communities. Currents also works well for producers of content.Read… Read more »
As the 2012 Code for America Fellowship kicks off, we’d like to bring all of our friends and supporters to together to welcome our new fellows into the program before they head out for their city residencies. So naturally, we’re throwing a party! On January 26 at 5:30pm, we’re hosting an Open House. Come haveRead… Read more »
Looks like another interesting Tech@State event to be held at the George Washington University early next month. The topic is Real Time Awareness, and the keynote speaker will be Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator. The event is divided into a conference on February 3 and an unconference on February 4. Judging from past such events, thisRead… Read more »