MarkLogic comes to developers, the crazy stats of Facebook and more

By RyanKamauff Here’s today’s top tech news and stories. MarkLogic announced on Monday the availability of version 6 of their database – the NoSQL database now includes support for Java, JSON, and REST. “MarkLogic 6 also adds new analytics capabilities, business intelligence integrations and in-database MapReduce.” It appears that MarkLogic is moving away from XQueryRead… Read more »

Celebrating National Cyber Security Awareness Month!

Cyber security is a hot topic among the private and public sector, especially as the consumerization of IT continues to grow as a trend and business tool. And although the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to become a law, the need for strong cyber security measures, particularly within the federal government, has not diminished. IfRead… Read more »

Management Practices Assessment and Improvement Tool

I’ve developed a comprehensive approach for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your management practices, along with guidance for positioning yourself to make appropriate improvements. The management principles and practices described in the tool apply to managers at all organization levels, with some being more applicable to different levels of the organization. The Tool’s categoriesRead… Read more »

Identity Management-as-a-Service

It seems that most people these days understand what Identity Management it. For those that don’t, it describes the management of individual identifiers, their authentication, authorization and permissions within or across system and enterprise boundaries. In other words, who are you and what can you access, either physically or virtually. The goal of identity managementRead… Read more »

Joe Liberman on Cybersecurity, ICITE to go live in 2013 and more

By RyanKamauff The IC is bringing a whole host of services and capabilities to bear for all of its users Here’s the top cyber news and stories for today. Joseph Lieberman, CT Senator, has an op-ed titled, “the dangers of delaying heightened cybersecurity” – it was published in the Washington Post and addresses how importantRead… Read more »

Fels Report Highlights Strategies for Productive Public Engagement

Fels Research & Consulting released Building Common Ground, a report which focuses on proven strategies that produce effective results and positive public engagement. This report is part of the Promising Practices series, a compilation of briefs that provide public sector leaders and managers with effective, practical, and innovative information on a broad range of publicRead… Read more »

It’s Who You Know

Have a quality website, active social media presence, but still not reeling in the kind of customers or clients you want? The world of marketing and networking may have changed, but one thing is the same — it’s all about who you know. Reaching out to people still takes a little finesse even if itRead… Read more »

Business Watch: One Chinese Company Dominating the Online Markets

For many years now, China has been known for its advancements — and investment — in technology. It’s no surprise Internet marketing is a rapidly growing field in the country. In fact, it’s growing so quickly there are not enough trained professionals to fill the available jobs. Baidu, a Chinese-based Web company, identified this deficitRead… Read more »

Technology in Development that Could Bump Canada to World’s No. 1 Oil Reserve

If you’re in to oil investing, here’s a story you’re going to want to hear. It would seem as though Canada may have the world’s richest oil deposits. And, if the proper technology can be developed to unlock these crude commodities, Canada could very well position herself as the number one oil reserve in theRead… Read more »