By Bob Gourley MarkLogic has announced a 9 May webinar featuring Chris Biow, CTO of MarkLogic, in an overview on lessons learned, tips and techniques designed to accelerate fielding of Hadoop-based solutions. Their invite is below: Achieving Real Success with Hadoop Although Hadoop shows great promise for managing Big Data, many organizations are still strugglingRead… Read more »
When it rains, it pours! April saw a lot of action regarding the federal performance agenda. The big news for many was the announcement last week that Shelley Metzenbaum, who is the Office of Management and Budget official spearheading the Obama Administration’s performance management initiatives on a day-to-day basis, will be leaving to return homeRead… Read more »
Building on our strong market position in service to the public sector and our continued 40%+ growth, GovDelivery seeks an Information Security Analyst to join our team. Come help us manage risk and keep our customers’ data secure! The Senior Information Security Analyst is responsible for managing internal risk assessments, documenting security processes, and improvingRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff Ron Yaggi, IO’s SVP of Federal stopped by our office last week. He sat down for a podcast with us, which is posted here. We have outlined the discussion in this post. Ron gave us some insight into his 27 year Air Force career, while he traveled widely on various assignments, heRead… Read more »
By ChrisScott DoD’s mission will continue to evolve and shift to counter the tactics and intents of our enemies. One day it’s the terrorism inflicted by al Qaeda, the next it’s possible nuclear Armageddon from North Korea, and then the next day it shifts to probable chemical weapons in Syria. Who knows what tomorrow willRead… Read more »
Some will remember the knots that RailCorp tied itself into in 2009 when attempting to sue three developers for packaging Sydney rail timetables into mobile apps. How things have changed. Recently the NSW government applauded one of those developers for his mobile app, which has reportedly been downloaded a million times. However the agency whichRead… Read more »
I celebrated a personal milestone this week when I reached the 3,000 follower mark on Twitter. Later that day, a friend and I were having lunch when he asked me to tell him about my success. Without hesitation, I gave him this simple explanation… branding. My experience with social media has provided me with someRead… Read more »
Many of us may know that some of the federal agencies and its leaders are facing challenges in today’s economy. Innovation has been identified to be a key change agent when facing these obstacles. Can these agencies embrace innovative technology to better meet their missions? The answer is YES, we currently see many federal leadersRead… Read more »
One of the things that most people in the knowledge work force do every day now is sell. We sell ideas, viewpoints, or particular positions on how to move forward and I think there’s this leftover negative connotation around sales from an era that’s long gone. I think a lot of people when they hearRead… Read more »
Now Playing: Avaya TechTalk 010: Successful Home Agent Programs with special guest with Rebecca Kay Phelps, Contact Center Segment Manager at Jabra. Listen now! Synopsis: In January Joshua Millsapps asked “Is remote work, too remote?” In March, Marissa Mayer Yahoo’s CEO caused a firestorm when she outlawed telework at the company. Debate rages across socialRead… Read more »