Posted on May 3rd, 2012 by Sean Kennedy
The following Wastewatcher was composed by Deborah Collier. As government agencies at all levels continue to face tremendous pressure to do more with less, the use of cloud computing tools to reduce the cost of information technology (IT) infrastructure is particularly enticing as an opportunity to save taxpayer dollars. Cloud computing products can be an [...]
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Posted on May 3rd, 2012 by Sean Kennedy
The following Wastewatcher was composed by Jordan M. Hicks IV. Cybersecurity has been a very prevalent issue on Capitol Hill recently with legislation such as The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and The Protect IP Act (PIPA) being introduced before Congress. Both of these bills pertain to issues of piracy and online theft, and the [...]
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Posted on May 3rd, 2012 by Sean Kennedy
The following Wastewatcher was composed by Erica Gordon: In this critical election year, Americans will not only cast their votes for elected officials at all levels of government including President of the United States; they will also decide on several state ballot initiatives. Some of these votes will be cast long before November 6. Californians, in [...]
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Posted on May 3rd, 2012 by Deborah Collier
One would think that the government saving approximately $5.5 billion annually by using cloud computing tools would be good news. However, according to a recent survey conducted by the MeriTalk Cloud Computing Exchange, the federal government could be doing much better. An April 27, 2012 Federal Computer Week article highlighted the results of a survey [...]
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