Applications, Data Center, Infrastructure
April 18, 2018
Via: FCWThe IRS electronic filing system crashed in the early-morning hours of tax filing deadline day, the acting head of the tax agency announced in a congressional hearing. The crash affected the transmission of tax payments from paid providers and tax […]
Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure
April 9, 2018
Via: CIOLarge legacy on-premise enterprise software vendors, like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft, continue to push their “on-demand” SaaS cloud products into their customer base. To a large extent, these efforts are designed to counteract the competitive threat posed by the major […]
Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure
April 4, 2018
Via: ZDnetUse of cloud computing is increasingly a business-as-normal activity, and C-suite executives across all sectors have a broad range of experiences around how the cloud can be used to support digital transformation. Here, three executives who presented at the recent […]
Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure
April 3, 2018
Via: FCWThe federal government is pushing to modernize its IT infrastructure of several fronts, but agencies are still struggling with conflicting goals like cloud adoption, telework policies and Trusted Internet Connection compliance. At a March 15 event hosted by CA Technologies, […]
April 2, 2018
Via: FortuneVerizon Communications, among the biggest beneficiaries of the corporate tax cut this year, said it would double its commitment to fostering science, technology, and engineering education (STEM) in schools that lack such resources. The telecom giant will donate $400 million […]
Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure
March 30, 2018
Via: Tech CrunchNo matter what cloud you build on, if you want to build something that’s highly available, you’re always going to opt to put your applications and data in at least two physically separated regions. Otherwise, if a region goes down, […]
Federal, Infrastructure, Networking, Networking, Policy, Tech
March 30, 2018
Via: StateScoopA second official has resigned his position from the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC), citing concern that the group’s recommendations are being skewed to favor private industry over the public’s interests. NYC Chief Technology Officer Miguel Gamiño announced his […]
Infrastructure, Mobile Security, Networking, Security, Unified Communications
March 29, 2018
Via: FCW4G mobile communications networks are increasingly vulnerable to cyber intrusion, according to a new report from a Federal Communication Commission advisory group. The attack vector, which targets the Diameter signaling protocol used to move traffic on 4G networks, hasn’t been […]
Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure
March 28, 2018
Via: Tech CrunchSalesforce hasn’t wasted any time turning the MuleSoft acquisition into a product of its own, announcing the Salesforce Integration Cloud this morning. While in reality it’s too soon to really take advantage of the MuleSoft product set, the company is […]
Federal, Infrastructure, Networking, Policy, Unified Communications
March 27, 2018
Via: FCWLeveraging a multibillion federal subsidy, the nation’s communications chief is looking to new rules that would bar foreign telecommunications equipment suppliers who are deemed a threat to national security. At the Federal Communications Commission’s next public meeting on April 17, […]