Anyone who makes their living in Public Sector IT knows the tech industry runs on buzz words. Take “Cloud”, for example. How many times have you read or written that word in the past 24 months?  For me, I’d have to say > 1,000! (Note to self: Make some time for pleasure reading!) Kidding aside, ...

Last week, I was invited to co-present on a webcast hosted by Federal Computer Week entitled “The Keys to Successfully Transforming Your Data Center .”  We discussed strategies to improve the utilization, efficiency, and ROI of existing data center hardware and software. Federal agencies large and small are definitely feeling the heat to comply with Federal ...

Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance—or ISR—is a foundational component of U.S. defense and intelligence capabilities.  ISR systems, ranging in size from hand-held mobile devices to orbiting satellites, acquire and process information needed by national security decision makers and military commanders. ISR systems collect a horizon of various data, from photographic and signals data which might require ...

Before joining the ranks of EMC as a vSpecialist, I was an Information Technology engineer in several different environments.  I worked in both public (academic, military) and private (health insurance, financial lending) organizations.  Despite the fact that each organization was different, from a technology perspective, services were provided similarly.  As an engineer providing Information Technology ...

When people ask me, “What’s the most critical IT issue that active military units face?” I never hesitate with my answer. Data storage. Nowhere is the intersection of operational data and storage technology more dramatic than on the battlefield. It can literally be the difference between mission accomplishment and failure. So what makes data storage ...