The Technology Implications of the Obama Win

One to watch regarding standards and security

Internet Routing In Space: Some hints of what this means for the CTO
Yesterday, 23 November 2009, an Atlas V rocket from the United Launch Alliance successfully launched the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14).  Liftoff of the Atlas V occurred at 1:55am ET.  The satellite separated successfully two hours later.   Today we received word that the satellite’s solar panels have deployed and all is well.  Great launch! There is something [...] Related posts:OGI Conference: Recommended for enterprise CTOs in the federal spaceA Walk in the Cloud with PowerVPS and EquinixI like my MiFi: A micro hotspot that fits in your shirt pocket [This is a summary- visit site for more!]

An Online Gov 2.0 Conference
On Thursday 10 Dec 2009 O’Reilly media will be providing a free, half day, online event, the Gov2 Online Conference. From the organizers: The O’Reilly Gov 2.0 Online Conference is a FREE, half-day event that will show off five examples of Web 2.0 creating greater collaboration, transparency, and efficiencies in government – from solving a budget crisis [...] Related posts:OGI Conference: Recommended for enterprise CTOs in the federal spaceGov IT Conference and Expo 6 OctA Recap of the 2009 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference [This is a summary- visit site for more!]

A Walk in the Cloud with PowerVPS and Equinix
Thursday, I was fortunate enough to get to walk around Equinix’s DC-4 datacenter in Ashburn, VA. In this 100,000 sq ft data center, they are carrier, equipment, and software agnostic, providing clients with energy, space, and cooling – allowing choice of carrier, equipment, and software.  Their huge facility (just one of 5 at the site [...] Related posts:Cloud computing and my small businessSee Inside a Google Data Center and a Google ServerSteve Ballmer and Cloud Computing [This is a summary- visit site for more!]

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done In Government
I found: If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Governmentto be a book I couldn’t put down. This great read is about results and how to get them.  And, as the title implies, it focuses on big results in government.  The government is doing many things to the [...] Related posts:Government 2.0 Camp 27-28 March 2009 in DCFederal Government Technology Directions and the Fed CTOAnother government IT program succeeds beyond all expectations! [This is a summary- visit site for more!]

Towards a Cyber Deterrent: Are we getting any closer?
A year and a half ago I pulled together several thoughts on Cyber Deterrence which had come out of years of dialog on the cyber threat.   I wanted to capture some key challenges since in my view many were making foolish assumptions regarding what our nation should do in the domain of cyber.  There is [...] [This is a summary- visit site for more!]