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Navy, Marine Corps to be all virtual by 2017

The Navy and the Marine Corp have been instructed by a recent Navy CIO memo to run their operating systems in a virtual server environment by 2017.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Army shopping for total storage virtualization

The Army wants a storage virtualization system to support its data center consolidation plans, according to its notice on FedBizOpps.gov.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Taking stock of top 10 lists

Do Gartner's annual lists of top technologies hit the mark or miss the boat? We look back over the years to find out.

  • By John Zyskowski

Disaster recovery goes virtual

Business continuity capabilities don’t have to be gold-plated to get the job done anymore.

  • By John Zyskowski

CSC tasked with hosting GSA apps infrastructure

Contractor will help GSA modernize its IT infrastructure by transitioning it to a technical framework and move to the cloud.

  • By David Hubler

Accelera acquistion meant to bolster Microsoft solutions

Virtualization solutions provider acquires ITS Group consulting firm.

  • By Washington Technology staff
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Lockheed signs energy-performance contract with DOE

Energy's agreement with Lockheed Martin is the first to use an energy-savings contract for data center consolidation and IT enhancements.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

CMS plans large data center contracts

Procurement will have multiple winners across several task-order areas. What kind of services is CMS looking to buy?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Can the US stay the global leader in cloud computing?

TechAmerica Foundation collaborated with NIST and provides 14 recommendations and a Cloud First Buyer’s Guide for agencies.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Accelera builds virtual computing system for EPA

Accelera Solutions Inc. will assist the Environmental Protection Agency shift to virtual computing for its approximately 19,000 users under a five-year, $25 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Stottlemyer unveils new name for ITSolutions

Company rebrands to emphasize performance and mission-critical work. Which words were combined to create the Acentia name?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Planning for FOSE 2011? Here's a primer.

The expo and conference, July 19-21 at the Washington Convention Center, will present a smorgasbord of innovative technologies and products, and techniques for applying them to government.

  • By Kevin McCaney

Lessons from VA's ups and downs

CIO Roger Baker offers insights into how Veterans Affairs is managing its IT and the example it might present for others.

  • By Henry Kenyon
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Cisco's cloud director leaves for rival Juniper

Cisco's cloud director leaves for new Juniper gig.

  • By Washington Technology staff

5 cloud gotchas and how to avoid them

For systems integrators to bring a success cloud solution to their customers they must address critical issues around security, storage and systems architectures. Do you know how to avoid these five pitfalls?

  • By Stephen Foley

Cisco sets off fire sale of Linksys, other poorly performing units

Cisco is looking to unload its Linksys business and other poorly performing units may be soon to follow.

  • By Washington Technology staff

What technologies are critical to your company's success?

It's critical for government contractors to stay ahead of the technology curve. Leading CTOs share their insights on the next big thing.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Who's who on GSA's cloud contract

We break down the teams and strategies on GSA's Infrastructure as a Service blanket purchase agreement.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Dell to sink $1B into its cloud push

Dell said April 7 that it plans to spend $1 billion in cloud technology over its next fiscal year.

  • By Jeffrey Schwartz

5 critical cloud questions customers need answered

Vendors need to be ready to answer questions about cost, security and applications when their customers look to the cloud computing, writes DLT Solutions CIO Van Ristau.

  • By Van Ristau

Winners and losers in cloud computing

Cloud computing's acceptance across a wide swath of government is inevitable. For contractors, some will get hurt and others will flourish. Which side will you be on?

  • By Sami Lais