Iron Man thinks he’s so cool, but he’s got nothing on the heroics that database administrators perform everyday. Sure, he had to deal with aliens invading Earth and destroying New York, but at least he had the Avengers backing him up. Let’s see him try to manage multiple database platforms and keep an eye on the entire network infrastructure to ensure it runs smoothly on a reduced budget and with an increased emphasis on security.

The U.S. government has launched several initiatives aimed at incorporating the principles of sustainable design and energy efficiency into all its building projects. But how can federal, state and local designers improve their knowledge of sustainable design principles and practices?

Autodesk has assembled a series of tools, insights and resources that can help you build your skills in sustainable design and learn from others. Check these out:

In the ever changing technology landscape, IT companies are constantly perfecting their products to keep up. We’re proud to be a partner of key IT providers to the government who continue to be relevant assets by consistently improving their offerings.

Catch up on a few of the recent product updates from our partners:

Which mobile apps have worn down the tips of your fingers? We’re assuming you’ve reached the point where Angry Birds and Candy Crush aren’t as stimulating as they once were, and if you’re an architect, engineer, or designer, you’re likely in need of designing and drafting apps that allow you to make the most of your creative abilities when you’re not in the office.

Numbers and models just don’t lie—especially for facilities management, both before and for years after the “grand opening.”

Over the last several years, great efforts have been made to implement the US Federal Government’s “Cloud First” strategic initiative to develop, promote, and streamline the “on ramp process” for Federal agencies to adopt and migrate to cloud architecture through Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP).

Did you make the upgrade to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016? If you did, you’ll know that there are a whole load of new features including an updated interface, support for attaching coordination models to a drawing, point cloud tools, an InfraWorks 360 data exchange, IFC file import and export, data shortcut management tools, and more. It’s a lot to take in.

Black hat hackers make more money than white hat hackers.  A lot more.  The 2015 Symantec Internet Security Threat report states that a hacker can sell a credit card number for about $50 on the black market.  If you can steal 100,000 numbers in a few months, you stand to earn about $5 million.  This money pales in comparison to what a bad actor can get for a purloined medical record:  about $500 per record, according to the same report.  Steal 100,000 of those, and you’ll get a whopping $50 mil

Autodesk Revit 2016 R2 is available to Maintenance and Desktop Subscription customers worldwide.

This update builds on the speed and project performance improvements that distinguish Autodesk® Revit® 2016 software products. With over 25 new features and user-requested enhancements, including Global Parameters, Revit R2 for Revit 2016 contributes to project productivity by helping users more efficiently and effectively capture design intent.

Well, not exactly.  Except for whatever delicious things you may have shopped for and purchased on Amazon, then no, Amazon is nowhere to be found in your body.  However, some really interesting research is taking place in the Amazon Web Services Cloud by NIH and the results could help your stomach lining stay healthy.