Technically News scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a weekly source of IT news, information, and ideas that impact the public sector. In this edition: Using GIS Technology to Develop Government Apps; 20 State and Local Government Technology Infographics; Big Data: What to Consider Before Releasing Information to the Public; Virtualization Will Drive the Storage Market; Cloud Computing Adoption Grows, Bandwidth Isn't

Technically News scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a weekly source of IT news, information, and ideas that impact the public sector. This edition's articles include: Veterans Affairs Department Launches $3M Open Source Contest; Technology’s Real Value for Government; Trusted Geolocation in the Cloud; Nations Prepare for Cyber War; The Pentagon's Cybersecurity Big Data Analyzer.

Today, many public sector organizations are facing rising operating costs, but decreasing budgets and high operational growth are overburdening legacy systems. With consumer IT creating demand for familiar e-mail and collaboration technology for the workplace, IT Directors are facing a difficult 2013. How do they satisfy operational needs and lower costs, while satisfying the demands of their coworkers?

One of DLT Cloud Advisory Group’s (CAG’s) mandates is to remain focused on the emerging threat landscape within cloud computing. The CAG proactively engages with the public sector community interested in cloud computing. We also actively contribute to forge standards through our participation in various Standards Development Organizations (SDOs).

When mandated to consider cloud computing and the commitment of migrating a minimum number of applications to the cloud, many Federal agencies selected email as their first choice.

Technically News: Government Closes More Data Centers, NetApp Links to Amazon’s Cloud, Cybersecurity Needs of the Borderless Enterprise, Agency Saves $500 Million Through Technology, and More

Technically News is a new feature on Technically Speaking that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a weekly source of IT news, information, and ideas that impact the public sector.

DLT Solutions sponsored last month’s InformationWeek’s GovCloud. As the public sector continues migrating workloads to the cloud, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are gaining acceptance and increasing traction.

TechnTechnically News is a new feature on Technically Speaking that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a weekly source of IT news, information, and ideas that impact the public sector.ically News is a new feature on Technically Speaking that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a weekly source of IT news, information, and ideas that impact the public sector.

Recently, a new message and stronger direction have emerged from our friends at Symantec concerning the cloud.