CAD News & Tips for Govies 4/24

How does AutoCAD 2015 streamline cloud integration? Roundabouts or intersections – which traffic control device should you choose?

These and other stories are featured in this week’s CAD News & Tips for Govies, a weekly feature on Acronym that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a regular source of CAD and GIS news, tips, events, and ideas that impact the public sector:

Roundabouts and Intersections: Two Traffic Control Devices, Many Options

Top 5 Reasons to Add Autodesk Vault Collaboration AEC to Your Workflow

Are you spending too much time keeping track of you design data? You didn’t become an engineer to manage data, so don’t. Autodesk® Vault data management software helps design and engineering workgroups to securely organize, manage, and track their data. Enjoy more control over design data with change and revision management capabilities. With Autodesk Vault, users can quickly find and reuse design data and more easily manage design and engineering information.

Technically News - 4/18

This week in Technically News: Gartner: 10 Trends for Smarter Government; Middleware Integrates Systems Across Cloud, Internet of Things; Is Limiting Damage the Best Hope for Cybersecurity; Data Center Consolidation Best Practices: Lessons from the Trenches

Technically News – 4/11

This week in Technically News: Red Hat Enables Linux Licenses to Migrate to Google Compute Engine; HHS CISO on Healthcare Cybersecurity; Wanted: Yelp For Government IT Contractors; State, Local Governments Turn Attention to Cybersecurity Capabilities; DLT Solutions Lands $35M Symantec Deal with U.S. Navy; DLT Solutions' Emphasis on Software And Services Rakes In $857.1 Million In Revenue For 2013

Technically News - 4/4

This week in Technically News: Can Government’s Cyber Defense Withstand a Market-Driven Offense; 6 Tech Trends Shaping the Government’s Future; DoD Cloud Spending Surge Ahead; State and Local Government Cybersecurity; Save Money, Change Fonts.

The “OK, Well, Now What?” of Cloud Infrastructure

High atop the soap box here on Beard Mountain, I've been thinking (and quietly pontificating) about technology adoption, particularly the "state of cloud". We are at the stage of adoption where technology is adopted for the sake of the technology. How many times do you find yourself starting with a new gadget, and once it's in hand, the first thought crossing your mind is "OK, well, now what?"

Technically Speaking - 3/14

This week in Technically News: Cybersecurity: Sharing Information Between Public, Private Sector Key to Battling Threats; What 24's Jack Bauer Can Teach Federal Agencies; Navy, Marines Corps Transferring Data to Commercial Cloud; Former CIA Director Explains Cybersecurity Threats Facing the US