According to a Forrester research study, 53% of employees are already using some form of consumer technology to get their work done. The question that arises is: how can federal agencies encourage better collaboration while improving productivity and reducing costs?

A critical factor in the success of any defense mission is the ability to collaborate in real-time between distributed departments, units and deployed personnel. However, legacy technologies haven’t always made this an easy feat. Today, Google is revolutionizing the way warfighters and civilian personnel communicate and collaborate – in the office and in the field – to help improve efficiency and productivity across the Department.

Improving efficiency and innovating are ongoing missions for the U.S. Army, the largest and oldest branch of the U.S. military. Bringing modern commercial cloud capabilities such as Google Apps helps the Army to reduce IT costs, while giving troops access to always up to date, web tools for productivity, collaboration, and communication.

The wait is over! Google and DLT Solutions are proud to introduce Emergency Response Tools for Govies – a free eBook that explores how Google’s information management and collaboration tools help emergency management teams achieve unparalleled situational awareness before, during, and after a crisis.

On Thursday, November 17, Google and “[acronym]’s sponsor, DLT Solutions hosted a live technology seminar at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, CO. The Tech Day highlighted DLT Solutions’ partnership with Google to provide innovative technologies that help government agencies with Enterprise solutions. Google product experts spoke to Federal Civilian and State and Local government employees about how these modern technology solutions allow them to meet the current challenges of their agency.

On Thursday, November 17, Google and DLT Solutions are hosting a live technology seminar in Denver, Colorado. The Tech Day will be held at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, CO. Government agencies around the country are rapidly adopting Google's enterprise solutions to manage information & promote teamwork, while lowering their IT costs. Learn from Google product experts how these modern technology solutions allow you to meet the current challenges of your agency. You will see, in a briefing and in demonstration, today's art of the possible and a compelling vision for the future!

The following is a transcription of the Best Practices for Achieving Migration to a Cloud Model webcast that was held on February 23, 2011 and hosted by i360Gov.com. You may also view the archived version by registering online. Moderator: Good afternoon, and welcome to today's webinar, Best Practices for Achieving Migration to a Cloud Model, brought to you by i360.gov, DLT Solutions, Red Hat and NetApp. We have a great line-up of speakers today. Our first speaker is Van Ristau, he's Chief Technology Officer with DLT Solutions. Our second speaker today is Dawn Leaf, NIST Senior Executive for Cloud Computing, Senior Advisor Information Lab at NIST. Our third speaker is Greg Potter, Research Analyst In-Stat. Before we get started, I just want to go over a few housekeeping items. Anytime during the next hour, if you'd like to submit a question, just look for the "Ask a Question" console, and we'll field your questions at the end of the presentation. If you have any technical difficulties during the webinar, click on the "Help" button located below the slide window, and you'll receive technical assistance. And finally, after the session is complete, we'll be emailing you a link to the archived version of this webinar, so you can view it again or share it with a colleague. And now, I'd like to hand it over to Van Ristau – Van.

Today we’re excited to announce a new edition of Google Apps. Designed with guidance from customers like the federal government, the City of Los Angeles and the City of Orlando, Google Apps for Government includes the same great Google applications that people know and love, with specific measures to address the policy and security needs of the public sector.