October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Children won’t be the only ones trick-or-treating this month. Last year, federal agencies reported an estimated 3,574 incidents every month in 2011 according to the Government Accountability Office. The same office also said incidents reported have increased nearly 680% in the last six years.
Due to rising cyber terrorism and the need for increased cyber security, President Obama has designated October “National Cyber Security Awareness Month”.
Tapping Open Source: Linux Philosophy and the Government
With Mil-OSS WG4 over and 2012’s Red Hat Government Symposium kicking off on Tuesday, my mind naturally wanders to topics such as "The Open Source Way" and how Open Source Jedi can help influence the mission. We often talk about the technological side of Open Source: the quality code, the agile frameworks, the powerful tools.
Open Source Software: The Future of Innovation
Many of the products we use or hear about, from fighter jets to infusion pumps, are powered by software. Software holds the keys to innovation of the next big product by giving it an edge from feature to quality. The line of code or software embedded in a product makes a wonder in the modern world.
In an effort to save money for the design, development, and market introduction of products, using open source software not only changes the way organizations innovate, but how they achieve their mission.
Enlightened Componentry
Gunnar Hellekson was good enough to help me along the path with this response on commoditization, one of my favorite words. The grounding idea for me is "undifferentiated good". Undifferentiated (another good word) is a biological concept that means "having no special structure or function." How better to bring me out of the spin I was in and back to the path at hand?
Who’s the JBoss?
Mobile applications, process management, productivity applications, embedded systems, big data, and analytics: These and much other enterprise-class software present across the value chain offer a data driven competitive edge to an enterprise.
Confusion or Enlightenment [Update]
A funny thing happened at Mil-OSS LANT, I disagreed with Gunnar Hellekson!
Let me be clear. Gunnar and I see eye to eye, so I feel the need to work it out in print.
As usual, Gunnar put forth a very cogent and highly articulate presentation about removing complexity from software design using better design choices, fixing specialization in IT to something saner, oh and open source software. As referenced on page 18 of the presentation, "Craftsmanship is the enemy": shout it from the rooftops. Stop building better engines and start building cars, so consumers can consume not construct. If welders can weld anything, why can't system admins admin any system?
Physical artifacts of a virtual world
In the past, we’ve discussed server consolidation using virtualization technologies like RHEV. And we know that there are tangible reductions in physical footprint by moving to an enterprise virtualization solution as increased utilization of fewer, more powerful servers with advanced memory capabilities is standard fare for today's data center architectures.
The Importance of Open Source: Part Two
A couple of weeks ago we posted an interview DLT’s Chief Cloud Technologist David Blankenhorn did with fedScoop. The interview focused on open source software for government and included a question on how DLT supports it. To answer the question, David mentions our long time partnership with Red Hat.
Why is Open Source Software an Important Option for Government?
David Blankenhorn, DLT’s Chief Cloud Technologist, recently sat down with fedScoop TV to discuss the importance of open source software for government. In addition to providing an overview of the open source landscape, David includes recommendations for agencies exploring open source options.
Virtualization, the next Shake Weight?
Are technology trends such as Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Open Source Software the Shake Weights of the IT Industry? Are IT professionals relying on them to be the magic bullet/quick fix for solving software efficiency?
That’s the question that Jason Corey, U.S. Navy Client Executive at Red Hat proposes in the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for the Navy Webcast.