Ten Things Every Tech Savvy Exec Should KnowDeltinaU
A guide for COOs, CEOs, CFOs, or any exec looking to become tech savvy. Ten Things Every Tech Savvy Exec Should Know features information on Social Media, Cloud Computing, Mobile Apps, Advanced Analytics, Customer Relations Managers, Collaborative Technologies, Tablet Computers, E-Readers, Smart Phones, and more.
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2012 is rumored to be the tipping point for cloud. For the last four to five years, we have heard that cloud (Internet-delivered solutions) is about to go mainstream. However, this year it’s not just the hype, but also the real user benefits that are driving cloud adoption.
The number of "files," or containers that encapsulate the information in the digital universe, is growing even faster than the information itself as more and more embedded systems pump their bits into the digital cosmos. In the next five years, these files will grow by a factor of 8, while the pool of IT staff available to manage them will grow only slightly.
Ten Things Every Tech Savvy Exec Should KnowDeltinaU
A guide for COOs, CEOs, CFOs, or any exec looking to become tech savvy. Ten Things Every Tech Savvy Exec Should Know features information on Social Media, Cloud Computing, Mobile Apps, Advanced Analytics, Customer Relations Managers, Collaborative Technologies, Tablet Computers, E-Readers, Smart Phones, and more.
Employing cloud ian moyse - workbooks - whitepaperITpreneurs
2012 is rumored to be the tipping point for cloud. For the last four to five years, we have heard that cloud (Internet-delivered solutions) is about to go mainstream. However, this year it’s not just the hype, but also the real user benefits that are driving cloud adoption.
The number of "files," or containers that encapsulate the information in the digital universe, is growing even faster than the information itself as more and more embedded systems pump their bits into the digital cosmos. In the next five years, these files will grow by a factor of 8, while the pool of IT staff available to manage them will grow only slightly.
MODERNIZING YOUR WORKPLACE WITH THE NEW OFFICEMicrosoft India
By combining the use of PCs, smartphones and tablets with increased internet connectivity, bandwidth and the Cloud, people are able to work more flexibly than ever before. Learn about the modernization of your workspace with the power of the new Office from this whitepaper.
Follow @ModernBizIn for tips to make your business more productive, agile and highly responsive.
Booz Allen is at the leading edge of cloud computing technology and its applications. From applications using a few minutes of computer time on a public cloud, to massive data warehousing and data-mining of highly sensitive data on a privately owned cloud, we can integrate cloud technology into your enterprise architecture for immediate impact.
Cloud computing continues to transform the way organization are doing business, proving to be a transformative innovation for many enterprises. Considering how far the cloud has come in recent years spurs questions of what the future will look like and what types of changes we can expect.
This is a White Paper by Dave Evans, Cisco's Chief Futurist on the IoT, what it is and why it is important. I particularly the like the simple definition of IoT.
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Cloud technology has entered a new phase; light years away from the staid, clunky back-office functionality of 10 years ago, this new phase of cloud technology is transforming entire business sectors and forging new revenue streams from previously inconceivable avenues. In the 7th of a series of reports, commissioned by HSBC, The Economist Intelligence Unit looks at how multinationals are using the cloud to reinvent business model.
In this update of his past presentations on Mobile Eating the World -- delivered most recently at The Guardian's Changing Media Summit -- a16z’s Benedict Evans takes us through how technology is universal through mobile. How mobile is not a subset of the internet anymore. And how mobile (and accompanying trends of cloud and AI) is also driving new productivity tools.
In fact, mobile -- which encompasses everything from drones to cars -- is everything.
Modern society is being transformed by cloud computing as it has revolutionized how we store and use data.
But what exactly is cloud computing? How does it benefit and how does it harm? How can it be classified?
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Collaboration 3.0: 8 trends today that will define our tools tomorrowalexschiff
A lot of talk has been made of trends redefining the tools people use to collaborate and get things done: cloud computing, rise (and ubiquity) of mobile, consumerization of enterprise IT, etc. These aren't "predictions" anymore — they're well-accepted facts, and the opportunities to build large companies on this trend are getting smaller.
So, what's next? What will the third wave (details within) of collaboration look like? To answer that question, I turned to 18 product leaders and executives working in the field and asked, "What are the trends forming today that will redefine the tools we use to work together tomorrow?"
MODERNIZING YOUR WORKPLACE WITH THE NEW OFFICEMicrosoft India
By combining the use of PCs, smartphones and tablets with increased internet connectivity, bandwidth and the Cloud, people are able to work more flexibly than ever before. Learn about the modernization of your workspace with the power of the new Office from this whitepaper.
Follow @ModernBizIn for tips to make your business more productive, agile and highly responsive.
Booz Allen is at the leading edge of cloud computing technology and its applications. From applications using a few minutes of computer time on a public cloud, to massive data warehousing and data-mining of highly sensitive data on a privately owned cloud, we can integrate cloud technology into your enterprise architecture for immediate impact.
Cloud computing continues to transform the way organization are doing business, proving to be a transformative innovation for many enterprises. Considering how far the cloud has come in recent years spurs questions of what the future will look like and what types of changes we can expect.
This is a White Paper by Dave Evans, Cisco's Chief Futurist on the IoT, what it is and why it is important. I particularly the like the simple definition of IoT.
"The Internet of Things (IoT) - a definition - is simply the time when there are more objects connected to the Internet than people. this happened sometime in 2008/9."
Cloud technology has entered a new phase; light years away from the staid, clunky back-office functionality of 10 years ago, this new phase of cloud technology is transforming entire business sectors and forging new revenue streams from previously inconceivable avenues. In the 7th of a series of reports, commissioned by HSBC, The Economist Intelligence Unit looks at how multinationals are using the cloud to reinvent business model.
In this update of his past presentations on Mobile Eating the World -- delivered most recently at The Guardian's Changing Media Summit -- a16z’s Benedict Evans takes us through how technology is universal through mobile. How mobile is not a subset of the internet anymore. And how mobile (and accompanying trends of cloud and AI) is also driving new productivity tools.
In fact, mobile -- which encompasses everything from drones to cars -- is everything.
Modern society is being transformed by cloud computing as it has revolutionized how we store and use data.
But what exactly is cloud computing? How does it benefit and how does it harm? How can it be classified?
Let's learn with the help of - https://qwikskills.com/
Collaboration 3.0: 8 trends today that will define our tools tomorrowalexschiff
A lot of talk has been made of trends redefining the tools people use to collaborate and get things done: cloud computing, rise (and ubiquity) of mobile, consumerization of enterprise IT, etc. These aren't "predictions" anymore — they're well-accepted facts, and the opportunities to build large companies on this trend are getting smaller.
So, what's next? What will the third wave (details within) of collaboration look like? To answer that question, I turned to 18 product leaders and executives working in the field and asked, "What are the trends forming today that will redefine the tools we use to work together tomorrow?"
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In this presentation, Sheuli introduces the concept of SMAC and associated trends.Sheuli's interest lies in application of SMAC to cloud technology and using it as a IT service.
Cloud Considerations What you need to kn.docxmary772
Cloud Considerations
What you need to know prior to making the leap
Student
University of Maryland University College
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CLOUD CONSIDERATIONS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW PRIOR TO MAKING THE LEAP
Cloud Considerations
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW PRIOR TO MAKING THE LEAP
Executive Summary
"By failing to
prepare, you are
preparing to
fail."
- Benjamin
Franklin
Wait! Before you move your IT operations to the cloud, there are a
number of considerations that you should take into account prior to
making the leap.
It is well known that hosting one’s own systems incurs costs in
facilities including power and cooling, and systems maintenance
including hardware, licensing, and support. Additional costs come
from staffing and day-to-day operations.
What if instead, you could stop paying for new hardware? What if the
worry and upkeep of the aging equipment belonged to someone else?
That's entirely possible by moving to the cloud. The servers are
physically managed by the cloud provider in their data center, and you
are just one of many utilizing those systems.
However, with a new environment comes all new tools and concepts
that you need to understand before making that decision.
Many IT organizations have attempted to make the transition and
failed due to lack of time allotted, lack of identifying project
requirements, or lack of knowledge to make an effective plan for
budget.
Some key factors need to be considered in order to determine if making
the transition to the cloud is the right fit for your company. In addition,
proper preparation, including anticipating additional costs and
allotting enough time to make the transition is needed in order to be
successful.
These factors include the following questions:
• Are your applications a good fit for the cloud and what will be
the approach to migrating them?
• Does your support team have the knowledge to support the new
environment?
• What security controls need to be in place to provide adequate
security and compliance with regulations?
• What other hidden costs could be uncovered and planned for?
If you consider these factors, allow time for planning, and budget for
failure, you may be successful in migrating to the cloud.
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CLOUD CONSIDERATIONS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW PRIOR TO MAKING THE LEAP
Introduction
The cloud has become a household term over the past few years, but what does it really mean? As
defined by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), “Cloud computing is a model
for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable
computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be
rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”
(Mell & Grance, 2011, para. 1). However, Microsoft’s Azure website puts it much more clearly by
stating, “Simply put, cloud co.
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Next Gen: Critical Conversations Slide DeckGovLoop
How many times have you run into conflict with a colleague? In a one-on-one meeting with your supervisor? Working as a team with your peers? Or even publicly questioned? No matter what we do, there are going to be moments of discontent.
There are really only three ways to deal with a difficult conversation — deal with it well, face it head–on and fail, or avoid it altogether. But there is no need to run away from conflict, it’s time to learn how to deal with it well.
Join this on-demand training to enhance your conflict management skills. We will discuss:
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Once you’ve grasped new conflict management skills, you’ll be on your way to resolving issues and increasing productivity.
Speakers:
Steve Ressler, Founder and CEO, GovLoop
Nate Mercer, HR Specialist – Development, Employee Services|The Learning Center, OPM
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You’ve done the research. You’ve gotten leadership buy-in. Your government program is set to start helping people. But if nobody knows about it, your program will never make a difference. It’s like if a public health department had prepared thousands of flu shots, but no patients showed up to get them. In this brief, we will tell you how to empower your outreach.
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In today's fast paced and digital world, many in government are looking to the cloud as a means to transform their agency. The cloud allows us to easily collaborate, share resources, receive on demand computing power, and change the way we deliver services to citizens. With the cloud, this all can be done faster and more efficiently than ever before.
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Build Better Virtual Events and Training for Your Agency
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Conferences are being canceled, and training budgets have been trimmed, but government personnel still need to learn the latest developments in their areas of expertise. That's the crux of the problem facing agency leaders and human resources professionals that want to sustain a top-notch government workforce. Moving in-person events and training to an online forum is one solution, but it's not always easy to do it well.
A successful virtual training program has 3 key ingredients:
An interactive technology platform
Just-in-time, relevant content
Active facilitation by a skilled moderator
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Google Chat Summary
1. 1 HOUR LIVE CHAT WITH GOOGLE
Google recently held a live chat with the GovLoop community to answer questions about its release of
“Google Apps for Government.” Dan Israel of Google Enterprise led a robust discussion with over 70
individuals, answering nearly 20 questions in the hour-long chat.
In brief, Google announced a new edition of Google Apps
specifically designed for the US Federal, State and Local
Governments. It provides the same applications and pricing as
the Premier Edition of Google Apps and is the industry’s first
multi-tenant cloud computing suite with FISMA certification.
As most people know, “many government agencies are facing a
big IT gap, at the same time, budgets are tight, which is why
many (including the Obama administration) are excited about
the potential for cloud computing” said Mr. Israel in his opening
remarks. “If you have 3 minutes, watch this video about Berkely
Lab.”
Since Google’s announcement on July 26th the GovLoop
community has been buzzing about this news in the Google for
Gov group in the discussion titled “Should Your Agency/State/City make the Switch to Google Apps?”
The chat was designed to enable members to communicate directly with Google about the new
product. Keep reading to review a summary of the chat Q&A.
Q1. Is Google Apps for government specific security & policy measures also thought of for
other countries (I'm thinking Canada)? For example, a "guarantee" that the data will physically
be kept in Canada?
Dan Israel: “For now, we're making this available to US government customers and are using Google's
existing infrastructure of data centers. We don't have the data centers in every country to be able to
restrict data to those countries.”
Q2. What is “multi-tenant”?
Dan Israel: “Multi-tenant is a fundamental defining feature of cloud computing. It means that all
customers are running off the same infrastructure versus having dedicated hardware for each customer
in a provider's data center. This allows us to realize great economies of scale if there's a new feature --
or a security patch -- for example we can roll it out across the entire environment of servers in a short
period of time. If people have dedicated hardware, you'd have to patch/update each one. So, it's a
pretty fundamental concept when it comes to the cloud”
2. Live Chat, August 4, 2010
Q3. How would you define the difference between a website that hosts a useful application (e.g.
Yahoo mail) and "true" cloud computing?
Dan Israel: “Yahoo mail, Hotmail, Gmail - all of these are cloud computing. They're large computing
infrastructures designed to serve 100 thousands of users and you only need a web browser to access
them. So, in my definition, they are cloud computing -- although they're consumer applications of cloud
computing. When we get into Google Apps for
Government and other products like Salesforce,
Micah Donahue: Interesting, thx. So in
we're looking at enterprise cloud computing offerings
your POV the distinctions to make are
which can be valuable to an organization and not just
between consumer2consumer and
a handy app for a person on the web”
biz2biz/gov’t2gov’t. Thx.
Q4. Dan, have seen a couple of reports that GOOG's work with city of LA hasn't gone as
smoothly as planned; can you comment on any issues and how that effects plan to scale apps
more broadly?
Dan Israel: “For those of you who don't know the background on the City of Los Angeles…in
December, they made the decision to switch to Google Apps from an on-premises email system, for all
30K+ city employees and have been on an aggressive schedule. More than 10K employees are
already up and running. This is probably the biggest cloud computing project in the public sector right
now. LA expects to save over $5M over 5 years. But, to the question, the project has run into a few
delays which is not surprising for a project of this magnitude, however Google is working with the city
and we expect to see the rest of the employees up on Apps in the next few months”
Q5. Is ZD accurate when they report that security concerns on part of LAPD is part of the issue
in rolling out to rest of city?
Dan Israel: “We have met many of the requirements of LAPD already; there are some evolving
requirements that we are working with them to address”
Q6. Savings of $5M - where are these savings realized? How does it impact existing IT
personnel?
Dan Israel: “When you look at cost savings, there are a number of components. The biggest ones are
licensing costs & the personnel costs needed to administer &
maintain existing systems. Not suggesting that you get rid of GovLoop: “Keith & others - here is some
those employees, mind you, just that they can work on higher info on cost savings - link to watch an
value projects. But other costs as well - the ability to turn off archived Webcast 'Why the City of Los
or repurpose servers, lets you free up real estate, save Angeles has Gone Google'”
electricity (LA saving >$750K on electric alone). The fact that
Google Apps are easy to use can help save on training costs.”
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3. Live Chat, August 4, 2010
Q7. A lot of people are "scared" of these services. My question Is how do we tackle the fear of
unknown and fear of cloud and security. Lots of change mgmt questions.
Dan Israel: “Yes, some people are scared of the cloud. When you have an on-premise system, if
something goes wrong, you can run down to your server room and yell at the person in charge; with our
services, you can't do that. On the plus side, we're operating at a SLA of 99.9% uptime, not a lot of on-
premise systems can say that. As for security, doing things like
going through FISMA C&A help. We now have 1,500 pages of Stephen Peteritas: “Lots of
cloud talk, if you’re interested
documentation on our security controls that help government
might want to check out our
agencies do a real apples-to-apples comparison with the security Cloud Computing Group”
of their existing system. It’s an education process.”
Q8. Beyond simple pages of documentation, is GOOG looking at training sessions/components
as part of its service offering?
Dan Israel: “We have a lot of great partners who provide training for Google Apps, you can find them in
the Apps Marketplace. We are, at heart, a product company. We don't have a services team and so
use our partners for things like that. We're also always adding to our online training tools with videos,
etc.”
Q9. Question from the Twitter-verse: What about security (e.g. Twitter employee email hacked
easily)?
Dan Israel: “Security is something we take very seriously, hence the FISMA certification. I don't know
the details of Twitter that well; but my understanding is that it had to do with how an individual managed
their password. No matter how secure the system, if you don't have users taking good care of their
passwords, it can put the system at risk”
Q10. Has Google ever worked with public universities? Mississippi State University looked at
transferring to Google last year...not sure the outcome yet.
Dan Israel: “We work with a TON of universities, more than 8 million students are using Gmail through
their schools (not their personal accounts)”
Q11. Are G apps interoperable with MS Office? In our experience, most offices/posts are
currently using MSO.
Dan Israel: “Yes, in a couple of ways. First, if you have users who are very comfortable with Outlook,
and will never give it up, they can use the Outlook client but with Google replacing the server. With this
each user will get a 25GB inbox, great search capabilities and access from a variety of mobile devices,
while they still use the familiar Outlook interface on their PC. Also, Google Calendar works well with
other calendar applications and you can take all types of documents (excel, word, etc.) and upload
them into Google Docs for real-time collaboration and then export them back out if needed.”
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4. Live Chat, August 4, 2010
Q12. Can you compare Google's to Microsoft's
cloud solutions?
Dan Israel: “With the caveat that I'm not a Microsoft
expert. Microsoft has been providing on premises
software for a long time while Google's apps have been
built from the ground up as cloud apps. Microsoft is
promoting a hybrid model that ties into the client
software on your desktop (i.e. Office) and so loses
some of the advantages of being a true cloud
computing app; such as access from anywhere, the
economies of scale, and the ease of maintaining the
system. But you should probably get a Microsoft rep to
chat sometime about their stuff :-)”
Q13. Are there any U.S. government agencies using Google Wave? Any government agencies
using it outside of the US?
Dan Israel: “There are government agencies working with Wave. In fact, there's a working group inside
the DoD looking at Wave and its potential for collaboration. I don't know whether any gov’t agencies
outside the US are using Wave but would expect a few are.
Q14. Can you tell us about the Google Apps Marketplace and how that relates to Google Apps?
Dan Israel: “The Google Apps Marketplace is relatively new. All of the Google Apps are extensible,
meaning people can build gadgets or extensions on top of them. The marketplace is a collection of the
best of these apps (some by Google, some by third-parties, some
are free, some are paid).”
Q: What cities are using
Q15. Can apps like Google Marketplace help cities? For Google Apps for Gov?
instance, can a city develop its own app to let residents see
A: LA; Orlando; Wooster,
live meetings, get updates, etc.? OH; Canton, GA; DC;
States = NM &
Dan Israel: “It would be AWESOME to see cities, counties, feds, KS #googgov
etc on Google Apps developing useful extensions and sharing with
each other”
Q16. What’s the number one reason for resistance to this technology and is the 5 million dollars
savings the type of savings for an entire city that will revolutionize or convert non users into
users?
Dan Israel: “Why resistance? I think inertia is one reason…for the federal government, FISMA was
really important. Now that we've achieved that, we expect to see a lot more agencies making the
move.”
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5. Live Chat, August 4, 2010
Q17. Can you talk more about Google Sites and the internal YouTube part?
Dan Israel: “Sites (used to be a company called JotSpot) lets you build webpages quickly and easily for
intranets or internet. You can put the subject matter experts in charge of the webpages, no need for IT
involvement. Take a look at pcgov.org for a city website running on Sites. Google Video (the private
YouTube) lets you upload & share videos within your organization and can be used for training,
delivering messages from agency leadership, etc. It's a little more personal than sending an agency-
wide email.”
Q18. Any more on Google apps generally for mobile devices? Lots of folks with blackberries in
govt.
Dan Israel: “Google Apps runs on all sorts of mobile devices: Blackberries, iPhone, Android, Windows
Mobile, etc. all are supported. As long as you have a network connection (and your admin allows it) you
can get at your data.”
Q19. Could you ask about the applicability to android, specifically around FISMA and if this will
be a major focus for Google?
Dan Israel: “Android is a really exciting growth area for Google. Recently saw that sales of Android
devices are outpacing the sales of iPhones - no small feat. People like that it's open source. I think
you'll see a lot more on the Android front in the next year and lots of apps being developed by govt
folks, too”
It’s easy to see why the GovLoop community has been buzzing about Google. In this chat alone we
covered the recent “Google Apps for Government” news, touched on progress in LA, discussed
benefits of Google Marketplace, mentioned the new growth area of the Android among many other
things. If there is more you would like to know about Google don’t be afraid to ask in the Google for Gov
group on GovLoop.
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