Recent technological trends bear watching, particularly in light of Hurricane Sandy; among them are cloud services, telecommunicating, disaster recovery, along with a whole host of others

1. Trends And Technology
For the Grant Professional
November 2012 WEL Associates, LLC Welutz@gmail.com Www.welassociates.co

2. So Why Learn,...?
✤ Effective Information distribution
✤ Enhanced Data / work product protection
✤ Greater efficiency for day to day work
✤ Gaining a competitive edge
✤ Cost Savings
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3. General Trends
✤ Cloud Services / Distributive Networks
✤ Collaborative Routines / Sharing
✤ Telecommuting (A Lesson from Hurricane Sandy)
✤ Big Data / Mining and Managing
✤ Online Mapping
✤ Understanding “Ecologies”

4. Understanding Change
✤ It’s more than choosing your surfboard;
✤ it’s about understanding the waves.

5. Using the Cloud,...
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Disaster Recovery
✤ Redundant backup
✤ Ready / Authorized Distribution

6. The Virtual Office
✤ You are the office.
✤ Internet Failure Rate During Hurricane Sandy
✤ Gain an edge: why seek an office when you can offer your own?

7. Data, data, data,....
✤ What is “Big Data”?
✤ The Power of API’s (Application Programmable Interface)
✤ It’s now, more than ever before, about analysis and interpretation.

8. The Power of Demonstration
✤ ...made evident through GIS (Geographical Information Systems).
✤ One no longer needs to have a Geomatics certification to be a whiz.
✤ GIS as collaborative information demonstration.

9. Choosing Your Ecologies
✤ Android versus Apple
✤ The Future of Windows 8 and Beyond

10. Resources
✤ Here are some suggested resources,...

11. The Power of Google
✤ Gmail
✤ Online Docs
✤ Groups
✤ Profile
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12. Online Services
✤ Skype (Video teleconferencing)
✤ Join.me (teleconferencing)
✤ YouTube (advertising / online instructional videos)
✤ Drop Box (allows for online authorized access)
✤ Scribd (display your work or allow only for authorized /
paid access)

13. Social Networks
✤ Facebook (profile)
✤ LinkedIn (professional profile)
✤ MyBrand (creating your brand)
✤ WordPress (blog and discussion groups)
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14. Mapping
✤ ESRi (Industry Standard)
✤ MapInfo (used throughout private industry)
✤ Mango Maps (Online Maps) http://
www.mangomap.com - free

15. Protecting Your Data: The Cloud
✤ Dropbox (for individual users)
✤ Google (for both individual and small companies)
✤ iCloud (for Apple users)
✤ MozyPro (for larger entities)

16. Suggested Apps
✤ PDF to Word: $1.99 (limited time pricing)
✤ Evernote: Free (stores documents, pictures and e-mails)
✤ Square: Free (processes credit card payments
✤ at a flat 2.75% rate)
✤ Safe App (utilizing AES 256): $4.99 (high level of
encryption)

17. Selected Resources
✤ http://welassociates.co/welassociates.co/welassociates_files/recordswhitepaper.pdf
✤ A brief (5 page) white paper detailing the issues facing any entity (useful to share with
your employers or something you need to consider for your own operations).
✤ http://shockwaveriderblog.wordpress.com
✤ New blog speaking about the latest technological trends; easy to read and intended for
the average (i.e, non-tech) reading.
✤ http://www.taskboard.co
✤ Review an app that could be adapted to meet you and your company / entities’ needs.

18. About the Presenter,...
✤ William Lutz holds extensive governmental experience, having worked in government for nearly 25 years. In
addition, Mr. Lutz conducted extensive technical writing and proposal management, possessing over 100 published
articles, ranging from government procurement strategies and suggested service applications to advanced radio /
telecommunications issues along with a wide variety of IT issues - from encryption to web services, networks and
software applications.
✤ Upon request, Mr. Lutz coordinated advanced telecommunications studies on behalf of Verisign Corporation as well
as worked with DARPA in regards to early warning biological attack systems, and also served as a Peer Grants
reviewer on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice.
✤ Mr. Lutz currently is involved with (among other efforts) a startup firm marketing home based consumer apps
(Taskboard Enterprises - http://www.taskboard.co) while serving as a founding board member of a for-profit early
head start school program - Acelero Philadelphia / Camden - the first of it’s kind in the nation. Mr. Lutz maintains a
notable blog (shockwaveriderblog.wordpress.com) on matters pertaining to advanced technology and has recently
published two books. For more information on Mr. Lutz, please review his LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/
in/williamelutz.

19. Contact
* www.welassociates.co
* welutz@gmail.com
* 856.383.4034