So what should you look for in a true enterprise-class NGFW? Consider these criteria: 1. Scanning 2. Application intelligence 3. Performance 4. Manageability 5. Reporting
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Virtualization could save Feds $30 billion by 2015
- By Travis Wheeler · January 31st, 2012
Server virtualization driven primarily by data-center consolidation happening at the federal and regional level is trumping desktop virtualization, with 82% of federal and 77% of state and local IT pros surveyed saying their agencies have implemented it.
What’s ahead in 2012 for cloud, mobile apps, cyber?
- By Travis Wheeler · January 18th, 2012
Cloud computing, mobility, social computing, big data and smart analytics, IT appliances, and cybersecurity to become more tightly woven into mission-critical systems and processes in 2012 as government and private organizations look for ways to innovate and also operate more cost efficiently.
Flat IT budget forces new approaches
- By Travis Wheeler · December 21st, 2011
One way to generate additional funds is the “cut and invest strategy,” or decrease funding for the maintenance of legacy systems and invest that money in new projects.
Congress approves $1.4 billion military health IT budget
- By Travis Wheeler · December 20th, 2011
Congress fully funded the Military Health System’s information technology systems for fiscal 2012 as part of a multiagency appropriations act passed this weekend, but a separate measure limits how the Defense Department can spend the money.
Defense sees $680 million in annual savings from data center consolidation
- By Travis Wheeler · November 30th, 2011
Funding is a major risk factor to data center consolidation. Although significant savings are expected in future years, those savings cannot be borrowed to fund required investments for consolidating data centers.
Federal cloud procurements not ‘gloom and doom’ for small vendors
- By Travis Wheeler · November 18th, 2011
Smaller vendors are gaining a foothold in the federal market by purchasing cloud computing services by themselves, and then layering custom services on top of that, for sale to meet an agency’s needs.
Is small business ready for DHS’ $3B FirstSource II contract?
- By Travis Wheeler · November 4th, 2011
The new contract would address four DHS priorities: infrastructure rationalization, overall IT improvement, elimination of duplication and balancing the CIO workforce.
Defense cyber chief: The cloud is the military’s next Internet
- By Travis Wheeler · October 28th, 2011
Military networks and software must be tied to the cloud to defend Defense Department computers against adversaries.
Cloud, telework and security to top IT budgets in 2012
- By Travis Wheeler · October 24th, 2011
Technologies that support the federal transition to cloud computing and increased telework will be the most lucrative opportunities for government information technology vendors in 2012.
