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  • Lockheed, Leidos, Northrop Named Top Federal IT Vendors in IDC Report - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed, Leidos, Northrop Named Top Federal IT Vendors in IDC Report

    A business unit of International Data Corp. has ranked companies with the highest revenues from the sale of information technology products and services to federal government customers in 2017. IDC Government Insights said Wednesday its 2017 Federal IT Rankings are based on federal IT providers’ calendar year revenues for IT hardware, software and services instead of potential earnings […] More

  • IDC’s Alan Webber: Cloud, Analytics Among Tech Platforms to Play a Role in Digital Govt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC’s Alan Webber: Cloud, Analytics Among Tech Platforms to Play a Role in Digital Govt

    Alan Webber, research director at IDC Government Insights, told Cisco in an interview published Monday that cloud computing, big data and analytics, internet of things, mobility, user experience and identity and security are the six technology platforms that will play a role in digital government. Webber said that cloud will work to reduce the number of […] More

  • IDC: Systems Integrators Key to Federal IT Transformation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: Systems Integrators Key to Federal IT Transformation

    A new IDC report has highlighted the role system integrators play in helping the federal government transition to digital platforms through the 3rd platform technologies mobility, cloud, big data and analytics and social business. The report evaluates the system integrators’ relationship with each other and with the factors the report finds conducive to government digital […] More

  • Brocade & Harris Forge Govt, Commercial Sector Cyber Strategy Alliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brocade & Harris Forge Govt, Commercial Sector Cyber Strategy Alliance

    Brocade and Harris have formed a partnership that will work to help customers adopt cybersecurity strategies in efforts to protect assets. Brocade said Tuesday the team will develop new services that integrate Harris’ cybersecurity technologies and Brocade’s software-defined networking products in support of customers in the government, financial services, healthcare, energy, oil and gas, retail and service […] More

  • IDC: Defense IT Spending to See 1.6% Increase in FY 2016 to $30B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: Defense IT Spending to See 1.6% Increase in FY 2016 to $30B

    A new report by International Data Corp. projects Defense Department spending on information technology to grow at a 0.5-percent compound annual growth rate from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2019. The company said Tuesday its latest IDC Government Insights report indicates that the forecasted 1.6-percent increase in defense IT spending from $29.9 billion in fiscal 2015 to $30.5 billion […] More

  • IDC: Higher Education 2015 IT Spending to Reach $6.6B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: Higher Education 2015 IT Spending to Reach $6.6B

    A new report by International Data Corp. states that investments in notebook computers and corporate networks are likely to spur U.S. higher education organizations to spend about $6.6 billion on information technology this year. IDC said Monday the “Pivot Table: U.S. Education IT Spending Guide” forecasts K-12 schools to post $4.7 billion in IT spending this […] More

  • IDC: 'Third Platform' Could Help Public Sector Engage Citizens - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC: ‘Third Platform’ Could Help Public Sector Engage Citizens

    An International Data Corp. subsidiary has designed a framework that seeks to help government information technology leaders encourage citizen participation with third platform and connected devices. IDC Government Insights forecasts that more than half of public-sector organizations that provide services to the public will invest at least a quarter of their budgets in Internet of […] More

  • IDC Report Looks to Build Case for IoT Investment Through Education, Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC Report Looks to Build Case for IoT Investment Through Education, Partnerships

    A new IDC Government Insights report states that the Internet of Things will help state and local governments leverage data to keep pace with technology advancements in cloud, social networks, mobile and data analytics. The “IDC PlanScape: The Essentials of Internet of Things Investment for Smart Cities” report provides guidance in justifying IoT investments as government leaders work toward […] More

  • IDC Evaluates 12 IaaS Vendors as Gov't Cloud Adoption Continues - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IDC Evaluates 12 IaaS Vendors as Gov’t Cloud Adoption Continues

    IDC‘s Government Insights segment has released a new report on its evaluation of 12 cloud infrastructure-as-a-service vendors in the federal marketplace against set of weighted parameters for both short-term and long-term deployments. The research firm said Friday that the “IDC MarketScape: U.S. Government Private Cloud IaaS 2014 Vendor Assessment” report used pricing, scalability, compute services, value-added services and a single […] More