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  • MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MarketsandMarkets Forecasts 25.6% Cloud Computing CAGR in Education Market by 2021

    A MarketsandMarkets report forecasts a compound annual growth rate of 25.6 percent for the global cloud computing in education market over the next five years. The 151-page report estimates that revenue for education-related cloud computing products and services will reach $25.36 billion by 2021 from $8.13 billion in 2016, the RnR Market Research said Oct. 6. Public cloud deployment type is projected […] More

  • MeriTalk: 82% of Respondents Say Public Sector Institutions Plan to Increase Cloud Spending in 2017 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MeriTalk: 82% of Respondents Say Public Sector Institutions Plan to Increase Cloud Spending in 2017

    A new MeriTalk study has found that 82 percent of cloud adopters in the public sector say their agencies or organizations will increase investment in cloud computing platforms in 2017. The report titled “Destination Cloud: The Federal and SLED Cloud Journey” is underwritten by Avnet Government Solutions and NetApp and is based on an online poll of 300 federal, local, state and […] More

  • SAIC Releases Cloud Migration Methodology for IT Applications & Systems; Charles Onstott Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Releases Cloud Migration Methodology for IT Applications & Systems; Charles Onstott Comments

    Science Applications International Corp. has unveiled a new five-phase multi-tiered methodology intended to help government agencies migrate and transform information technology applications and systems into a cloud computing environment. SAIC said Thursday the Cloud Migration Edge system uses specialized tools, processes and practices to guide cloud migration life cycles through the implementation of a mission-centric cloud computing environment […] More

  • NASA Selects NetApp Platform for Cloud Data Storage at Johnson Space Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Selects NetApp Platform for Cloud Data Storage at Johnson Space Center

    NASA has picked a cloud-based NetApp storage platform to help agency personnel move, protect and manage data at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The selection came after NASA’s informational resources directorate conducted a proof-of-concept data storage effort that leveraged NetApp’s AltaVault appliance, Veritas‘ NetBackup  platform and Amazon Web Services‘ cloud technology, NetApp said Monday. “With one of the largest cloud footprints of any […] More

  • DLT to Feature Cloud Consulting Offerings at AWS Public Sector Summit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT to Feature Cloud Consulting Offerings at AWS Public Sector Summit

    DLT Solutions will feature its Amazon Web Services offerings and cloud consulting services during the AWS Public Sector Summit from June 20 to 21 in Washington D.C.’s Washington Marriott Wardman Park. The public sector technology provider will showcase how it works to help government clients determine their Cloud Readiness Factor and how its managed services offering supports the AWS platform, DLT said Thursday. […] More

  • Equinix President and CEO Steve Smith Joins NetApp Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Equinix President and CEO Steve Smith Joins NetApp Board of Directors

    Data management and cloud storage solutions provider NetApp has appointed Steve Smith, Equinix CEO and president, to its board of directors — which is comprised of 10 other members. Smith started in Equinix in 2007 after work as senior vice president of HP services, where he managed the consulting and integration service and technology deployment and […] More

  • NetApp to Support Seminole County Public Schools through Storage & Backup-to-Cloud Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NetApp to Support Seminole County Public Schools through Storage & Backup-to-Cloud Services

    NetApp will provide its storage and backup-to-cloud services for data access and application response to more than 40 departments across the public school district of Seminole County, Florida. The company will offer its NetApp FAS8040HA and AltaVault products to assist Seminole County schools in supporting new applications and objectives, meeting workload needs through hybrid storage array and data […] More

  • WWT, HPE to Collaborate on DISA Enterprise Storage Services II Contract; Joe Ayers Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    WWT, HPE to Collaborate on DISA Enterprise Storage Services II Contract; Joe Ayers Comments

    World Wide Technology will work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to provide on-demand data storage support for enterprise environments of the Defense Information Systems Agency under a potential six-year, $427 million contract. The Enterprise Storage Services II contract awarded to WWT has a base term of four years and two option years, WWT said Wednesday. WWT […] More

  • Ron Pasek Named NetApp CFO; George Kurian Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ron Pasek Named NetApp CFO; George Kurian Comments

    Sunnyvale, California-based computer storage and data management company NetApp has appointed former Altera Chief Financial Officer Ron Pasek to the roles of executive vice president and CFO. The three-decade financial leadership veteran will join the company on April 11 to replace interim CFO Jeffrey Bergmann, NetApp said Wednesday. Prior to Altera, he spent 20 years in finance positions at […] More

  • Executive Profile: Davis Johnson, Riverbed US Public Sector VP - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Davis Johnson, Riverbed US Public Sector VP

    Davis Johnson serves as vice president for the U.S. public sector business at Riverbed Technology, where he oversees delivery of network and application performance management solutions to government clients. Before he joined Riverbed in April 2015, Johnson held a vice president role at Oracle with responsibility over the company’s hardware and infrastructure sales initiatives in […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Adds LogRhythm to Cybersecurity Alliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Adds LogRhythm to Cybersecurity Alliance

    Lockheed Martin will work with LogRhythm on cybersecurity systems integration pilot programs after the latter signed up for the Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance. LogRhythm also agreed to offer its security intelligence platform and share cybersecurity-focused best practices with Lockheed as a member of the alliance, Lockheed said Monday. The LogRhythm-built security intelligence tool works to […] More

  • Avnet Adds NetApp Products to GSA Schedule Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Avnet Adds NetApp Products to GSA Schedule Contract

    Avnet subsidiary Avnet Government Solutions has added NetApp products and services to its General Services Administration schedule in efforts to offer data storage and management technology to government agencies. Avnet said Wednesday it aims to give partners access to NetApp technology through Avnet’s IT Schedule 70. Pete Rzonca, Avnet Government Solutions president, said public sector clients can use the technology to […] More