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This tech is not scary to government

October 31, 2017 by Kevin Shaker Leave a comment

converged, infrastructure By Kevin Shaker, senior analyst

As government agencies make progress in eliminating siloed data centers and systems, the market for connected and hyper-converged technology is getting stronger.

Agencies are looking for suppliers that can help systems runs more efficiently and faster, so connected technologies that aid in virtualization, storage and networking will be the emphasized technologies for growth in FY18. The government spent more than $1.2 billion on connected technologies in FY17.

What has been driving the push toward connected and hyper-converged technology are regulations such as the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, the Data Center Optimization Initiative and Cloud First policies. These policies have been tremendously effective at reducing costs from legacy stovepiped IT while streamlining functionality by encouraging purchasing of cutting-edge integration and converged systems.

Here are examples of how the government is utilizing hyper-converged platforms:

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Filed under Market Intelligence, Sales Tagged with converged infrastructure, Data Center, Department of Defense, hyper-converged, virtualiztion

How and where to do business in the Navy: Part I

April 18, 2017 by Lloyd McCoy Jr. 1 Comment

Lloyd McCoy Jr.

By Lloyd McCoy, DOD manager

One of the biggest priorities of the Trump administration is a boost to the Department of Defense budget, specifically a substantial expansion of the Navy’s fleet. While a detailed FY18 budget is forthcoming, Navy commanders and program managers have recently been vocal about their priorities.

In this two-part series, I’ll break down the major insertion points within Navy and the Marine Corps and highlight what matters to the tech community, specifically the major drivers for IT spending through FY18.

First, let’s explore some of the commands and program offices that handle everything from aviation to information warfare.

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Filed under Market Intelligence, Sales Tagged with business intelligence, cybersecurity, Data Center, data visualization, digital media, Marine Corps, NAVAIR, Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, NAVSEA, Navy, PEO-C4I, PEO-EIS, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, SPAWAR, virtual reality

What you need to know about selling to state and local in 2017

December 27, 2016 by Rachel Eckert 1 Comment

SLED, outsourcing, data centers, data storage

Eliminating data center management will be key for state and local government in 2017.

By Rachel Eckert, consultant

The state and local government IT landscape is ever-changing as it grapples with shrinking budgets and expanding responsibilities. But there’s one overarching trend tech companies selling to the state and local market can profit from in 2017: shrinking technology portfolios.

Eliminating technology from state and local government doesn’t sound like it would bode well for industry, but if government tech organizations focus on more long-term and strategic IT efforts, they’ll shift the balance away from maintaining their technology portfolios and more towards innovating. That means they’ll be looking for companies for that maintenance help – read “outsourcing.”

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Filed under Market Intelligence, Sales Tagged with Data Center, data storage, IT outsourcing, outsourcing, SLED, state and local government

Cloud Among Trending Topics at Summit

October 18, 2016 by Chris Wiedemann Leave a comment

Chris Wiedemann_65 x 85 cloud_101816 By Chris Wiedemann, Consultant

immixGroup’s third annual Government IT Sales Summit is about a month away, which means you’ll soon hear the Market Intelligence team’s rundown of crucial budgetary and procurement trends for the government’s FY 2017. (To get a sneak peek at some of the DOD-specific content, check out our post from last week).

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Filed under Events, Market Intelligence, Sales Tagged with Budget Briefing, CapEx, Cloud, Data Center, FedRAMP, Government IT Sales Summit, OpEx

The End of No Child Left Behind Brings Technology Back to the Classroom

March 10, 2016 by Rachel Eckert Leave a comment

by Rachel Eckert, Consultant – SLED

As the No Child Left Behind Act draws to a close, the education market is seeing a shift in focus that will bring about much-needed change in school curriculum and learning approaches — all with an eye towards technology integration.

The No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2002, provided an avenue for teachers to identify where students were progressing and where they might be falling behind. Gradually, its requirements became too limiting for teachers and ultimately ineffective. In its place is the Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law December 10, 2015. This relatively new act fundamentally changes how content and curriculum are developed for schools. Rather than mandates and broad-brush minimums required by the federal government, the new Every Student Succeeds Act puts the states and then each school locality system in control of the decisions and benchmarks that make sense for them. Read more of this post

Filed under Market Intelligence, Sales Tagged with Cloud Computing, COTS, Data Center, Education, FY16, Information Technology, IT, State & Local, Technology

Virginia Becoming a Hot Bed for Cybersecurity

January 21, 2016 by Rachel Eckert Leave a comment

HotBed_RE by Rachel Eckert, Senior Analyst

It’s that time of the year when Governors make their “State-of-the-State” speeches to legislatures, outlining their priorities for the upcoming year. Virginia was no different with Governor McAuliffe identifying plans that could position Virginia as the “Silicon Valley” for cybersecurity — providing great opportunities for technology companies in the commonwealth.

Governor McAuliffe announced that Virginia won a competition among 46 other states, and was selected to be the host for the U.S. Air Force’s new Cyber Operation Squadron at Langley Air Force Base — set to be operational in 2017. This move will surely boost the economy and create more jobs in the area. Virginia is also home to the new VISA state-of-the-art cyber fusion center in Ashburn that will provide threat detection and command and control operations for VISA’s payment network. All of these support Governor McAuliffe’s goal to become a cybersecurity powerhouse. Read more of this post