Michael Shrader
Vice President, Innovative & Intelligence Solutions, Carahsoft
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How to Leverage the Current Big Data Landscape for Better Operational Intelligence
July 21st, 2016
In the past, it was almost impossible to pull valuable, actionable information from the enormous volume of information big data holds, but with the technology and tools available today, organizations can quickly unlock new Operational Intelligence (OI) to make more informed decisions across IT systems and technology.
- Tagged Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Splunk
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Data: A Weapon on the Cyber Battlefield
June 23rd, 2016
The security of armed services agencies’ IT infrastructure is at risk. Faced with increasingly complex digital threats, defense organizations must manage and harden the growing expanse of their IT infrastructures to ensure the safety of classified information and operations support systems. It’s clear that defense organizations face a critical challenge in managing the balance between access and security.
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What You Should Know About Predictive Analytics
May 5th, 2016
Predictive analytics is helping analysts and decision makers go above and beyond the information at hand and provide a best assessment of what will happen in the future based on historical data. Its goal is to take the next step from descriptive analytics and leap to offering new insights that provide for better responses.
- Tagged Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Recorded Future, Skytree
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Exploring Networks for New Efficiencies
April 25th, 2016
Furthermore, the department maintains a statewide video camera network that allows motorists to view traffic levels prior to travelling. With all these roadways to take care of on top of other critical duties, NDOT deals with huge amounts of big data; as such, they are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring the security of this information.
- Tagged Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Splunk
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The 5 Emerging IT Vendors You Can’t Afford to Miss in 2016
February 2nd, 2016
As the volume of IT solutions on the market continues to grow, it becomes more and more difficult to decide which tools will best serve the unique needs of your agency or organization. Agency data is growing at an unprecedented rate, and will continue to grow exponentially in 2016, demanding that IT teams find innovative ways to store and categorize these increasing data quantities.
- Tagged CyberArk, Digital Guardian, ExtraHop, MarkLogic, PernixData
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The Challenges and Possibilities of Health IT
January 6th, 2016
Healthcare is becoming increasingly modernized – from the quick sharing and production of electronic health records to Internet of Things devices improving patient care – today’s healthcare providers are facing increasing demands from their patients for new and improved ways to use technology to improve their care.
- Tagged Emergency Visions, Health IT, MarkLogic
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What the Big Blue Box Means for Storage
November 12th, 2015
While Tiffany’s may own the IP around the “little blue box,” IBM and Box are creating their own, bigger version that can contain something more valuable than diamonds – data. Carahsoft partner, Box, announced a partnership with IBM earlier this year that allows Box’s file-sharing service to integrate more tightly with enterprise content management tools.
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Finding a (sky)Port in a Storm of Security Threats
July 21st, 2015
Skyport Systems provides a hyper-secured infrastructure that integrates compute, security, virtualization and policy in a pre-configured, managed infrastructure platform.
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Keeping Austin Wired
June 22nd, 2015
Using technology solutions from Socrata, a Carahsoft partner, the city of Austin is making its information available for officials and citizens alike.
- Tagged Government Technology, Open Data, Open Government, Socrata
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Support That’s off the Grid
May 18th, 2015
Carahsoft partner, Gridless Power, has been providing key support in the rescue, recovery, and investigation efforts around the Amtrak crash in Philadelphia. Gridless products are portable energy solutions that capture solar power to provide energy in areas with little to no infrastructure.
- Tagged Disaster Recovery, Federal IT, Gridless Power
