One of the new features announced with RHEL 7 is the ability to do an in-place upgrade from RHEL 6. This is a long requested addition to the platform, and I'm sure welcomed by a host of folks. So I decided to take a look in my local environment to see what the process entails.

Clarifying the misconception that requires all software serving records management purposes must be DoD 5015.2 Certified RMAs and why this is important for the Presidential Records Management Directive 2016 Goal requiring e-mail records to be managed electronically.

This week in government IT news: The EPA Doesn't Know What Clouds It Has; GSA CIO Calls for Open Source to be Considered First; NIST Revising Key Security Controls Publication

Yesterday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the ability to customize the idle timeout for their Elastic Load Balancer from the previously fixed 60 seconds to anywhere from 1 to 3600 seconds. Learn how.

This week in Technically News: US Federal Gov Failure to Leverage Cloud May Cost Up to $19B; Federal IT Networks: Simpler Is Better; IT Stockholm Syndrome is Slowing Down Reform of Bad Practice in Government

Open government is not about releasing every bit and byte you’ve ever collected to the world. Without context and structure, that data will not be applied in ways that will most benefit you and your constituents. We have identified four steps to help your agency move along the data flow process.

Though it's the oldest hacking trick in the book, phishing cyber attacks are still a nightmare for cybersecurity. We created an infographic that offers a look at what phishing attacks are, how they're launched, tips to defend yourself, and examples.

Chris Rader is a DLT Solutions Senior Contract Administrator, a cloud enthusiast, a cloud procurement aficionado, and a Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM). That's why DLT's Chief Cloud Technologist refers to him as Chris-Rader-as-a-Service. Chris gives us his views on cloud procurement and his tips for agency's looking to procure cloud technologies.

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Social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and LinkedIn are great because they allow us to maintain friends and connections across the country without leaving our homes and offices. The downside of social media is the casualty with which we use it.