This week in Technically News: Red Hat Enables Linux Licenses to Migrate to Google Compute Engine; HHS CISO on Healthcare Cybersecurity; Wanted: Yelp For Government IT Contractors; State, Local Governments Turn Attention to Cybersecurity Capabilities; DLT Solutions Lands $35M Symantec Deal with U.S. Navy; DLT Solutions' Emphasis on Software And Services Rakes In $857.1 Million In Revenue For 2013

I was once told by a good friend that "open source is all well and good, but as a “John Doe” admin what do I need the source code for? It never does admins any good to have the source." At that time, I conceded. It probably wasn't as valuable for admins; it was for developers who need to change the behavior of something. Until today....

Clearing up the Autodesk Upgrade Policy and offering five benefits for upgrading.

This week in Technically News: Can Government’s Cyber Defense Withstand a Market-Driven Offense; 6 Tech Trends Shaping the Government’s Future; DoD Cloud Spending Surge Ahead; State and Local Government Cybersecurity; Save Money, Change Fonts.

This week in Technically News: Open Government: Building Trust and Civic Engagement; Amazon Cloud Receives DoD Security Stamp of Approval; Infrastructure Maintenance Takes Largest Piece of DHS IT Spending Pie.

High atop the soap box here on Beard Mountain, I've been thinking (and quietly pontificating) about technology adoption, particularly the "state of cloud". We are at the stage of adoption where technology is adopted for the sake of the technology. How many times do you find yourself starting with a new gadget, and once it's in hand, the first thought crossing your mind is "OK, well, now what?"

This week in Technically News: Amazon Web Services Celebrates 8 Years in the Cloud; Your U.S. Government Uses Open Source Software, And Loves It; Is Data Center Consolidation Losing Steam; Why Cloud Computing Is Like Water

From time to time, the “fire and forget” strategy applies to managing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) search requests and litigation holds. When this familiar tactic rears its ugly head, collateral damage can happen to an agency or organization in legal proceedings because FOIA searches can’t be adequately justified or data isn’t properly preserved due to a breakdown in the legal hold process.

This week in Technically News: Cybersecurity: Sharing Information Between Public, Private Sector Key to Battling Threats; What 24's Jack Bauer Can Teach Federal Agencies; Navy, Marines Corps Transferring Data to Commercial Cloud; Former CIA Director Explains Cybersecurity Threats Facing the US

Two weeks ago, I attended the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2014 Conference and Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. DLT partners exhibiting were Oracle, Symantec, SolarWinds, Informatica, and NetApp. I visited each of them to find out what they had to say about health IT.