Technically Speaking

Keeping pace with changes in enterprise-level technology is no easy feat. For education institutions and universities, in particular, making sense of the available options for managing complex operational and technological infrastructures can be mind-boggling. The importance of cloud computing in this mix can’t be underestimated. Today, nearly 70% of higher education institutions in North America have moved or are moving systems to the cloud, while 50% have adopted cloud-based collaboration systems.

Prior to 2007, drawing in 3D forced the drafter to constantly change the XY plane to draft on a particular face or plane of an object. You had to create a new user coordinate system every time you changed views. This AutoCAD tips and tricks roundup focuses on the Dynamic User Coordinate System (UCS), a feature that automatically creates a temporary XY plane to draw on. Check out these seven videos on AutoCAD UCS.

By Chris LaPoint, VP of Product Management, SolarWinds Altruistic hackers are slowly becoming more prominent in pop culture, specifically in TV shows in which they are young geniuses using their skills to help those in need. Their derring-do involves taking control of everything from airplanes to traffic signals, all in the name of good. And they do it with style.

The Informatica Government Summit is fast approaching! As a platinum sponsor, we look forward to seeing you in Washington DC on April 23, 2015 for this complimentary event! Bloomberg Analyst, Kevin Brancato, Director for Government Research, will deliver a keynote presentation, “Enterprise Data Management: A View From Above” which will discuss the importance of creating an enterprise data management strategy to combat the challenges of extracting value from your data.

AutoCAD 2016 launches today (first customer ship date)! What can you expect? Well. according to our friends at Synergis Engineeering Design Solutions, Autodesk addressed many of the AUGI wishlist items submitted by users, including:

So you’ve got all sorts of endpoint controls and continuous monitoring solutions in place across your agency’s IT environment. Great! Sounds like you’ve got a good security posture going on. But is your data actually as secure as you think it is? Unfortunately, not. If there’s one thing that cyberattacks on government systems have taught us in the past few years is that the biggest threat doesn’t come from rogue hackers or nations, it comes from within.