As agencies virtualize, they need to protect the heart of their network – the data center – from various threats. Can security teams keep up?


Examine Federal perceptions of current cloud challenges, focusing specifically on the barriers to adoption – migration, data portability, integration, and future agility.

More than 70 percent of IT budgets are spent on life support for legacy systems. What’s the path forward for modernization?

How are healthcare providers optimizing their EMR with FutureCare-enabling technologies?

As cloud deployments accelerate, there’s no question that Federal agencies are reaping the benefits. However, concerns around data stewardship and management can stop migrations in their tracks.

IT has changed how Federal agencies deliver services – how can agency IT departments ensure reliability and security?

Examine the key steps institutions need to take in order to centralize IT and make the most of cloud and software-defined technology.

Examine the benefits of private vs. community vs. hybrid cloud and details how Federal agencies can benefit from network-enabled cloud solutions.

How can agencies simplify their networks to improve operations, enhance service, and save money?

How can consolidation and the data explosion peacefully coexist? How much copy data is taking up valuable storage space?

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) is starting to become a reality – so where are we?

Key technology initiatives promise to drive new efficiencies and cost savings, but are agencies reaping the benefits yet?

Insight in the current and future landscapes of Federal healthcare – is Big Data is the cure?

How can agencies maximize efficiency while cutting costs and reducing duplication? The solution may lie in the ability to use cloud to unlock the potential behind shared services.

Considered and managed together, Big Data and cyber have the potential to fundamentally reinvent broken and siloed Federal IT. Further explore the symbiotic relationship between Big Data and cyber security.

As state and local government organizations grapple with tight budgets, demanding constituents, growing data volumes, and cross-government coordination challenges, the Big Five of IT promise to improve agency performance, productivity, and service.

Examine healthcare providers’ efforts to transform their infrastructure to meet EMR Meaningful Use requirements and improve care.

The “Cloud First Consumer Guide,” provides a path forward for Federal cloud computing and the first-ever rankings for cloud programs and approaches.

The first deadlines for the Presidential Directive on Managing Government Records are looming. Are agencies making progress? How many will meet the Directive deadlines?

Examine PaaS’ current state of play within the Federal government.

MeriTalk surveyed 150 Federal IT executives to gauge if agencies are taking the steps needed to operationalize the Big Data opportunity.
Keeping up with – or preferably ahead of – advances in technology is absolutely necessary for those involved in government IT. MeriTalk features not only the latest research affecting federal technology, but also more in-depth studies that examine how those developments are likely to impact the government IT realm.
MeriTalk federal IT research covers a variety of subjects, including how to make the best use of Big Data, the safest use of cloud computing, and other cybersecurity topics that affect all government agencies.