Category: technology
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Software Defined Virtual Networking (SDN), Nicera
I recently participated in a discussion with the networking team at VMware about network virtualization and specifically Software Defined Virtual Networking (SDN) which will support the efforts to virtualize servers and enable the centralization of data centers. From what I have seen SDN has the potential to change the way cloud services are implemented and…
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Advanced Mobility Academic Research Center (AMARC) – WebSite Is Up
One of the two major areas of focus for me these days is AMARC. I am working with Tom Suder, the President of MobileGov on setting AMARC up. We just finished setting up our webpage, www.amarcedu.org. We are in the process of creating an Advisory Board consisting of Academic, Government, and Corporate members to provide…
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Status Update
I thought it might be useful to talk a little bit about what I am doing. At this point in my career, my interests revolve around how to improve the provisioning of services and products to the Government on one hand and the ability of Government to make use of these products and services more…
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ESEM Consulting LLC
It’s great when what you do best and enjoy most are the same thing. In my case, helping people and organizations become the best they can be really does it. Achieving organizational and business success gives me personal pleasure and carries through to all aspects of life. It was with this in mind that I…
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Federal News Countdown – February 1st
I was, to my continual amazement, invited back again to be on the Federal news Countdown, hosted by Francis Rose, on WFED, on the AM dial at 1500. During the show two guests go over their top three Federal news stories of the week, starting with their third most important, then their second and finally…
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When Is It ‘Okay’ To Hack Into A System?
Recently there was a situation where a student at Dawson College in Montreal hacked into his school’s network and was expelled from the school. What seemed like a pretty obvious and reasonable result turned out not to be so clear-cut. Eric Chabrow wrote a column on this at govinfosecurity.com, The Ethics Behind Gray-Hat Hacking. He asked…
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Interviewed for the 29 Jan CTOvision Podcast
Bob Gourley and I have put in place an informal agreement for me to participate in the CTOvision Podcasts periodically. The focus will be relate to cybersecurity issues. The first podcast in the series was recorded yesterday, January 29th and can be accessed here: http://ctovision.com/2013/01/29-jan-cyber-podcast/
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How AFCEA Improved My Home Wireless Network
This last Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the annual AFCEA volunteer appreciation event at FedEx field. While there Ellen and I got to meet Brian Mitchell, a very classy guy and a great former Redskin. I also ran into an old friend from my Sun days, Dennis McLain, who continues to be one…
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Comcast Neck and Neck With PEPCO
For a while now, our Comcast cable and internet access has been pretty solid, leaving the field to PEPCO as the most remarkable (and I do not mean that in a positive way) utility we deal with. However, Comcast does seize the moment to stay competitive. Friday night both the Internet and Cable went out…
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An Unexpected Issue With A Home Office
So over the last couple of months I have established a home/office for my almost LLC esem consulting. All of the office kinds of stuff have been relatively straight forward but as usual technology is waiting to trip one up. I have a blue tooth enabled phone earpiece (earbud? ear<whatever>) I use during the day…