FedScoop » Goldy Kamali http://www.fedscoop.com/blog One Stop for All Your government Business News Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:34:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Intel and Microsoft Tap FedScoop for Online Cloud Computing Campaign http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2010/02/10/intel-and-microsoft-tap-fedscoop-for-online-cloud-computing-campaign/ http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2010/02/10/intel-and-microsoft-tap-fedscoop-for-online-cloud-computing-campaign/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:51:46 +0000 Goldy Kamali http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/?p=370 Earlier this week we announced that Intel and Microsoft will be sponsoring an educational campaign focused on the present and future possibilities of cloud computing called, “Minds in the Cloud.” Each week, for 25 weeks, new High Definition (HD) interviews of influential technologists from the government, non-profit, and private sectors discussing their views on the importance of the cloud will be posted to http://mindsinthecloud.org.

Initial interviews include those of Aneesh Chopra (Federal CTO), Linda Cureton (CIO, NASA), Tim O’Reilly (O’Reilly Media Group), Nigel Ballard (Federal Marketing Director, Intel), and Teresa Carlson (VP, Microsoft Federal).
IT spending on cloud computing is increasing, with 16 billion USD spent in 2008 and 42 billion USD forecasted by 2012. With Minds in the Cloud, viewers will be able to understand more fully why cloud computing services are becoming increasingly important, and what the future may hold for citizens, businesses, and the government as this shift occurs. Candid discussion of issues related to privacy, data portability, standards development, and the social implications of cloud computing will be discussed.

Viewers are encouraged to visit http://mindsinthecloud.org to watch the latest interview, as well as to follow http://www.twitter.com/mindsinthecloud for notifications about new episodes as they become available. Minds in the Cloud will be capturing interviews across the United States in Q1 and Q2; if you’re a subject matter expert in this area, please feel free to reach out to setup an interview.

]]> http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2010/02/10/intel-and-microsoft-tap-fedscoop-for-online-cloud-computing-campaign/feed/ 0 Industry Leaders Grow Coalition and Prepare for Second Annual “Power IT Down Day” Microsoft joins Intel, HP and Citrix in government and industry efforts to power down computers and peripherals on August 27 http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/06/04/industry-leaders-grow-coalition-and-prepare-for-second-annual-%e2%80%9cpower-it-down-day%e2%80%9d-microsoft-joins-intel-hp-and-citrix-in-government-and-industry-efforts-to-power-down-computers-and-p/ http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/06/04/industry-leaders-grow-coalition-and-prepare-for-second-annual-%e2%80%9cpower-it-down-day%e2%80%9d-microsoft-joins-intel-hp-and-citrix-in-government-and-industry-efforts-to-power-down-computers-and-p/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:27:01 +0000 Goldy Kamali http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/06/04/industry-leaders-grow-coalition-and-prepare-for-second-annual-%e2%80%9cpower-it-down-day%e2%80%9d-microsoft-joins-intel-hp-and-citrix-in-government-and-industry-efforts-to-power-down-computers-and-p/ Citrix Systems, Inc. announced today that Microsoft Corporation will join Intel, HP and Citrix in encouraging government and industry to be responsible with energy consumption on the second annual Power IT Down Day, scheduled for August 27 of this year. Microsoft, with Intel, HP and Citrix, will promote Power IT Down Day through a series of activities and educational events. A schedule of those events, along with additional information about Power IT Down Day and green IT, can be found at www.hp.com/go/poweritdown.

“Last year, over 2,800 government and industry employees pledged to power down their computers, printers and monitors when they left their offices for the evening, which resulted in over 37,000 kilowatt-hours saved,” said Tom Simmons, Citrix area vice president for Government Systems. “Imagine the number of kilowatt-hours we could save this year if just half of the 1.8 million civilian employees registered for Power IT Down Day.”

Personal action, combined with new computer settings, can make significant impacts. Built-in power saving settings and automatic shut down capabilities in Microsoft’s Windows Vista and the upcoming Windows 7 showcase such advances in power savings.

“Individual choices for responsible energy consumption can have an enterprise-wide effect,” said Teresa Carlson, vice president of Microsoft Federal. “Power IT Down Day creates the perfect opportunity to highlight the collective impact of individual and enterprise power-saving actions in government and industry.”

Last year’s Power IT Down Day results showed what can happen when government and industry do indeed power IT down. With the new administration leading the charge for the reduction of government’s carbon footprint, Intel, HP, Citrix and Microsoft see great potential for 2009 as another successful year for Power IT Down Day.

“HP is investing in technologies that simultaneously address customers’ business issues, such as lowering operating costs, and support environmental goals, including carbon reductions,” said Tom Hempfield, vice president of the U.S. Federal Business Organization at HP. “Through HP’s own experience with renewable energy programs and investments in Research and Development in HP Labs, we move closer to operating in a sustainable IT ecosystem.”

“We can’t just sit back and leave it to the next person in line to fix the planet,” said Nigel Ballard, federal marketing manager for Intel. “By turning off our own computers each and every night, we make a positive environmental impact, and we proved that last year. At the end of the day, we’re in this together so let’s power IT down on August 27 and be part of the solution.”

]]> http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2009/06/04/industry-leaders-grow-coalition-and-prepare-for-second-annual-%e2%80%9cpower-it-down-day%e2%80%9d-microsoft-joins-intel-hp-and-citrix-in-government-and-industry-efforts-to-power-down-computers-and-p/feed/ 1 Welcome to FedScoop’s newly launched Blog http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2008/12/23/welcome-to-fedscoop-s-newly-launched-blog/ http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2008/12/23/welcome-to-fedscoop-s-newly-launched-blog/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:44:54 +0000 Goldy Kamali http://www.fedscoop.com/blog/2008/12/23/7/ I am thrilled to announce the launch of FedScoop’s blog as the New Year is set to begin. With the coming year our industry and the country as a whole will see many changes. We can expect new faces, new procurements, new mandates, new challenges and of course with all of that will come new opportunities.

This blog is intended to be a platform for government and industry to use to communicate and collaborate with each other. I will be posting daily hot headlines, and our Weekly Scoop. But in addition to my entries, I am excited to announce we will be having weekly VIP guest contributors. Starting off with Dan Mintz CIO of DOT, who will be our first and last guest contributor in 2008. We will then kick off the 2009 New Year with a special article from Casey Coleman CIO of GSA.

I hope to hear your feedback and ideas on how we can make this a tool that helps you get the information you need to succeed.

I wish you all much success in 2009!

Best Regards,

Goldy Kamali

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