Carahsoft Technology has added the security products and services of RSA, the security division of EMC, to its General Services Administration schedule. Carahsoft serves as the distributor of RSA’s software, hardware and services to the public sector market through the DHS-GSA Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program under the agreement, Carahsoft said Thursday. RSA’s anti-fraud, identity, governance, risk and […] More

Worldwide revenue from information technology-as-a-service platforms is forecast to grow 31 percent annually from 2014 to 2019, according to a new Research and Markets report. The market analyst said Thursday a growing demand for ITaaS offerings across the government sector and for low-cost enterprise infrastructure will help spur market growth. Vendors use the ITaaS technology delivery […] More

Research and Markets predicts that the global mobile data protection market will continue to experience fast-paced growth to reach a market value of $3.54 billion in five years at a compound annual growth rate of 22.4 percent from 2014 to 2019. The firm said Friday that the risk of data loss and theft due to the growing adoption of bring-your-own-device practices at businesses as […] More

A new ReportsnReports study has forecast a smart grid analytics market that is set for a 25 percent year-over-year growth from 2014 to 2019. The report presents future market trends, analysis, sizing, growth potential, drivers, challenges, opportunities, future ecosystem and emerging technologies, ReportsnReports said Sunday. The organization noted the small and medium businesses’ focus on gaining insights into […] More

Ellen Glover, an executive vice president at ICF International, has been reappointed chairwoman of the board of directors of the Professional Services Council. John Goodman, chief operating officer of Accenture Federal Services, and Kathleen Flanagan, president and CEO of Abt Associates, were respectively re-elected as vice chair and secretary, PSC said Thursday. Twelve executives from […] More

Research and Markets has projected a 4.62 compound annual growth rate for the global mega data center market from 2014 to 2018. Cloud computing technology will be among the primary growth drivers in the large enterprise data hubs industry, the research firm said Thursday. Analysts also see a trend toward interconnection between big data centers […] More

Research and Markets forecasts that the banking, financial services and institutions (BFSI) security market currently valued at $21.53 billion will reach a market value of $37.35 billion by 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent. The firm said Monday that the BFSI security market is segmented into two widely adopted submarkets, the physical security systems […] More

Lockheed Martin has partnered with BGN Technologies, EMC and Jerusalem Venture Partners under Israel’s CyberSpark Industry Initiative, which aims to bolster public-private partnerships in the country as well as international industry collaboration. Lockheed said Monday the nonprofit initiative works to coordinate defense forces, government agencies and academia in Israel for joint cyber industry activities through its cyber center at the Advanced Technologies Park in Beer-Sheva. […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that points to a 37.8-percent compound annual growth rate for the global market on mobile cloud technologies, which combine the capabilities of cloud computing and mobile devices. From a value of $9.43 billion this year, the global mobile cloud market will reach a value of $46.90 billion in […] More

Pamela Drew, executive vice president and president information systems at Exelis, has discussed the company’s initiative to advocate science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects among students in an interview with STEM Blog published Friday. Drew told STEM Blog that the company highlights contributions of STEM careers to different fields as it “is an important message to convey when encouraging our youth to pursue […] More

Keith Salisbury serves as area director for U.S. federal sales at Silicon Valley-based cloud computing and big data analytics software maker Pivotal. Salisbury is a 13-year veteran of EMC, where he more recently led that company’s business with defense and intelligence agencies and oversaw a team of more than 1,300 people around the world, with […] More

QTS Realty Trust is set to become the latest cloud service provider to reach FedRAMP Ready status with its QTS Federal Cloud infrastructure as a service solution. The company said Tuesday QTS Federal Cloud’s third-party assessment results and other documentation are now under readiness review from the FedRAMP Program Management Office. The FedRAMP Ready category […] More