Dell has expanded its digital business services on Pivotal’s cloud foundry in a move to help public and private sector customers deploy applications on Pivotal’s platform-as-a-service. Clients will work to migrate, develop and integrate applications on the Pivotal cloud foundry in collaboration with Dell, Dell said Tuesday. Raman Sapra, executive director and global head of Dell Digital […] More

Pivotal and Mirantis have teamed up to offer the Cloud Foundry service on Mirantis’ OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure. Under the partnership, Pivotal will run its Cloud Foundry-based platform-as-a-service on Mirantis OpenStack and Mirantis will distribute Pivotal Cloud Foundry to clients, Pivotal said Monday. James Watters, vice president and general manager of the cloud platform group at […] 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

GE has collaborated with Pivotal to develop an industrial data lake approach in an effort to help customers analyze large volumes of data. Bill Ruh, vice president of GE Software, said Monday that the company and Pivotal designed the industrial data approach to combine information technology with operational technology so that customers will be able […] More

EMC has unveiled a new enterprise-grade big data offering equipped with Pivotal HD that seeks to combine analytics capabilities and a highly scalable infrastructure. The new Data Lake Hadoop storage arrays include EMC Isilon X410 nodes that have been preconfigured for quick deployment as well as the SQL-compliant Pivotal HAWQ query tool for HDFS file […] More

Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense Leslie Beavers was presented with her 2024 Wash100 Award on stage at the Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual CIO Summit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson last week.

Of Beavers, Garrettson said: “She has played a pivotal role in the DOD’s customer and user experience initiatives, and she’s well-known for being a changemaker in the department. We’re thrilled to welcome Leslie into the 2024 Wash100 Class for her first year of recognition.”

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Iron Bow Technologies has promoted Kevin Greene, one of its founding members, to vice president of business development. Rene LaVigne, CEO of Iron Bow and a Wash100 awardee, said in a press statement Tuesday, “As we continue to expand our business development efforts, Kevin will play a pivotal role in helping us disrupt the industry by delivering technology with a purpose and a focus on client outcomes and mission-centered solutions.”

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Federal remote work has been a major change in the government sector, spurred by evolving global work dynamics. As federal agencies adapt to the changing times, remote work presents challenges and opportunities for employees and government contractors.    Explore the latest trends in federal remote work, focusing on the policies, key challenges, and contracting opportunities. […] More

David Kapusta has been selected to serve as executive vice president of integration of Xcelerate Solutions. In this role, he will guide the company’s merger with VMD Corp and promote a shared strategy and consolidated operations, resources and capabilities, Xcelerate announced from McLean, Virginia on Tuesday.

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Neeraj Gupta, former senior vice president and general manager for space destinations at Sierra Space, has joined Voyager Space to serve as chief strategy officer. He will be responsible for driving Voyager Space's strategy development and execution aimed at pursuing market expansion, technology innovation and sustainable growth, the Denver, Colorado-based aviation and aerospace company said Monday.

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Helicity Space, a developer of fusion power for in-space propulsion and power technology, has announced securing an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s venture capital wing. This second funding round is a follow up to the initial round in December participated by institutional investors.

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Multi-cloud infrastructure automation software provider HashiCorp has promoted Christine Centa to the position of chief people officer. In her new role, Centa will be responsible for all functions related to human resources, including talent acquisition and development, benefits and compensation and HR systems and analytics, HashiCorp said Tuesday.

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