| | January 20156CIOReview | | January 20156CIOReviewCopyright © 2015 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewJANUARY 8 - 2015CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 January 8 - 2015, volume SE 40 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarEditorial StaffSalesAlex D'SouzaAllwyn Joe Joe PhilipJoshua ParkerMatthew JacobSonia SacharTony FernandesUrmi SenguptaT:510.565.7627 VisualizersStephen ThomasManjith FernandezGovernment Technology SpecialCIOReviewDennis Peterdennis@cioreview.com Steve Millersteve@cioreview.com Louis Fernandeslouis@cioreview.com Vanishree BhattA staggering number of agencies, including the White House and the State Department faced breaches in their networks this year. In 2015, the top concern for all these agencies will be cyber security and threat mitigation. Protection from cyber threat has been the utmost concern for years, but several interrelated trends beyond recent well-publicized attacks will make it even more important this year. Last year, several federal agencies started to harness big data along with developing big data capabilities of their teams. Looking at successful implementation, other fed agencies are demonstrating stronger intent and developing more strategies to harness big data. In 2015 agencies will not only need to ensure they have an effective data management policy but also that this data remains secure, wherever it's stored and however it's analyzed and utilized. Of course, no big data analytics or storage solution is complete unless it's integrated with next generation security and threat mitigation.Currently, maintenance spending, especially on legacy networks, makes up more than 70 percent of the federal government's IT budget. Forward thinking agencies are now looking at emerging networking foundation for innovation based on open standards, software-defined, highly dynamic and user-centric infrastructure.Three years ago, the White House mandated a "cloud first" strategy for its IT spending in order to increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the delivery of government services. Today, U.S. federal government cloud spending is on the rise as government agencies move some types of their IT systems to the cloud, particularly new systems, stored data, and mobile solutions. This is a clear reflection of how government agencies are fundamentally re-examining their investments in technology infrastructure and will continue to realize the promise of cloud technologies to transform the way it serves its citizens.With the past few years spent laying so much groundwork to modernize federal IT, many experts expect 2015 is the year where the government will begin to reap what it has sown.In light of this, we present to you a special edition on Government Technology. In this issue, some of the federal, state and local government CIOs share their wisdom and how they are leveraging technology to deal with the wide array of challenges in delivering programs to the citizens. Reading through these insights will give not only a peek into their business environments but also an understanding of the key technology trends impacting the way services are delivered, and provides guidance on how to deal with these changes and lead with confidence.As CIOs look to enhance service delivery, they are aggressively scouting for innovative technology solutions, and there seems to be no dearth of such solutions in the market. In this edition our editorial team has evaluated several mature vendors to present you the 20 most promising Government Technology Solution companies.Pradeep Shankar Editor-in-Chief editor@cioreview.comEditorial2015: The Year of Federal IT
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