Profile of Michael Biddick

CEO, Fusion PPT

News & Commentary Posts: 79

As CEO of Fusion PPT, Michael Biddick is responsible for overall quality and innovation. Over the past 15 years, Michael has worked with hundreds of government and international commercial organizations, leveraging his unique blend of deep technology experience coupled with business and information management acumen to help clients reduce costs, increase transparency and speed efficient decision making while maintaining quality. Prior to joining Fusion PPT, Michael spent 10 years with a boutique-consulting firm and Booz Allen Hamilton, developing enterprise management solutions. He previously served on the academic staff of the University of Wisconsin Law School as the Director of Information Technology. Michael earned a Master's of Science from Johns Hopkins University and a dual Bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Michael is also a contributing editor at InformationWeek Magazine and Network Computing Magazine and has published over 50 recent articles on Cloud Computing, Federal CIO Strategy, PMOs and Application Performance Optimization. He holds multiple vendor technical certifications and is a certified ITIL v3 Expert.

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Government Cloud Use Hits Inflection Point

5/30/2014
New standards, security, and architectures mean the CloudFirst stars are finally coming into alignment.
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Zen & The Art Of Service-Oriented IT

3/28/2014
For IT, public cloud providers pose stiff competition. You must compete on quality.
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App Consolidation: IT's Cred Is On The Line

12/4/2013
IT organizations must build credibility as they cut apps, because app sprawl is often due to unmet needs.
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Federal Government IT Priorities: Vision Vs. Reality

8/9/2013
Bold plans for cybersecurity, disaster recovery planning, virtualization and data center consolidation are hindered by 2014 budget realities.
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3 Lessons From 5 Years Of Federal Data Center Consolidation Delays

6/3/2013
Maybe you don't need to close down 40% of your facilities, like the federal government. But you can learn from Uncle Sam's missteps.
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Don't Give Up On APM Just Yet

1/28/2013
Application performance management tools are declining in popularity with IT managers, even as application work gets harder. Here's advice on how to keep up with performance demands.
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Cybersecurity Tops Federal IT Priorities List

8/9/2012
Amid flat IT budgets, government tech teams are focused on establishing a solid, secure foundation, according to our annual survey.
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Feds Face 'Big Data' Storage Challenge

5/24/2012
Federal data centers are filling up with data as terabytes accumulate into petabytes. Agencies must adapt their storage architectures and policies to optimize it all.
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Put Your Test Lab In The Cloud

3/28/2012
Your options for having a software development lab in the cloud are increasing. Here’s how to get your dev lab there.
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HP Takes Developer Slant With Cloud Offering

3/28/2012
Your options for having a software development lab in the cloud are increasing. Here’s how to get your dev lab there.
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What To Look For In Automation Products

12/15/2011
Our survey respondents are mostly satisfied with the automation their tool vendors provide--but there's room for improvement.
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Data Center Automation: Why It's Time To Move

12/15/2011
Cloud environments are driving data center automation and making it more difficult to do. But if you want to free up resources for other priorities, it's a must.
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Don't Bring Old Thinking To A New Disaster Recovery Model

12/2/2011
Private and public clouds can make high-quality DR/COOP more affordable -- if you don't undermine yourself with outmoded assumptions.
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Research: Federal Government's IT Priorities

10/3/2011
Government IT pros are juggling many mandates. Our annual survey identifies their most-pressing projects--and how those align with White House goals.
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Bending The 80/20 Process Barrier

4/15/2011
Think you can offload complexity only by outsourcing? Not so. Tackle process improvements, then add IT automation to get all the goodness with less risk.
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In Government, Private Clouds May Trump Google Apps

8/6/2010
The news that Google Apps for Government achieved FISMA certification and accreditation makes it easier for Uncle Sam to sign up for Google's cloud services. But what does that milestone actually mean for federal agencies?
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Can Government Come Together Around Cloud?

5/21/2010
The Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop works to bring the government closer to adopting common standards
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National Cancer Institute Develops A Research Cloud

5/12/2010
When it comes to developing the business case for cloud computing National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a pioneer.
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Make IT 'Storefront' A Reality With Service Catalogs

6/25/2009
Adoption of ITIL v3 has helped promote the concept of Service Catalogs that provide self-service requests and can be used for IT procurement and workflow automation.
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IT Fusion Centers

6/4/2009
Many IT organizations are seeking to adopt the Fusion Center model as a means of obtaining a better overall view of their operations. They want to maximize resources and streamline operations just as their peers in the field of counterterrorism have done.
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Rolling Review Wrap-Up: Application Performance Managers

2/13/2008
As our largest Rolling Review to date draws to a close. we look back on nine tested APM suites.
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Market Analysis: Holistic Application Performance Management

10/11/2007
Compuware pulls together multiple collection methods and makes a good showing in our APM Rolling Review.
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NetIQ Aims To Balance Simplicity, Flexibility

9/20/2007
The latest entry in our APM Rolling Review, AppManager tries to keep up with the rapid-fire pace of change on today's networks without descending into complexity.
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