The U.S. Postal Service is onboard with Obama’s cloud computing initiative, recently signing an enterprise agreement with Caspio. USPS manages 34,000 retail locations and delivers to every address in the nation – but unlike other government agencies, it doesn’t rely on tax dollars to pay for operating expenses.
Now it’s Caspio’s turn to deliver. Our platform will undoubtedly help USPS reduce costs, while improving information processing time.
The Obama administration recently presented its plans to utilize cloud computing to reduce federal IT costs, accelerate innovation, and democratize data. The shift to hosted information management will allow the U.S. government to free up some of the $76 billion it currently spends on IT, $19 billion of which is taxpayer dollars. The technology innovation and cloud computing effort will be led by America’s newly appointed Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra.
By shifting to the cloud, the government also hopes to become a greener organization. Currently, they own hundreds of datacenters and server farms across the nation. In addition to being a large investment and requiring 24/7 IT oversight, the datacenters leave a significant carbon footprint, as they need tremendous amounts of energy to power and cool the servers they house. The datacenters often perform similar tasks and are used at a fraction of their capability. Migrating to the cloud will help reduce duplicated efforts and utilize computing power more efficiently.
We are excited to see a positive shift towards cloud computing at the federal level. Caspio already serves many municipal, county, state, and federal government agencies, and our platform lends itself well to the strict security and service-level requirements in this sector. The infrastructure employs multiple layers of platform security and reliability, including top-of-the-line firewalls, data encryption, and hosting at a leading SAS-70 certified datacenter.
Caspio invites government agencies to request a demo today.
While the Internet has given us unprecedented access to instant global information, it has also created significant competition for the print media industry. Newspapers have especially suffered in the current economic downturn. Fighting for survival, many papers have migrated to web-only editions.
Transitioning to online publishing comes with its own set of challenges. Having access to quick and easy-to-use tools such as Caspio Bridge has allowed media companies to thrive while staying focused on what they do best – bringing us exclusive news and information at the community level. Since 2001, Caspio has partnered with hundreds of media companies and currently powers applications for over 80% of the nation’s top 100 newspaper websites.
Last month, Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, signed an enterprise-level agreement with Caspio. We have been working individually with over 50 of Gannett’s newspaper and TV sites since 2006. Now, as an enterprise customer, the entire company and all of its media properties can take advantage of additional platform features, cost savings, and high-touch services. Gannett owns a total of 934 publications including news giant USA Today. According to Nielson, their total U.S. web audience is over 27.1 million unique visitors. Additionally, Gannett has 23 television stations which reach more than 20 million households.
Over the years, Caspio Bridge has empowered the media to create new and innovative ways to engage online readers. Even the smallest newspapers and TV stations have utilized the platform to publish interactive web applications for highly-personalized news at a community level. Our professional services team has also built from scratch turnkey applications specifically for the media, such as recipe guides, voter guides, crime maps, and more.
Caspio is thrilled to launch our official company blog. We plan to share with you our thoughts, fresh ideas, best practices and other useful and interesting information that will help you get more out of cloud computing and Caspio Bridge.
In our entries we will cover; industry topics and trends, tips and tricks on forms and application creation, company news and major updates, feature showcases, and customer successes and examples.
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The U.S. Postal Service is onboard with Obama’s cloud computing initiative, recently signing an enterprise agreement with Caspio. USPS manages 34,000 retail locations and delivers to every address in the nation – but unlike other government agencies, it doesn’t rely on tax dollars to pay for operating expenses.
Now it’s Caspio’s turn to deliver. Our platform will undoubtedly help USPS reduce costs, while improving information processing time.
Last month, Gannett, the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, 
Over the years, Caspio Bridge has empowered the media to create new and innovative ways to engage online readers. Even the smallest newspapers and TV stations have utilized the platform to publish interactive web applications for highly-personalized news at a community level. Our professional services team has also built from scratch turnkey applications specifically for the media, such as recipe guides, voter guides, crime maps, and more.
