Federal Data Center Consolidation Just Became More Difficult

Relocate (Oct 14 2010) Cloud Computing

1. When the U.S. Federal Government began its latest effort at data consolidation under the oversight of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) CIO Vivek Kundra, the task already had a number of obstacles to overcome, as the Data Center Journal reported in March. As if the failed OMB attempt to consolidate the Federal data center number in 1995 wasn’t enough, a recent memo from Kundra and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CIO Richard Spires has revealed that the number of data centers that must be consolidated is not around 1,100 as previously thought, but it is much closer to 2,100! (Read Full Article)

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