U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

The New York Times (Jul 20 2011) Cloud Computing

1. The federal government plans to shut 40 percent of its computer centers over the next four years to reduce its hefty technology budget and modernize the way it uses computers to manage data and provide services to citizens. Enlarge This Image Jonathan Fickies/Bloomberg News Vivek Kundra, chief information officer for the government, said cloud computing could save the country billions of dollars. Computer centers typically do not employ many people to tend the machines, but analysts estimate that tens of thousands of jobs will most likely be eliminated. (Read Full Article)

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