The .Gov Waiting Game

Forbes.com (Nov 11 2009) Cloud Computing

1. Out of what are surely thousands of federal Web applications, colocation company Terremark hosts just 10. Colocation companies, or "colos," provide the space and electricity to set up data center infrastructure. Unlike proprietary data centers from Google ( GOOG - news - people ) and Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ), colos are typically situated on the outskirts of major cities. Terremark has a facility near Washington, D.C., and the company generates 24% of revenues from its federal customers. Yet despite hosting Data.gov, a recent initiative from Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, Terremark Chief Technology Officer Jason Lochhead is anxious about the federal government's market potential. (Read Full Article)

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