Australia’s $1 Billion Data Center Consolidation

Data Center Knowledge (Mar 23 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing

1. The government of Australia hopes to save up to $1 billion by centralizing all its data center services, a project that will extend through 2025. Phase one of the consolidation plan includes aggregating demand for data center space and defining the standards to be used in procuring equipment and floor space. The second phase will see government departments sharing solutions and technology and the third phase will show adoption of new opportunities in technology, processes or policy. “It’s spread across Australia, located in not just large enterprise data centres but also in cupboards, converted offices, computer and server rooms, and in commercial and insourced data centres,” said Minister for Finance and Deregulation Lindsay Tanner. (Read Full Article)

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