2. Categories

      Data Center Design: Construction, Container, Data Center Outages, Monitoring, Power and Cooling
      Policy: Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Carbon Tax, Emissions
      Power: Biomass, Fossil Fuel, Fuel Cell, Geothermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
      Application: Cloud Computing, Grid Computing
      Technology: Microblogging, Networking, Servers, Storage, Supercomputer

  5. Quotes

    1. “ The government had this view that it had to own and control everything. ”
      In Kundra: Data Centers are the Digital Fuel Powering the Economy
    2. “ Just as the Internet has led to the creation of new business models unfathomable 20 years ago, cloud computing will disrupt and reshape entire industries in unforeseen ways. ”
      In Federal Push for ‘Cloud’ Technology Faces Skepticism
    3. “ With data centers that run as large as three and a half football fields, shutting down excess data centers will save taxpayers billions of dollars by cutting costs for infrastructure, real estate and energy. ”
      In US Government Names 114 Data Centers to Close by End of Year
    4. “ We have had some pushback from members of Congress, but tough decisions have to be made. ”
      In U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers
    5. “ It makes no sense to continue spending on this trajectory, as more and more of our data processes move to the digital world and the demand for computing power increases. ”
      In It's a Stretch
    6. “ This growth in redundant infrastructure investments is costly, inefficient and unsustainable and has a significant impact on energy consumption. ”
      In Feds Commence Huge Data Center Consolidation

  1. Vivek Kundra

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    2. Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of March 24th

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 25 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of March 24th ...y – The information revolution is changing our society and economy, according to former federal CIO Vivek Kundra. And data center managers are on the front lines of that revolution. “The work you do on a daily ba... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Vivek Kundra   Data Center Knowledge

    3. Kundra: Data Centers are the Digital Fuel Powering the Economy

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 20 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

      Kundra: Data Centers are the Digital Fuel Powering the Economy Vivek Kundra, the first CIO for the federal government, said pessimism about the federal "cloud first" policy is... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vivek Kundra   CIO Vivek Kundra

    4. Vivek Kundra Joins Salesforce.com

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 17 2012) Cloud Computing

      Vivek Kundra Joins Salesforce.com Vivek Kundra has a new platform for his “cloud first” message. Kundra, who served as the first Chief Information... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vivek Kundra   Harvard University   Marc Benioff

    5. Lessons From President Obama's First CIO

      Explore Forbes.com (Nov 16 2011)

      Lessons From President Obama's First CIO ...Comment now Posted on behalf of contributing author, management consultant and speaker Dave Gardner Vivek Kundra speaking at Dell World 2011 Lewis Carrol wrote in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, “If you don’t k... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Barack Obama   Vivek Kundra   Department of Defense

    6. US Government Outlines More Aggressive Data Center Consolidation Strategy

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 7 2011) Cloud Computing

      US Government Outlines More Aggressive Data Center Consolidation Strategy ...t increase over the 373 previously announced in July. The report said that VanRoekel, who took over Vivek Kundra's post in August, claims that 962 data centers will be closed by 2015. According to VanRoekel, the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vivek Kundra

    7. Federal Push for ‘Cloud’ Technology Faces Skepticism

      Explore The New York Times (Aug 21 2011) Cloud Computing

      Federal Push for ‘Cloud’ Technology Faces Skepticism efore cost-cutting became fashionable in Washington, Vivek Kundra, the White House’s chief information officer, was working to shrink the federal government’s enormo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Lockheed Martin

    8. White House Names a New Chief of Information Technology

      Explore The New York Times (Aug 4 2011) Cloud Computing

      White House Names a New Chief of Information Technology ... from Microsoft in 2009 as managing director of the Federal Communications Commission, will succeed Vivek Kundra, the White House plans to announce on Thursday. The federal government spends about $80 billion a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Barack Obama   Harvard   Office of Management and Budget

    9. Why shutting down 800 federal data centers won’t be easy

      Explore GigaOM (Aug 1 2011) Cloud Computing

      Why shutting down 800 federal data centers won’t be easy ...ctual data centers that will be more difficult to move. Then there’s the resignation of Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, who has been a champion of cloud computing and has been pushing consolidation since he took the of... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Juniper Networks   Office of Management and Budget

    10. Federal Agencies Given Until October to Detail Data Center Consolidation

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jul 27 2011) Cloud Computing

      Federal Agencies Given Until October to Detail Data Center Consolidation ...e latest update in the ongoing initiative to consolidate government-wide  data centers, federal CIO Vivek Kundra has implemented a new set of deadlines for federal agencies in which they must outline their consol... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Office of Management and Budget   Vivek Kundra   General Services Administration

    11. US Government Names 114 Data Centers to Close by End of Year

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jul 21 2011) Cloud Computing

      US Government Names 114 Data Centers to Close by End of Year ...llars by cutting costs for infrastructure, real estate and energy," US chief information officer Vivek Kundra said in a statement. "At the same time, it will improve the security of government data and allow ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Office of Management and Budget   Vivek Kundra   Data Center Knowledge

    12. U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

      Explore The New York Times (Jul 20 2011) Cloud Computing

      U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers ...nage 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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Brookings Institution   Department of Homeland Security   Vivek Kundra

    13. Cloud Advocate and Federal CIO Vivek Kundra Resigns

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jun 16 2011) Cloud Computing

      Cloud Advocate and Federal CIO Vivek Kundra Resigns ...ited States announced his resignation on Thursday, according to a post on the White House website. Vivek Kundra was appointed CIO in March 2009, and will leave the White House in August to serve as a joint fello... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vivek Kundra   Harvard University

    14. Feds Will Shutter 137 Data Centers in 2011

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 28 2011) Cloud Computing

      Feds Will Shutter 137 Data Centers in 2011 ...nters this year, and expects to close 98 more by the end of 2011, federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said in an update on the government's data center consolidation and cloud computing strategy. The U... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Office of Management and Budget   Vivek Kundra   Department of Agriculture

    15. US Government Eyes 100 Data Centers for Move to Cloud Computing This Year

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 18 2011) Cloud Computing

      US Government Eyes 100 Data Centers for Move to Cloud Computing This Year ... data centers among agencies Related Topics: cloud computing data centers government and regulation vivek kundra (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports issued over the weekend, the US federal governme... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vivek Kundra

    16. The 3 Phases to Starting a Private Government Cloud

      Explore Government Technology (Mar 17 2011) Cloud Computing

      The 3 Phases to Starting a Private Government Cloud ...flexibility and simplifying IT management. In the U.S., support is coming from the top. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has been an active promoter of cloud technology at the federal, state and local levels due to benef... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Vivek Kundra

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