Comments on: Who Are the Contenders for the Federal Cloud? http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matt Joyce http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-19380 Matt Joyce Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:51:22 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=23021#comment-19380 Two of the biggest contenders aren't listed. Opsware ( HP Server Automation ) ( Probably used in RACE and every other private cloud on the planet ) And far more importantly NASA's Nebula Cloud project. Two of the biggest contenders aren’t listed.

Opsware ( HP Server Automation ) ( Probably used in RACE and every other private cloud on the planet )

And far more importantly NASA’s Nebula Cloud project.

]]> By: Server sprawl or data center sprawl? « INFRARATI http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-13212 Server sprawl or data center sprawl? « INFRARATI Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:34:15 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=23021#comment-13212 [...] Hopefully it is not only an economic rationalization statement but also an environmental/energy statement that is made. Whatever this statement will bring the discussion about cloud computing to another level and also give an enormous boost to cloud computing development, be it the private enterprise/government cloud or the “public” commercial cloud. For which players will benefit of this potential U.S government’s data center consolidation see the Datacenterknowledge blog. [...] [...] Hopefully it is not only an economic rationalization statement but also an environmental/energy statement that is made. Whatever this statement will bring the discussion about cloud computing to another level and also give an enormous boost to cloud computing development, be it the private enterprise/government cloud or the “public” commercial cloud. For which players will benefit of this potential U.S government’s data center consolidation see the Datacenterknowledge blog. [...]

]]> By: Who Are the Contenders for the Federal Cloud? | Northern Virginia Business News http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-11482 Who Are the Contenders for the Federal Cloud? | Northern Virginia Business News Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:21:11 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=23021#comment-11482 [...] More Info: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/ [...] [...] More Info: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/ [...]

]]> By: Mark MacAuley http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/03/01/who-are-the-contenders-for-the-federal-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-11461 Mark MacAuley Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:42:14 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=23021#comment-11461 This is an accurate assessment Rich. I would add one more opportunity segment and that is the build to suit market. Just because the Feds can't build data centers and must consolidate them poses two issues - no capital and many 50 watt/sq ft facilities that are already tapped out. Based on discussions with agencies and large SI's, some agencies are exploring build to suit options where a 3rd party builds a facility and hands the keys over on a long term lease. The 3rd party may or may not provide services as part of the package. The other wrinkle that the cloud providers must address is data staying on US soil and the burden of proof associated with it. I have seen this time and again be an issue. I think those providers who are US based with US facilities are able to address this concern up front better than some of the global providers in the space. This is an accurate assessment Rich. I would add one more opportunity segment and that is the build to suit market. Just because the Feds can’t build data centers and must consolidate them poses two issues – no capital and many 50 watt/sq ft facilities that are already tapped out. Based on discussions with agencies and large SI’s, some agencies are exploring build to suit options where a 3rd party builds a facility and hands the keys over on a long term lease. The 3rd party may or may not provide services as part of the package.

The other wrinkle that the cloud providers must address is data staying on US soil and the burden of proof associated with it. I have seen this time and again be an issue. I think those providers who are US based with US facilities are able to address this concern up front better than some of the global providers in the space.

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