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Homeland Security’s Private Cloud
September 16th, 2010 : Rich MillerThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is implementing a private cloud infrastructure as part of a broader effort to update the IT infrastructure for DHS, which also includes a consolidation designed to reduce its facilities from 24 data centers down to just two. Read More
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Site Selection Snafus Slow Social Security
September 10th, 2010 : Rich MillerA new data center for the Social Security Administration, one of the biggest projects funded through the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan, has been slowed by a dispute over site selection. Read More
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Federal Consolidation Hits Key Transition Point
August 31st, 2010 : Rich MillerThe Obama administration's massive effort to consolidate the federal government's 1,100 data centers hits a key transition point today, which is the deadline for all agencies to submit final plans for how they will reduce their IT infrastructure. Read More
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Decision Approaches on $1 Billion NSA Facility
August 24th, 2010 : John RathAfter whittling down a large list of interested vendors, a final award of the contract to build the $1 billion NSA data center facility in Utah is approaching. Read More
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Roundup: Juniper, Active Power, Global Switch
August 6th, 2010 : John RathThe Defense Department certifies Juniper (JNPR) networking gear, Active Power (ACPW) reports strong flywheel UPS sales in Europe, Global Switch makes executive appointments. Read More
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HP and U.S. Navy Sign $3 Billion Contract
July 10th, 2010 : John RathHewlett Packard announced that their Enterprise Services division has signed a services deal with the U.S. Department of the Navy that could be worth more than $3 billion. Read More
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Survey: Major Challenges for Fed Consolidation
June 22nd, 2010 : Rich MillerA majority of IT executives at federal agencies say they believe the Obama administration will succeed in consolidating the government's data centers. But they don't believe the project can meet its ambitious timetable, and say government culture is the primary obstacle to success. Read More
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Terremark Lands Verizon Business Colo Deal
June 14th, 2010 : Rich MillerVerizon Business will occupy 25,000 square feet of colocation space in two data centers operated by Terremark Worldwide, the two companies said today. Read More
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Obama: Let’s Sell Some Data Centers!
June 11th, 2010 : Rich MillerOn Thursday President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the heads of federal agencies to accelerate efforts to sell or consolidate underused real estate, singling out data enters for special attention. Read More
RESOURCE LINKS:
Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
