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Roundup: Fortress, Isilon, HP, Digital Realty
May 19th, 2010 : John RathTotal Site Solutions gets a $10 million federal deal, Isilon Systems (ISLN) storage systems deployed at StrataScale, HP reports revenues of $30.8 billion, Digital Realty Trust (DLR) hires Kris Kumar. Read More
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As Fanara Exits, an Energy Star Update
April 27th, 2010 : Rich MillerThe EPA's Andrew Fanara, who has worked closely with the data center industry, will soon be departing. Fanara provides an update on his transition and the progress of the various Energy Star projects for the data center industry. Read More
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Terremark Continues Expansion at Virginia Site
April 26th, 2010 : Rich MillerIT infrastructure provider Terremark Worldwide (TMRK) has launched construction of the third data center at its NAP of the Capital Region campus in Culpeper, Virginia, the company said today. The company will invest $45 million in the 50,000 square foot facilty. Read More
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Andrew Fanara Departs EPA
April 20th, 2010 : Rich MillerAndrew Fanara, who has been the Environmental Protection Agency's primary liaison to the data center industry, is leaving the EPA to take a private sector job. Read More
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Kundra: Fed Data Centers 7 Percent Utilized
April 9th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Many federal agencies are using just 7 percent of their server capacity, according to federal CIO Vivek Kundra, who called that low utilization level "unaccaptable." In an appearance Wednesday, Kundra continued to make the case to shift federal IT infrastructure to a cloud comuting model.
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California CIO to Head IT for Defense Dept.
March 31st, 2010 : Rich MillerCalifornia CIO Teri Takai, who was to oversee the state's major data center consolidation, has been nominated to head IT operations for the Department of Defense. Read More
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E-Filing as an Efficiency Winner
March 29th, 2010 : Rich MillerElectronic filing has been a "huge win" for the IRS, which processed 94 million returns via e-filing in 2009, compared to 45 million paper returns. Sure, it saves stamps, but e-filing also bypasses an inefficient manual system required to hand-process a paper tax return. Read More
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IRS Data Centers Gird for Tax Season
March 29th, 2010 : Rich MillerIT executives at the IRS say it has made huge strides in modernizing its data centers and hardware, which processed 139 million returns and issued $298 billion in refunds in 2009. But the GAO says the modernization effort hasn't moved quickly enough, and continues to fault the IRS for weaknesses in its security practices. Read More
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Australia’s $1 Billion Data Center Consolidation
March 23rd, 2010 : John RathThe government of Australia hopes to save up to $1 billion by centralizing all its data center services, a project that will extend through 2025. 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
