The Defense Information Systems Agency is taking the lead on the Pentagon’s virtualization efforts. The agency should be fully virtualized by the end of 2011. The agency is buying capacity-as-a-service, according to DISA Computer Services Director Alfred Rivera, Defense Industry Daily reports.

DISA is working on a follow-on contract to the current deal that includes virtualization services the follow-on is expected to be awarded in 2014.

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