Data center consolidation
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The use of cloud computing is one of the major aspects of the administration’s “25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management.†OMB recently announced a cloud-first policy for agency IT programs moving forward. Last week, OMB released more details on its cloud computing plans for agencies.   Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller [...]
December 12, 2010 -
Senior administration officials this morning will propose major changes to the way agencies buy, manage and implement technology over the next 18 months. The reforms include moving at least three technologies to the cloud, changing the role of CIOs and strengthening program management across the government. OMB applying industry best practices and lessons learned from TechStat sessions.
December 09, 2010 -
DHS CIO Richard Spires tells host Jason Miller about his agency\'s data center consolidation efforts and where the government is headed next. December 2, 2010
December 02, 2010 -
Big news this week on the cloud computing front. Agencies are being required by the Office of Management and Budget to adopt a “cloud-first” policy as part of the 2012 budget process. Jeff Zients, chief performance officer and deputy director for management at OMB, made the announcement during a speech at the Northern Virginia Technology [...]
November 23, 2010 -
The Office of Management and Budget announced five structural changes to put renewed focus on improving IT management. OMB CPO Jeffrey Zients says the way government currently budgets for and acquires IT is \"broken.\"
November 19, 2010 -
Changes are coming to Defense Department IT spending. Input\'s Deniece Peterson predicts what\'s ahead.
November 04, 2010 -
OIG of DHS makes recommendations for the department\'s data center consolidation initiative.
October 27, 2010 -
The federal government found it had 1,000 more data centers than previously estimated, Government Computer News reports. In the past eight months, agencies have been identifying data centers as part of the Federal Data Center…
October 18, 2010 -
Increasing efficiency is one of the Obama administration\'s top initiatives and achieving that goal relies, at least in part, to consolidating data centers. Richard Fishera with Forrester Research explains the process.
October 18, 2010 -
ederal CIO Vivek Kundra explained why the data center consolidation is so important to the audience at FedTalks 2010.
October 13, 2010 -
Agriculture plans to update its second version of its green IT strategy this year. State is implementing power management tools and could save almost $2 million. Both agencies are making headway to change the culture of how IT is used by their respective employees.
October 06, 2010 -
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October 01, 2010 -
Market research firm Input just released their report, \"An Assessment of the 2010 Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative.\" Angie Petty, principal analyst at Input and co-author of the report, joins DorobekINSIDER, to discuss the results.
September 22, 2010 -
Agency strategies to consolidate data centers are due to OMB by Aug. 30. Kundra says his office will approve them by Dec. 31. He advises agencies that this is more than a technology initiative.
August 26, 2010 -
CIO\'s office detailed experts to assess the problems, and formulate a plan to improve how Arlington National Cemetery manages and tracks veterans\' records. Lt. Gen. Sorenson says the first thing is to ensure the data is correct. He says the end result could include an online capability to find out where loved ones are buried.
August 13, 2010