Maximizing ROI Through Data Center Consolidation

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Maximizing ROI Through Data Center Consolidation

Data center consolidation goes well beyond simply conserving space in agency computer rooms. A host of factors are driving agencies to consolidate including bus...

March 5, 2014 11:55 am

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Data center consolidation goes well beyond simply conserving space in agency computer rooms. A host of factors are driving agencies to consolidate including business continuity and disaster recovery, environmental sustainability goals, cyber security and cost savings. The government’s information technology budget for 2015 is looking to data center consolidation as a cornerstone to reduce I.T. investment while bolstering citizen services.

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Francis Rose is the host of In Depth with Francis Rose weekdays from 3-7 p.m. on Federal News Radio 1500AM. Francis has covered all three branches of the federal government as a broadcast journalist since 1998. News and talk radio trade magazine Talkers selected “In Depth with Francis Rose” to its list of the 250 most important talk shows in America in 2012. Francis appears on radio stations across America, providing information and analysis on the operations of the federal government. He is a regular contributor to NewsChannel 8/DC’s “Capital Insider” program.

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Darren Ash is acting CIO, Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer, and Senior Accountable Official for Data Quality. Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management in the Executive Director’s Office, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Fred Whiteside currently serves as Program manager for the Department of Labor Data Center Consolidation (DCCI) Program. He has served in previous capacities supporting the Federal Cloud Computing Program as Chair, NIST Cloud Computing Security Working Group where he led group contributions to the NIST Special Publication 500-293: US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap (Release 1.0). Fred also served as Co-Chair, ISMC Network and Infrastructure Security Sub-committee and, with Department of Commerce Office of the Chief information Officer as Senior Enterprise Architect.

Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally Chief Information Officer, U.S. Marine Corps

Chris Howard is a Director of Federal sales for the Nutanix team. He has been selling into the Federal Government for 15+ years with an emphasis on Virtualization and Infrastructure solutions for Data Centers. Prior to joining Nutanix he spent 6+ years managing the US Army Business at VMware and also 3 years at Dell supporting the US Army. He received his Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a Major in Accounting from West Virginia University.