Data Centers and the Cloud
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Operations
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 104
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Government Data Centers
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2003-05-04
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 0309087422
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEnvironmental data centers have been successfully acquiring, disseminating, and archiving data for decades. However, the increasing volume and number of data sets, coupled with greater demands from more diverse users, are making it difficult for data centers to maintain the record of environmental change. This workshop report focuses on technological approaches that could enhance the ability of environmental data centers to deal with these challenges, and improve the ability of users to find and use information held in data centers. Among the major findings are that data centers should rely more on off-the-shelf technology-including software and commonly available hardware-and should shift from tape to disk as the primary storage medium. Such technological improvements will help solve many data management problems, although data centers and their host agencies will have to continue to invest in the scientific and human elements of data center operations.
Data Centers and the Cloud
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Operations
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKData Centers and the Cloud: The federal government's take on optimizing new information technologies opportunities to save taxpayers money
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Operations
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 108
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Operations
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKData Center Consolidation
Author: Government Accountability Government Accountability Office
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-12-31
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781503135604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the last 15 years, the federal government's increasing demand for IT has led to a dramatic rise in the number of federal data centers and a corresponding increase in operational costs. According to OMB, the federal government had 432 data centers in 1998 and more than 1,100 in 2009. Operating such a large number of centers is a significant cost to the federal government, including costs for hardware, software, real estate, and cooling. For example, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, the electricity cost to operate federal servers and data centers across the government is about $450 million annually. According to the Department of Energy, data center spaces can consume 100 to 200 times more electricity than a standard office space. According to OMB, reported server utilization rates as low as 5 percent and limited reuse of data centers within or across agencies lend further credence to the need to restructure federal data center operations to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
Data Centers and the Cloud
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Operations
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Federal Data Center Consolidation Act of 2013
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 16
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDepartment of Defense Implementation of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative
Author: Patricia Moloney Figliola
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 21
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Department of Defense (DOD) is the single largest energy consumer in the nation. As the largest owner of federal data centers, with 772, the DOD has more than twice as many centers as any other agency. By consolidating some of its data centers, DOD could have a significant positive impact on energy savings for the federal government. DOD has instituted a number of policy directives, as have all federal agencies, that influence energy use in its data centers. Within the context of the FDCCI, DOD's efforts are intended to address concerns about rising energy demands and costs of data centers, associated increases in carbon emissions, expanding real-estate footprints of data centers, and rising real-estate costs. According to DOD, the Department plans to reduce the number of its data centers by about 30% by 2013, and the number of servers by 25%. DOD intends to use savings generated from consolidation to pay the consolidation costs. DOD also plans to use cloud computing as part of its savings effort.
Department of Defense Implementation of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative
Author: Congressional Research Service
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-06-19
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781490476933
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Department of Defense (DOD) is the single largest energy consumer in the nation. As the largest owner of federal data centers, with 772, the DOD has more than twice as many centers as any other agency. By consolidating some of its data centers, DOD could have a significant positive impact on energy savings for the federal government. DOD has instituted a number of policy directives, as have all federal agencies, that influence energy use in its data centers.
