Storm cripples Amazon cloud, but do sites have to go down, too?
You can arrange to have other data centers back up your services when one goes down, but it'll cost you.
Administration 'prematurely declaring victory' on IT reforms, GAO says
Despite improvements in the efficiency of federal IT spending, the Obama administration's reform program has a long way to go, an official told a Senate subcommittee.
Tougher road ahead for fed data-center consolidation
Many government departments and agencies have rid themselves of the most obvious efficiency offenders: small data centers, facilities previously marked for closure and IT resources deemed surplus to mission requirements.
Madison County bridges security in a virtual world
In moving to a virtual data center, Madison County, Ind., found that security in a virtual world can be at least as good as in a physical environment.
Feds, states reaping benefits of going green, report says
Feds, states and businesses are reporting a 1 percent or more reduction in energy costs by implementing energy efficient solutions in data centers, according to CDW-G's 2012 Energy Efficiency IT Report.
Lesson from the Army cloud: If you do a contract quickly, 'you're in trouble'
A word of caution on moving to the cloud: Don’t think you can rush through the contract process quickly, retired Lt. Col. Michael Devines told a FOSE audience.
Secrets of an IT consolidator
Getting the most out of consolidating a distributed, siloed IT environment requires management, fair deals and not being a bully.
How Michigan's consolidation plan kept wolverines from the door
Over the past decade, Michigan's Department of Information Technology has cut costs by consolidating resources and standardizing its approach to better meet the needs of the state's agencies.
HAMR smashes storage barrier, 60T hard drives on horizon
Seagate says its magnetic recording technology is ready to produce 6T hard drives now and 60T within a decade, at prices comparable to today's drives.
Ohio transit authority turns to all-in-one data protection
SORTA hopes to reduce the cost and complexity of managing backup and disaster recovery operations with all-in-one backup appliances.
TSA piggybacks on Coast Guard emergency alert systems
When the Transportation Security Administration needed to upgrade its emergency alert system, it opted to use the system already in place for its sister agency the Coast Guard.
A self-healing network and other new technology for government
Federal officials and industry representatives got together at AFCEA's Emerging Technology Symposium to go over the latest tools.
Feds to advance data center marketplace for unused capacity
The Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force is working to develop the marketplace, part of the administration's efforts to save money through consolidation.
Can virtualization save government $30B by 2015?
Federal, state and local IT leaders expect virtualization to double in the next four years, but legacy apps and funding remain hurdles, a MeritTalk survey finds.
Cleversafe targets big data with 10 exabyte storage
Cleversafe debuts "dispersed storage" system capable of holding 10 exabytes of data, a scale required by new methods for analyzing big data streams.
DOD must trim, restructure network infrastructure
DOD's Deputy CIO Robert Carey says military networks, including 900 data centers, need to be cut and allowed to share data to achieve true efficiency levels and interoperability.
Amazon's new NoSQL-based database is a real Dynamo
Amazon Web Services has launched a new database service that enables customers to store and modify unstructured content while proving rapid access to data.
CSC unveils a cloud for federal agencies
CSC has unveiled a cloud computing platform designed primarily for federal agencies, which provides infrastructure-as-a-service offerings.
CMS wants to pool IT resources into virtual data center
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to establish dispersed, world-class data centers owned and operated by a broad set of industry partners under a single contract vehicle.
Hot enough for you: Data center cooling system heats buildings
The water in the mineral oil-fueled cooling tank, heated by computers to about 122 degrees, is being routed to the HVAC systems of surrounding buildings in Sweden.
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