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Feds Discover 1,000 More Government Data Centers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-keep-them-in-my-pocket dept.

1sockchuck writes "The US government has 2,094 data centers, nearly 1,000 more than previous estimates, according to an updated inventory by federal agencies. The finding underscores the scope of the challenge facing the Obama administration as it seeks to streamline the government's IT infrastructure in a massive data center consolidation."

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  1. Re:I lost a datacenter by Dancindan84 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not sure if you're serious, but my comment was just a reference to http://bash.org/?5273

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    "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
  2. 1000 more datacenters? by Lookin4Trouble · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes, OMB changed what they consider a "datacenter" - previous Datacall regarded anywhere that had 5 servers, a switch, and a router as a datacenter. Now they've lowered the bar to (3 Servers) -or- (1 server + 1 switch) -or- (1 switch + 1 router) -or- (1 server + 1 router). Frankly, I'm surprised the number only roughly doubled, I would've thought there were a LOT more sites with a server, switch, router setup...

  3. Re:Silly President, streamlining's for wings by orgelspieler · · Score: 3, Informative

    Line item veto? The president doesn't have that authority. Clinton had it for a little while, but Rudy Giuliani took it all the way to the Supreme Court to have it declared unconstitutional.