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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. Hmmm by c0mpliant · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do I get the image of an Indiana Jones style character pulling back overgrown bushes and thorns to reveal the long Lost Temple of Data Storage...

    Possibly being chased by some legacy system throwing strange errors at him while he trying to escape a rolling ball of ethernet cables

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  2. I lost a datacenter by Dancindan84 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...literally _lost_. The servers respond to ping, work completely. I just can't figure out where in the country it is.

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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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