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Re: Why the US Government has so many data centers


From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:06:24 -0400 (EDT)


Guess what, an IG decides to count "data centers" using OMB's definition
of a data center.  CIO points out those "data centers" won't save money.


https://fcw.com/articles/2016/04/11/lyngaas-halvorsen-update.aspx
The IG report knocked Halvorsen for not adjusting his strategy to account for a revised definition of data centers from the Office of Management and Budget. But Halvorsen defended that decision, saying the revised definition focused on special-purpose processing nodes, which are data centers that have no direct connection to the DOD Information Network.

"Those nodes aren't where the money [is], and in most cases, there's no value in consolidating them," Halvorsen said.


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