The FDCCI goals are to shrink the overall energy and real estate footprint; reduce the cost of hardware, software and operations; increase government’s overall IT security posture; and shift IT investments to more efficient platforms and technologies. This vast scope includes closing roughly 1,200 d...

Cloud and virtualization technologies will move data storage away from physical infrastructure, leading to the rise of "invisible" IT in 2013, according to a recent Data Center Knowledge column by industry expert Scott Crenshaw. The year ahead will also be the one in which big data becomes a reality...

Two years ago, the Office of Management and Budget launched the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), which aims to close 40 percent of the federal government's 3,133 data centers by the end of 2015. Central to accomplishing this goal is not only closing data centers, but also making...

Business IT infrastructure has evolved considerably in recent years due to the rise of cloud computing and mobility. This evolution has had a significant impact on how to continue delivering the same value while keeping costs under control. Writing for CFO magazine, Stanford professor Timothy C...

Cloud security has become a point of contention as IT departments struggle with ensuring corporate data is protected and vendors provide assurances that their architectures are safe. Although there is still some debate over whether the cloud is truly secure, a significant number of businesses have a...