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Department of Defense Implementation of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative [electronic resource] : Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.
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1 online resource (25 pages), digital, PDF file
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Discusses context and background of the Federal data center consolidation initiative, intended to reverse growth in potentially redundant information technology infrastructure throughout Federal agencies, and to mitigate impact such redundancy has on Federal energy consumption. Provides overview of data center characteristics, focusing on technology used, power consumption issues, and how data centers are classified. Summarizes how and why Federal Government increased its investment in data centers and then later determined that consolidation was a better path forward based on the state of computing and communications technology. Describes historical legislation underlying current initiative, and discusses possible issues for Congressional oversight or consideration.
This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2604 in the 2012 issue.
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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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