U.S. CIO Kundra Says Government Is Shutting 137 Data Centers
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The U.S. government has closed 39 computer data centers and plans to shut down 98 more by the end of the year, the federal government’s top technology officer said today.
The Obama administration plans to consolidate 137 facilities in all, or 325,000 square feet (30,193 square meters) of space that is filled with servers, networks, routers and switches, U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said at a White House event. The meeting was held to promote administration efforts to better manage the government’s $80 billion information technology budget.