Cloud Computing: Is Consolidation Right for Every Enterprise?
October 11, 2014
Grazed from ITBusinessEdge. Author: Arthor Cole.
Is the data center industry on the verge of a massive wave of consolidation, one that will make past efforts look tame by comparison? Quite probably, as virtualization, cloud computing, Flash storage and a host of other technologies rewrite the economic rules regarding the care, maintenance and utilization of data resources.
Last week, I highlighted some of the efforts the U.S. federal government has taken to trim down its gargantuan data infrastructure. The effort has already slashed the IT budget by about $1 billion, although lack of reporting mechanisms and benchmarking could put the actual savings closer to $3 billion…
As the world’s largest employer, the federal government can undoubtedly trim a lot of fat from its data infrastructure, and many agencies are sorely in need of an upgrade to their computing capabilities in general and should therefore benefit from a good dose of the cloud…
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