Newly consolidated centers return quickly in simulated disaster

Newly consolidated centers return quickly in simulated disaster: "IN APRIL, the Virginia Information Technology Administration (VITA) conducted the first large-scale disaster recovery tests of the consolidated data centers that will house the state’s executive agencies’ IT infrastructure.

“That disaster recovery test proved to be much more successful than past tests,” said Fred Duball, director of VITA’s Service Management Organization. “We were able to do things quicker…and go further than we had in the past.”"

Low-end systems still do most of the grunt work for your agency but suppliers offer improved performance

Low-end systems still do most of the grunt work for your agency but suppliers offer improved performance: "n the military, the big ships, planes and super-fast fighters get all the press. In the realm of information technology, it’s supercomputers. The Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratories just dedicated its new Leadership Computing Facility in April, which will house the 556-teraflop Intrepid supercomputer. And a National Nuclear Security Administration supercomputer named Roadrunner made news last week when it hit 1 petaflop."