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."

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MCSELMS: Small office bytes off huge savings

MCSELMS: Small office bytes off huge savings: "They might be just a handful of people, yet each year their Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) office saves the entire Corps tens of millions of dollars. Under Product Group 10 Information Systems and Infrastructure, their enterprise-wide reach has sped computer support to the front lines to keep the latest software at warfighters’ fingertips."

SoftLayer Opens New Virginia Data Center - Data Center Knowledge

SoftLayer Opens New Virginia Data Center - Data Center Knowledge: "SoftLayer has opened a new data center location in northern Virginia, expanding its capacity to meet growing demand. The company said the new facility provides space for an additional 10,000 servers on its growing network, which also includes data centers in Dallas and Seattle. SoftLayer announced in March that it would expand its on-demand hosting infrastructure to the East Coast through a five-year, $40 million contract with Internap Network Services (INAP)."

Virginia is for Data Centers (Still) - Data Center Knowledge

Virginia is for Data Centers (Still) - Data Center Knowledge: "arts of northern Virginia are running short of power for data center projects, but state officials say there are still plenty of quality development sites. Companies considering Virginia for data center projects may want to look beyond the most crowded data center clusters, according to Michael MacNeilly, the Project Manager for Business Development at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership."

Lesson on How Not to Build a Navy Ship - New York Times

Lesson on How Not to Build a Navy Ship - New York Times: "With the crack of a Champagne bottle against its bow, the newly minted Navy warship, bedecked with bunting, slid sideways into the Menominee River in Wisconsin with a titanic splash."