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Building a Business Case for Consolidation

Data center consolidation can transform government through:

  • Operational and energy efficiencies
  • Reduction of staff
  • Increased performance that facilitates collaboration

Cisco Federal offers the tools on this site to help CIOs and IT managers plan and gain executive support for data center consolidation.

"What we see is that the data center vision is changing rapidly. It's changing around a concept of any device to any content: processors, storage, applications, with proper authorization anytime, anywhere. And it's moving from [the idea of] a person to a machine, to many to many. It's what we call the second phase of the Internet."
- John Chambers, chairman and CEO, Cisco
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Data Center Expert Doug Gourlay on IT Consolidation

Data Center Expert Doug Gourlay on IT Consolidation

Senior director of the Cisco Data Center Technology Group discusses the world's IT ecosystem and doing the "right thing" with consolidation. (12:58 min)

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Wanted: A Long-Term Data Center Strategy

Enterprises should treat data center planning as a continuous process, regularly reviewing policy and applying it to business events as they occur.
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How Will Data Centers Weather the Economic Downturn?

A diverse group of data center professionals weigh in with responses as diverse as their areas of expertise.
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The Benefits of Consolidating the Data Center

A recent inspector general report says the Energy Department can save millions of dollars per year by consolidating data centers managed by contractors.
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Oregon Consolidates for Virtualization

The State of Oregon saved time, money, and energy through a multiyear network consolidation of 11 agency data centers into one. (Video - 5:31 min)
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Data Center Consolidation: Business Case Metrics

Get 2008 statistics that substantiate the cost savings you can expect from data center consolidation.
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Data Centers that Transform Government

Data centers must respond to change as the nation readies for a new administration with new programs and priorities. (Webcast - 60:00 min)
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