By Cloud Computing SpunjePublished: May 10, 2010Posted in: Business Intelligence, Case Studies & Tutorials, Clouds, Opinions & Explanations, Security, VirtualizationTags:
Technology offers the greatest source for innovation in the public sector and one of the best examples falls within the area of cloud computing.
As I noted in a recent paper, the U.S. federal government spends nearly $76 billion each year on information technology, and $20 billion of that is devoted to hardware, software, and file servers.
Traditionally, computing services have been delivered through desktops or laptops operated by proprietary software.
http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/cloud-computing-and-the-public-sector-30413.html
The Wing had 60 distinct file servers, but found that it utilized only 10 percent of central processing unit capacity. Commanders modernized their system and saved $180,000 per year in annual computing costs
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