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Data Center Optimization: Additional Agency Actions Needed to Meet OMB Goals

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 11, 2019
Release Date April 11, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-241
Summary:

Federal agencies operate thousands of data centers and since 2010 have been required to close unneeded facilities and improve the performance of the remaining centers. Across the government, agencies have closed 6,250 centers to date and saved $2.7 billion.

However, only 2 agencies in our review planned to meet September 2018 government-wide optimization goals that include, for example, a target for how much time data servers sit unused.

We recommended that agencies improve data centers' operational efficiency and identify further savings.

 

Racks of black servers in a windowless white room at a Social Security Administration data center.

Racks of black servers in a windowless white room at a Social Security Administration data center.

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