Data Center Consolidation
In February 2010, the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) was created to reverse the historic growth of Federal data centers. The FDDCI seeks to curb this unsustainable increase by reducing the cost of data center hardware, software, and operations; shifting IT investments to more efficient computing platforms; promoting the use of Green IT by reducing the overall energy and real estate footprint of government data centers; and increasing the IT security posture of the government.
To drive this effort, the CIO Council launched the Federal Data Center Consolidation Task Force that serves as a forum for best practices and lessons learned. It has led ongoing inventory validation and verification mechanisms to ensure the accuracy of this data and monitor the execution of agency consolidation plans. The Task Force is addressing topics such as, but not limited to, cost modeling, the government-wide marketplace detailed in the IT Reform Plan, technical approaches to consolidation, acquisition modalities, and the coordination of the FDCCI with Federal real property and sustainability efforts.
By shutting down and consolidating under-performing data centers and optimizing the data centers in our Federal inventory, we stand to save taxpayers billions of dollars and curb spending on underutilized infrastructure. This means a shift from a model that risks procuring duplicative and wasteful infrastructure that utilizes only a fraction of the computing power purchased to a newer model, where that risk is reduced as the government purchases IT infrastructure as a service, deployed in a scalable and rapid fashion.
From the CIOC Blog
Doing More with Less By Consolidating Nearly 1,000 Data Centers (October 7, 2011)
Shutting Down Duplicative Data Centers (July 20, 2011)
IT Reform: Task Force Will Drive Data Center Closures (July 20, 2011)
Data Center Consolidation Task Force Resources
Data Center Closings FY2010 Through 2013
Agency Data Center Consolidation Public Plans
DCCTF Signed Charter
Best Practices
Treasury and Fiscal IT DCCI Lessons Learned (September 25, 2012)
General Services Administration Shared Cloud Platform Model
FDCCI — DOT Best Practices Small Large Scale Consolidation v1
EPA Energy Stat for Data Center Products-UPS
FDCCI USDA Task Force Best Pratices Deck May302012_Final
Memos
Memo for CIOs: Implementation Guidance for the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (March 19, 2012)
Memo for CIOs: The Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (July 20, 2011)
Memo for CIOs: Update on the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (October 1, 2010)
Memo for CIOs: Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (February 26, 2010)
2012 Documents
Data Center Inventory Template
FDCCI Inventory Template Guide
FDCCI Inventory Data Fields
Consolidation Plan Companion Guide
Agency 2012 Data Center Consolidation Plan & Progress Companion Guidance
2012 Data Center Consolidation Plan Data – Template
FAQ May 2012 Update V1
2011 Documents
2011 Inventory Template
2011 FDCCI Final Consolidation Plan and Progress Guidance
2010 Documents
Memo for CIOs: Update on the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (October 1, 2010)
Workshops
- Workshop I (June 4, 2010)
- Workshop II (June 11, 2010)
- Workshop: DHS DCM Lessons Learned (June 11, 2010)
- Workshop III (August 10, 2010)
FDDCI Kick-off (February 26, 2010)
- Memo for CIOs: Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (February 26, 2010)
- Agency Consolidation Plan Template (February 26, 2010)
- Data Center Consolidation Plan (February 26, 2010)
- Data Center Consolidation Task Force Charter (May 25, 2012)
- Data Center Consolidation Task Force Members (May, 2012)
Initial Asset Inventory (April 30, 2010)
Initial Consolidation Plan (June 30, 2010)
- Initial Consolidation Plan Memo (May 26, 2010)
- Initial Consolidation Plan Example (June 24, 2010)
- Initial Consolidation Plan Template (June 11, 2010)
Final Asset Inventory Baseline (July 30, 2010)
- Final Inventory Baseline Guidance (June 24, 2010)
- Final Inventory Baseline Template (June 10, 2010)
- Final Inventory Baseline Template in Rows (June 11, 2010)
Final Consolidation Plan (August 30, 2010)
- Final Consolidation Plan Template (August 8, 2010)
- Final Consolidation Plan Guidance (August 8, 2010)
- Final Inventory Baseline – Agency Summary (August 10, 2010)
State Case Studies and Papers
- South Dakota Data Consolidation (August 20, 2010)
- Utah Data Center Consolidation (August 20, 2010)
- Michigan 2007 NASCIO Best Practice Award Summary (August 20, 2010)
- CTO Summit: Michigan CIO Presentation on Four Phase Data Center Consolidation Approach (June 28, 2010)
- Great Lakes IT Center Public/Private Hosting Fact Sheet (May, 2010)
- Michigan Cloud Strategic Plan (Appendix K 2010-2014) (August 20, 2010)
