Data Center Consolidation Strategies for the Federal CIO

In response to the current economic downturn, many Federal organizations are consolidating their IT operations—that is, reducing the complexity and number of assets in their infrastructures. This paper reviews the role of CIOs in consolidation and the perspectives they must maintain. Next, it explores the most common challenges facing these CIOs, their organizational goals and the benefits of achieving them. Lastly, the paper explains how complexity reduction and resource consolidation can help CIOs meet their goals and why Quest Software is a smart option for meeting the needs of CIOs in these efforts.