: But if a majority of the "data centers" are a single server
: in a room, the cost savings of moving it to a different
: room may not save billions of dollars. But no one will
: remember.
Many are not one, rather several. For example, in a job there
were two M$ servers in a room. The guides required an AD setup
(with a backup AD), 2 NTP servers with Stratum 1 (for, you know
the logs in the syslog server; they need to be accurate), a
router, a LAN switch (can't put a LAN switch card in the router)
and a firewall. All for *two* servers. I'm not even mentioning
the administrative requirements for all the boxes.
It's all phunny money. Real economics are not even considered.
At all.
: Prediction, there will be a glowing report in a year or so
: about the huge cost savings, and then a couple years later
: will be an Inspector General report about problems counting
: things.
And he will get his money, so the counting will get done.
Bigger budget, more responsibility, more scope of authority,
higher pay. Not the IE just gov't managers in general.
: If that's what taxpayers want, that's what they'll get.
Taxpayers get no say in the process. We can chant 'more
efficiency' all we want. It's just water on a duck's back.
Nothing will change. Like an ant trying to turn a tank.
scott