Season 5 Episode 12 - Energizing Sustainable Change with GSA's Data Center Optimization Initiative
GovCIO Media & Research Podcasts
English - September 21, 2022 20:09 - 17 minutes - 24.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTechnology Government leadership technology artificial augmented cyber cybersecurity emerging government intelligence news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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From 2012 to 2021, data center closures and optimization brought government an estimated 6.6 billion in cost savings and avoidances. Data center and energy management also play a key role in sustainability targets and the Biden administration’s goal to hit net-zero emissions by 2050. General Services Administration (GSA) Director for the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) Thomas Santucci discusses the significant strides made by this program, which sunset from the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard this past January after all agencies made an "A" grade.