Welcome to the fourth issue of the Data Center Download. As agencies work towards their data center consolidation goals, challenges are inevitable. Through our quarterly meeting discussions, we know that application rationalization, chargeback, electric metering, and the RoI of consolidation present many questions and can make consolidation seem even more daunting. We understand your concerns, which is why we're bringing more than 150 data center consolidation professionals together on June 19 for the Data Center Brainstorm to discuss these topics and more.

Keynote speaker, Col. Chris Miller, Chief Information Officer/G-6, Army Data Center Consolidation Program Director, U.S. Army joined us for our most recent quarterly meeting on April 26 and provided a sneak peek at what we can expect on June 19. The U.S. Army is currently in the application rationalization stage, working to identify more than 12,000 applications. It is working with senior leadership and leveraging an on-the-ground approach – meeting in-person with data center managers and application owners – to determine the importance and necessity of the data. Join us on Tuesday, June 19 to hear from the U.S. Army and Col. Miller on their experience and next steps in data center consolidation. Registration is complimentary to government attendees; industry rates apply. Details available at www.meritalk.com/datacenterbrainstorm.

June 19, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Newseum, Washington, D.C.

Register today at www.meritalk.com/datacenterbrainstorm.

The Data Center Brainstorm Conference brings together government data center consolidation professionals to collaborate on meeting the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI). Government speakers from the Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, U.S. Navy, and more, will present on key topics such as chargeback, electric metering, and RoI. Join DCX and register today for this interactive event on June 19. Complimentary to government attendees; industry rates apply.

Speaker faculty includes:

• Col. Chris Miller, Chief Information Officer/G-6, Army Data Center Consolidation Program Director, U.S. Army
• Robert Harden, OPNAV N2/N6BC3, IT Efficiencies and Data Strategies, U.S. Navy
• Anil Karmel, Management and Operations Chief Technology Officer, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Bernard Mazer, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Department of the Interior
• Darren L. Smith, IT Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of the CIO, High Performance Computing and Communications
  
• Jake Wooley, Program Manager, IT Sustainability, Department of Energy

Additional speakers to be announced. Session details available here.

Network with other data center-focused professionals and government speakers on key topics in data center consolidation – audit, chargeback, security, and electric metering. 

Thank you to the Data Center Brainstorm sponsors and partners: