Venyu Blog

Ok, I’ll cop to it freely. The bureaucratic behemoth that is the federal government is my all time favorite pincushion. There’s all kinds of reasons for that – waste, mismanagement, patronage (or what a well-known Boston based newspaper columnist has dubbed ‘the hackerama,’) but hey I give credit where credit is due.

To help answer the timely question “if you use cloud computing for your business, why can’t the government?” The office of the Federal CIO has produced a video entitled “Cloud Computing in the Federal Government.” Among other revelations gleaned from watching this video we learn the federal government has hundreds of data centers around the country that often perform similar tasks, are generally used at a fraction of their capability, and have ‘large carbon footprints.’ I especially like the use of the pop-up daffodils to project sustainability. Who knew the feds were finally catching up to companies in the dreaded private sector that already use cloud computing? But then again that’s just like the government: a day late and at least several billion dollars short. Enjoy!