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1. Discuss the most pressing issues on
Data Center Consolidation
Efforts in the Federal
DATA CENTER
Government
Key Stakeholder
Briefs on Data Center
CONSOLIDATION
TM Consolidation Include:
Zach Baldwin
Federal Data Center
Consolidation Initiative,
Reducing the Overall Data Center Footprint Office of Citizen Services
and Innovative
Workshop Day Oct 3, 2011 Renaissance Arlington Capital Technologies, U.S.
Main Summit Days Oct 4-5, 2011 View Hotel • Arlington, VA General Services
Administration
Donald Adcock, SES
Executive Director at
Information Technology
Agency (ITA), United
States Army
Ron Ross
Computer Security
INSIGHTS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES ON: Division, Information
Technology Laboratory,
• Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative Implementation NIST
• Reducing Energy Usage Cynthia Cassil
• Initiatives for Increasing IT Security Director of Systems
Integration Office of the
• The Persistent Need for Cyber Security CIO, US Department of
• Agency Consolidation Efforts to Reduce the Overall Data State
Enter Footprint
Daud Santosa
• Promoting the Use of Green IT by Reducing Energy and Chief Technology Officer,
Real Estate National Business Center,
Department of Interior
INFORMATIVE WORKSHOP SESSIONS INCLUDE: Robert G. Williams
• Federal Cloud Computing: From Business Cases to Pilots to Director, Data Center
Implementations Consolidation Division,
IT Services Office,
• Hosting Virtual Networked Infrastructures in the Cloud Office of the CIO, U.S.
• GraphLab: A New Parallel Framework for Machine Department of
Learning in the Cloud Homeland Security
• Coordinating Cloud Standards
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2. DATA CENTER
WHO YOU WILL MEET:
IDGA’s Data Center Consolidation
Summit is a forum on the
CONSOLIDATION
revolutionary challenges the IT
community currently faces in data
consolidation and optimization.
You will have the opportunity to
participate with an audience of
Reducing the Overall Data Center Footprint military, government, academic and
private sector leaders with job
Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
OCTOBER 3-5, 2011 Arlington, VA
functions such as:
• CIO
• IT Director / Manager
• Cyber Security
In 2010 the Federal Government began what could be the largest data • Chief Technology Officer
center consolidation project in history. The Federal Data Center • Enterprise Architecture
Consolidation Initiative has mandated a $3 billion in savings by the end of
• Technology Services
fiscal 2012, reducing the overall cost of data center operations and energy
• Engineers
consumption by Federal Agencies. Over the course of the last ten years,
the number of data centers has more than tripled. Currently, there are • Business Transformation
over 2,000 data centers in use across the federal government with little • Enterprise Transformation
reuse or sharing of resources within or across Agencies.
Additionally, data centers consume a growing portion of the Nation’s
energy/electricity supply due to a growing demand for the services they
provide. The next five years will showcase a focused energy around data
ABOUT IDGA:
center consolidation. Between the newly instituted Cloud-First Policy and
the move towards Data Center Consolidation, it is estimated that the
Federal Government will save upwards of $18 Billion by 2015.
The Institute for Defense &
IDGA’s Data Center Consolidation Summit will focus on current and
Government Advancement
future efforts in the consolidation and optimization of data center (IDGA) is a non-partisan information
resources. This Summit is designed as a forum in which decision makers based organization dedicated to the
and end users can come together to discuss and learn from the collective promotion of innovative ideas in
knowledge within the government and IT sector. public service and defense. We bring
together speaker panels comprised
of military and government
professionals while attracting
delegates with decision-making
power from military, government and
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3. CLOUD COMPUTING WORKSHOP DAY
Monday, October 3, 2011
Cloud Computing is proving to be a vital part of the Federal Government’s Data Center Consolidation efforts and with the “Cloud First”
policy it has never been more important to be informed about Cloud Computing. Sign up for this one-day intensive workshop focused on
how to maximize the cloud for your data center consolidation needs.
8:00 Registration & Coffee
8:30 - 10:15 Latest Cloud Case Studies
Federal Cloud Computing: From Business Cases to Pilots to Implementations
Federal Cloud Computing has evolved in the past year from business What will be covered:
cases, to pilots, to implementations. This interactive discussion will help • Business Cases: Cloud Computing cases identified by NIST
you build your professional network, understand the complex landscape, • What has been learned over the last three years
see the Cloud Computing cases identified by NIST and see some pilots • Q&A: Empower you to engage in Federal Cloud Computing
and implementations related to Cloud Computing. Your participation How you will benefit:
should empower you to engage in Federal Cloud Computing! • Build your professional network
• Understand the complex landscape
• Learn from examples from the session leader
Brand Niemann, Semantic Community
10:15 - 12:00 Virtualization and Computer System Security
Hosting Virtual Networked Infrastructures in the Cloud
This session will discuss the development of virtualization technologies for What will be covered:
computer system security and for Cloud Computing in two parts. The first • Grid computing
part of this session will cover computer system security, where delegates • Networking and virtualization technologies
will learn about the developing virtualization-based systems for capturing, • Middleware and virtual machines
investigating and defending against stealthy computer malware (e.g., How you will benefit:
worms, rootkits, and bots). The second part of this session will address the • Maximize system security
development of a virtualization-based middleware that creates virtual • Explore virtualization technologies
networked environments on top of a shared physical infrastructure. • Learn to defend against stealthy computer malware
Dongyan Xu, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
12:00 - 1:15 Lunch
1:15 - 3:00 Advancements in Cloud Systems
GraphLab: A New Parallel Framework for Machine Learning in the Cloud
Driven by cheap commodity storage, fast data networks and the desire to What will be covered:
record and share our experiences in real-time, the scale of many important • Review of the MapReduce abstraction
machine learning problems has exceeded the capacity of traditional • GraphLab framework
sequential learning systems. With the promise of efficient scalable • Scaling results in both the multi-core and cloud settings
computation, parallelism has emerged as a dominant paradigm in devices How you will benefit:
ranging from energy efficient mobile processors to massively scalable Cloud • Learn how to maximize your cloud with machine learning
Computing services. • Explore advanced techniques
• Hear how coercing iterative machine learning algorithms into
MapReduce can lead to inefficient parallel learning systems
Joseph Gonzalez, Machine Learning Department, Carnegie Mellon
University
3:00 – 4:15 Cloud Diffusion
Cloud Diffusion
Cloud computing has started to transform economic activities in developing What will be covered:
economies also known as the global South. Many businesses are taking •Cloud based mobile applications
advantage of the pay-as-you-go model of the technology, and its scalability •Review of could diffusion in developing economies
and flexibility features, and government agencies in the South have been •Cloud-related megaprojects’
investing in cloud-related megaprojects. Cloud-based mobile applications are How you will benefit:
becoming increasingly popular and the pervasiveness of cellphones means that •Explore how the cloud's impact on the developing world
the cloud may transform the way these devices are used. However, findings •Examine how various determinants affect cloud-related performances
and conclusions drawn from surveys, studies and experiences of companies and impacts
on the potential and impact of cloud computing in the developing world are •Explore Cloud Computing strategies
inconsistent. This presentation reviews cloud diffusion in developing economies
and examines some firms in the cloud's supply side in these economies to Nir Kshetri, Assistant Professor, University of North
present a framework for evaluating the attractiveness of this technology in the Carolina Greensboro
context of evolving needs, capabilities and competitive positions.
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4. MAIN SUMMIT DAY ONE
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
7:30 REGISTRATION 12:30 LUNCH
8:30 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks 1:30 Promoting the Use of Green IT by Reducing
Energy and Real Estate
• Technologies that will reduce energy usage
8:45 Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative How to maximize your real estate
GSA PERSPECTIVE
•
• Phases 1 & 2 of the long term plan • Reducing the overall footprint of your data centers
• Agency by agency inventory of data center assets
Emerge Alliance Panelists
• Long term goals
Zach Baldwin, Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative,
Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, U.S. 2:15 Developing Greater Interoperability,
General Services Administration Portability and Security Capabilities
• Technical challenges of hosting legacy applications
• Capabilities for the Cloud
9:30 1.4 PUE – The New Mandate for Federal Data • Future initiatives
DOE PERSPECTIVE
Center Energy Efficiency John Messina, U.S. Technical Advisor, NIST
• Strategies needed to face challenges and goals associated
with The White House Council on Environmental Quality’s
(CEQ) target to achieve PUE rating of 1.4 by 2015
3:00 NETWORKING BREAK
• Improving energy efficiency by 40-50 percent
Jake Wooley, IT Sustainability Programs, CIO, U.S.
Department of Energy 3:45 IT Data Center Consolidation Strategies at the
OF STATE UPDATE
U.S. Department of State
DEPARTMENT
• Department of State challenge
10:15 NETWORKING BREAK • Keys to success
• Long range plan
Cynthia Cassil, Director of Systems Integration Office of the
11:00 The Data Center of the Future CIO, US Department of State
• Where have there been successes?
• Where is there room for improvement?
• Looking forward
4:30 The Future of Cloud Computing
Norm Laudermilch, Senior Vice President Worldwide • Assured Cloud Computing University Center of Excellence
Infrastructure, Terremark • University/Air Force partnership
•
Workforce development and STEM educational program
INFORMATION OFFICER
Dr. Roy Campbell, Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Professor of
11:45 DISA's Current Efforts in Data Center
Computer Science, Siebel Center, University of Illinois
Consolidation
DISA CHIEF
• Advantages for DoD moving to the Cloud
• Rapid Access Computing Environment
5:15 END OF DAY ONE
• Potential savings for DoD
Henry Sienkiewicz, Chief Information Officer, Defense
Information Systems Agency
Very good overall. Good mix of Government, Industry and DoD.
- Net-Centric and Enterprise Architecture Analyst, HQ Air Force Space Command
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5. MAIN SUMMIT DAY TWO
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
7:30 REGISTRATION 1:30 Cloud Computing Strategies and Lessons
Learned
• The future of Cloud Computing
8:45 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks • Successful implementation
• Potential pitfalls
Daud Santosa, Chief Technology Officer, National Business
ARMY PERSPECTIVE
8:30 Technology Transformation in the Army IT Center, Department of Interior
Agency
• Army Data Center Consolidation update
• Potential savings
2:15 Evolution of Formal and Informal Institutions
• Priorities going forward
around Cloud Security
Donald Adcock, SES, Executive Director at Information • Overview of cyber crimes today
Technology Agency (ITA), United States Army • Economics of Cloud security
• Emerging technologies
Nir Kshetri, Assistant Professor, University of North
9:30 DHS Data Center Consolidation Efforts Carolina Greensboro
• Incorporating “lessons learned”
• Successful public and private sector consolidation efforts
• Progress at DHS
3:00 NETWORKING BREAK
Robert G. Williams, Director, Data Center Consolidation
Division, IT Services Office, Office of the CIO, U.S. Department
of Homeland Security 3:45 Building a Measurement Infrastructure for
the Data Center and Demonstrating its
Positive Effect on the Transformation of an
10:15 NETWORKING BREAK Aging Facility
• Baseline your existing facility so you can quantify your future
savings
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
11:00 The Politics of Data Center Consolidation • Having knowledge of your existing facility load and setting
• Budgetary drivers for consolidation future goals positively informs your decision making process
• Efforts towards greater sustainability in federal government • Form a strong partnership between IT and facilities for
•
Public perception optimal success in transforming your data center
The Honorable Tom Davis Ian Katz, Data Center Facilities Manager, Columbia
University Information Technology
11:45 The Persistent Need for Cyber Security
• Assessing the risks associated with consolidation 4:30 GIG Content Delivery Service (GCDS)
• Where are we vulnerable? • Optimizing DoD web content
• Defending against cyber attacks • Minimizing response times
• Increasing connection speeds for the user
Ron Ross, Computer Security Division, Information
Technology Laboratory, NIST Myron Abernathy, GCDS Customer Management CDS3,
DISA
12:30 LUNCH
5:15 END OF SUMMIT
Made some good points and opened my eyes on some
information I need to research.
- Chief Engineer, US Transcom JA-6
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7. Discuss the most pressing issues on
Data Center Consolidation
Efforts in the Federal
Government
DATA CENTER
CONSOLIDATION
TM
Reducing the Overall Data Center Footprint
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Arlington, VA
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