Pilot prog. safeguards departmental data
By Tim Spellman | June 1, 2004If a new Computing Services pilot program succeeds, data from computers in every College department may soon be stored in a single backup system -- a move that would efficiently allocate resources left for years without widespread organization. David Bucciero, director of systems services at Dartmouth, called a newly-launched backup centralization initiative program "utility computing" because it consolidates the data backup and storage needs of multiple offices and departments throughout campus, much like power and water utilities consolidate the power and water needs of a community. "Right now, it's a pilot with 500 computers in 17 campus offices, but if it's successful, we would like to do a bigger offering," Bucciero said.