The White House says it no longer considers data storage and data centers 'critical' technology

Data center.

• The US government has issued a revision to its National Security Science & Technology Strategy
• Among various changes is the reduced focus on high-performance data storage and data centers
• Instead, emerging technologies are given greater prominence, while data storage and data centers feature within the document’s information management priorities

The US government has updated its National Security Science & Technology Strategy (NSSTS), an annual directive that ensures the United States’ national security strategy is supported across various dimensions. This time, however, a curious revision has been made, one that appears to relegate the significance of high-performance data storage and datacenters.