http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/12/gcn-awards-datagov.aspx?s=gcndaily_221009
"Data.gov was a cyber shot heard around the world. It kicked off a revolution that is now enfolding across the globe — that of the easy availability of government-generated data."
"The site was set up in less than two months, a surprisingly short time given the usual deliberation that accompanies government projects. It was announced May 21, exactly four months after President Obama took office and signed the Open Government Directive."
"Keep in mind that each team member was working on Data.gov in addition to their own jobs. Cloud computing helped speed the setup, which handled 92% of the traffic and handled the surge and daily utilization with ease. The Web site is hosted in a Terremark facility, with additional hosting handled by Akamai. Open-source technologies were also used to power the site, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the Apache Web server software, PHP and MySQL. The site coordinated the look-and-feel of the White House site, as a way to simplify the user interface."
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