BALTIMORE — The U.S. Department of the Air Force expects to maneuver lots of of applications to the cloud this yr, based on Venice Goodwine, the director of enterprise information technology.
The department has already migrated a minimum of 100 apps, counting on its Cloud One program, and has “almost 200″ more within the pipeline able to go, she said on the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore. Apps within the military run the gamut, from recruiting to base updates, health information to higher-security matters.
The give attention to cloud comes because the department, which incorporates each the Air and Space forces, seeks additional digital durability and portability. The forces are amongst essentially the most dispersed, with bases dotting the U.S., Europe and Asia.
“You’ll hear me say that data is the currency of the realm. And what I mean by that’s, I actually have to be sure that the information is offered. It’s accessible, it’s where it must be, that the information might be actionable,” Goodwine said May 2. “I’ll need the cloud to do this.”
Cloud One was launched years ago, providing access to apps, information and broader connectivity using products from big-name players including Amazon and Microsoft. Science Applications International Corp. now holds the contract, price lots of of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Air Force previously said the move to the cloud can get monetary savings, rid of outdated hardware, and reduce vulnerabilities.
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Cloud One’s successor, Cloud One Next, or C1N, was teased by the department in a November request for information.
The documents asked corporations how they “might approach managing and modernizing Cloud One” while considering “recent government leadership direction.” The National Defense Strategy and the Air Force chief information officer’s strategy for fiscal 2023-2028 were attached to the notice.
Jay Bonci, the Air Force department’s chief technology officer, in December told C4ISRNET industry response to the request was diverse and substantive.
“We’re a pair of various type of economic models for the way we proceed to get cost efficiency and get scale for the way we’re capable of get more applications into the cloud,” he said on the time. “Really, the main target goes to be on adoption.”
Colin Demarest is a reporter at C4ISRNET, where he covers military networks, cyber and IT. Colin previously covered the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration — namely Cold War cleanup and nuclear weapons development — for a every day newspaper in South Carolina. Colin can also be an award-winning photographer.