Tactical Cloud Computing
DECEMBER 19,2008
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The New IT Era
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Today’s Modern IT Environment
Enabling Technologies
•Service Oriented Architecture
•IT Infrastructure Virtualization
•Broadband Connectivity
New Capabilities
•Software as a Service (Salesforce.com)
•Storage as a Services (Amazon.com)
•Platform as a Services (Google)
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Tactical Cloud Computing
The use of cloud computing technology and techniques for
the support of localized and short-lived information access
and processing requirements. Use cases could include:
• “Cloudbursting” to support cyclic data processing requirements
• Establishing a cloud-based collaboration environment in order to
coordinate firefighting resources during a wildfire
• Virtually binding shipboard IT infrastructures in order to create
a battlegroup infrastructure-as-a-service platform
• Virtually binding land vehicle based servers and storage
resources into a battlefield data center
• Dynamic provisioning of virtual cloud-based servers in order to
automate exploitation and dissemination of unmanned air
vehicle (UAV) streaming video feeds
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Tactical Cloud Computing Ontology
Access Management
Cloud Application (SaaS)
Workflow Orchestration – Policy Engine
Security API
Services / Services Discovery
Service Management
Cloud Software Environment
(PaaS)
Cloud Software Infrastructure
Network Security
Network Connectivity
Network Security
Computational Storage Communications
Resources (IaaS) (DaaS) (CaaS)
Software Kernal
Firmware / Hardware (HaaS)

What is SOA-R
 SOA-R refers to a solution framework for domain specific solutions
 SOA-R is an IT architectural approach that leverages and modifies
cloud computing technologies and techniques for use within a national
security context
 In a SOA-R framework, the provisioning, configuring, reconfiguring
and de-provisioning of infrastructure resources and application
services are driven by national security domain specific rules, metrics
and mission guidelines
 Bit level Community of Interest (COI) controls are used to dynamically
manage and extend the use of SOA-R applications to authorized users
over secure and unsecure networks.
 The SOA-R framework is specifically designed to address tactical cloud
computing requirements
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Value Proposition
• Secure SOA at the application service level
• Enhance information sharing and collaboration
• Reduce capital expenditure
• Leverage recent advancements in SaaS, PaaS
and IaaS
• Increase ability to support surge operational
requirements

Panelist
 David Ayoub Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
GEOINT Research, Development & Technology
Division , Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC)
 Melvin Greer Senior Research Engineer, SOA / Cloud
Computing Chief Architect, and Director SOA
Competency Center, Lockheed Martin, Advanced
Technologies Office.
 Kartik Mecheri Unisys Federal Division
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