Making good command decisions today is more and more being underpinned by the use of data and the insights that the data can deliver. In our rapidly changing world, we start to find that the pure volume of data becomes overwhelming. This volume of data can lead to indecision instead of better decision making. In this session, we will cover how through the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligent data routing we can enhance and support the decision-making process in times of crisis.

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Insights through the use of
Smart Data
James Milne & Nathan Pearce

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Challenges
• Increasing volume of data
• Historic Data
• IoT/Sensor Data
• Gaining Insights from massive data
• Making critical decisions in a timely manner
• Connectivity
• denied, degraded, intermittent, or limited (DDIL) connections

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Using Cognitive Services in the Deployed Space
information
exchange
S2IX NODE T1
Deployed Network
HQ
Azure Stack
S2IX NODE T0
Fixed Environment
MAINLAND
Azure CDC
S2IX NODE T2
Deployed Network
SHIP
Azure Stack
Source Data
Enterprise Systems Extracts
Technical and Maintenance
Machine Learning Models
System Configuration
Schemas
Mission Planning and
Execution Inputs
Force designs and force
disposition inputs
Doctrine and Lessons
Learned
Community Knowledge
Assets
Training Assets
Simulation models
S2IX NODE T3
Deployed Network
Aircraft
Azure Stack Edge
Data Standardisation and Distribution
Common Sensor Platform
Targeted Automation

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DATA CAPTURE AND PROCESSING

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Types of data
Images
Full motion video
Geospatial Data
Sensor Data
IoT Devices
Personnel Data
Telemetry Data
Scanned Documents
…..And many other types of data

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Replication
SharePoint
Azure
T0: Central Node
Hosted in Azure Gov Cloud / CDC
xx.x.x.x/16
AD/ADFS SitaWare
Azure Box
Gateway
Box Edge
Machine
Learning
Replicated content SitaWare
Stack
Azure Box
Gateway
T1: Node 01
Deployed in field
xx.x.x.x/16
Box Edge
Mediaflux
Mediaflux
SitaWare
Stack
Azure Box
Gateway
T1: Node 01
Deployed in field
xx.x.x.x/16
Box Edge
Mediaflux
iOraReplicator

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Replicating Metadata
SharePoint
Stack
T1 Deployed Field Node
Hosted in Azure Gov Cloud
xx.x.x.x/16
SitaWare
Azure Box
Gateway
Box Edge
Machine
Learning
Replicated content
Mediaflux
Box Edge
Mediaflux
T2: Thin Edge
Deployed on Tactical Vehicle
xx.x.x.x/16
Full Motion Video content

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COALITION
Deployed Network
HQ
Azure Stack Hub
NODE T1
Deployed Network
HQ
Azure Stack Hub
NODE T0
Fixed Network
Mainland
Azure Stack Hub
NODE T2
Deployed Network
FOB
Azure Stack Hub
Use Case: JSF Sensor Data
Low Side
High Side
Stargate

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Use Case:
Pandemic
Tracking
Geospatial Data and Tracking
Data to support decision making
and action planning

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MANAGING DATA THROUGH AI

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Managing Massive Data with AI
• Azure is Storage is cheap
• Sorting the “piles of files” for us
• Structure?
• Organise?
• Taxonomies?
• Organisation / Nations / Unit
• Missions vs TaskForce vs Location
• Functional
AI

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JFK Files
• 34,000 Files released as a batch
(11 Feet tall)
• 4 Batches were released in total
• >136,000 Documents
• Hand written
• Scanned documents
• Photos
• Multiple languages

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Case Study:
Lessons Learned
Over 20 years of Lessons Learned
Scanned Documents & Photos
Goal:
Identify reoccurring themes
before their next mission

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Azure Cognitive Search

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PROJECT CORTEX
SHAREPOINT SYNTEX

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What is Knowledge Network?
Technical
• Reference Material, Manuals, Reports
• White Papers, Documentation
• Communities of Practice/Interest
Organisation
• Org Structure, Business Activities
• Policies, Procedures, Doctrine
• Processes, Participants
Individual
• Status, Position, Role, Memberships
• SME, Know how, Participant
Missions / Exercise / Ad-hoc
• Definition, Business Activities
• History, Results, Achievements
• Objectives, Outcomes, Lessons & Insights
Organisational
Knowledge

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Knowledge Management in Microsoft 365
• Create and share knowledge with your audience
• Microsoft Stream & integrations with Yammer, Teams
• SharePoint sites & SharePoint spaces
• Build communities, share experience, get answers, crowdsource ideas
• Yammer & integrations in SharePoint, Teams & Outlook
• Find content, experts, insights & answers
• Microsoft Search and intelligent discovery & recommendation experiences
• Deliver knowledge in the apps you use every day
• Project Cortex – SharePoint SYNTEX
• And more…
• Learning
• Workplace Analytics
• Power Platform
• Advanced Compliance

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Project Cortex – SharePoint SYNTEX
Your knowledge network in Microsoft 365
Automatically connect
and organize knowledge
Connect, manage and protect
your content
Empower people with just-in-
time knowledge

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Project Cortex Architecture
Where end users discover knowledge
Connected repositories
Azure, LinkedIn, Legacy
systems, and more…
Capture engines
Auto-classification
Microsoft 365
Including security
and compliance
How end users
process new
content
Microsoft Search
Where end users discover connections
Microsoft Graph AI
Where Project Cortex makes connections
Topic pages Knowledge center Content centerTopic cards
Where Project Cortex gets data
AI Builder
Auto-classification
Machine teaching
Office 365
Project Cortex

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Better together: People + AI
New AI services and capabilities to make it easier to build content understanding and
classification apps directly into the content management flow
Automated
object detection
Forms processing
File classification and
entity extraction
Manual
for photos, scanned files,
receipts, business cards
for forms, claims,
applications, invoices
Customize for your
org’s forms
Taught by your
subject matter experts
for contracts, proposals,
manuals, resumes
Smart, right out of the box

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Measure and improve use
of metadata
Analytics to assess effectiveness of
taxonomy and enterprise content
types
Recommending insights and
actions, to maximize managed
metadata ROI.
Monitor

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Evaluate business
process efficiency
Measure time and cost
savings generated by
automatic processing of
content.
Content Center

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Questions ?
• James.milne@myriadtech.com.au
• Nathan.pearce@myriadtech.com.au