The document discusses cloud computing and its relevance for Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence community (IC) missions. It notes that cloud computing provides significant benefits like reduced costs, increased flexibility and scalability, and improved quality. While standards, security and control are key concerns, the document outlines how DISA and the IC are leveraging cloud computing to reduce attack surfaces, improve information sharing and security, and enable new analytical capabilities using all available data. Overall, the evolution of internet technologies and business models are driving rapid adoption of cloud computing in the DoD and IC due to its ability to optimize costs and enhance mission capabilities.

1. Cloud Computing:
DoD and IC Mission Relevance
Kevin L. Jackson
Director Cloud Services
NJVC, LLC
Kevin.jackson@njvc.com

2. The New IT Era
IDC September 2008
rev date 7/17/2011

3. Data Processing Explosion

4. Evolving Computing Paradigm

5. Key to Cloud Computing Value: Parallel Processing:

6. Cloud Computing
 Not a new technology but a new approach in the provisioning and consumption of
information technology
 A services oriented architecture (SOA) implemented typically on a virtualized infrastructure
(compute, storage, networks) using commodity components coupled with highly automated
controls enable the five essential characteristics of cloud computing.
Key Benefits Key Concerns
 Significant cost reductions  Standards
 Reduced time to capability  Portability
 Increased flexibility  Control/Availability
 Elastic scalability  Security
 Increase service quality  IT Policy
 Increased security  Management /
 Ease of technology refresh Monitoring
 Ease of collaboration  Ecosystem
 Increased efficiency

7. IC Cloud Computing
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8. DISA Enterprise Cloud Services
 Reduce Attack Surface
 Configure securely, automatically
 Enhance perimeter defenses – defense in depth
 Drive out anonymity Defense Information Systems Agency
 Improved And Safe Sharing A Combat Support Agency
 Cross domain flows as an enterprise service
 Evolve directory, identity, and access control to support net-centricity
 Improved Network C2
 Improved cyber readiness
 Improved situational awareness
 Cyber attack detection, diagnosis, reaction at network speed
 Increased Operational Effectiveness
 Increased Warfighter access to required information and services, especially across organizational and security boundaries
 Increase network flexibility, allowing for rapid response to operational conditions (e.g. Haiti)
 Increased Information Security
 Strong cryptographic authentication (PKI)
 Standardize access policies to enable more consistent access decisions
 Increase agility and interoperability with the implementation of commercial standards
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9. QUAD Common
Operating Environment
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10. Death of the Relational Database
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storage led to the use of
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11. Traditional Analytics
Traditionally, lexical searches, filtering or
Boolean search attributes are used to
••••••••••• reduce data to a “working set”.
Analytical tools are then applied to this
“working set”.
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All Data Sources / Types
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12. Cloud Enables Searching All the Data, All the Time
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13. Cloud Multi-int Analysis Concepts /
Summaries
Concepts /
Concepts /Summaries
Summaries Associated
Concepts / Events
Associated
Summaries
Associated Events
Events Social Relationships
Associated
Events Social Relationships
Holistic Social Relationships
Understanding Resolved Entity
Social Relationships
Resolved Entity
Resolved Entity
Search HUMINT
Resolved Entity GEOINT Domain
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Domain
Search SIGINT
Domain
Search Text
Domain
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14. Cloud Computing: Value and Capabilities
 Time
 Reduce time to deliver/execute mission
 Increased responsiveness/flexibility/availability
 Cost
 Optimizing cost to deliver/execute mission
 Optimizing cost of ownership (lifecycle cost)
 Increased efficiencies in capital/operational expenditures
 Quality
 Environmental improvements
 Experiential improvements

15. Summary
Cloud computing is a technological evolution
“Drive for scale” (Internet) and “Drive for cheap”
(Commodity components, Extensive automation) and the
economics of Moore’s Law (Cheap storage) led to a
business model revolution
Fiscal realities and business model economics are driving
rapid adoption of cloud computing in the DoD and IC
Cloud computing can also enable significant enhancements
in many DoD and IC mission areas
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16. Thank You !
Kevin L. Jackson
Director, Cloud Services
NJVC, LLC
(703) 335-0830
Kevin.jackson@NJVC.com
http://www.NJVC.com
http://kevinljackson.blogspot.com
http://govcloud.ulitzer.com