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To modernize defense, units must continue to enlist DoD hybrid cloud solutions such as VMware on milCloud® 2.0. Agencies in the Department of Defense continue to pursue IT modernization and digital transformation, in part by using hybrid cloud platforms. Hybrid cloud provides DoD agencies requisite security, access, flexibility and cost containment. Hybrid cloud computing provides for sensitive data and applications to reside on private clouds; more operational workloads can run on the public cloud.

The Pentagon is working closely with industry and interagency partners on the development of it's DoD 5G strategy that will provide lightning fast ubiquitous connectivity. JADC2 (Joint All-Domain Command and Control), enabled by 5G connectivity, will allow the military to exchange and synchronize information across systems, services and platforms seamlessly across all domains including air, sea, land, space and cyber. The development of a joint warfighting concept and doctrine that will drive the Defense Department’s transition to all-domain operations.

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DISA may have delivered new DOD collaboration tools for teams at a record pace, but the Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) environment certainly caused some confusion and difficulty along the way. The pre-COVID soldier with a bulky mobile unit to communicate, in-person conference room meetings, and face-to-face mission critical discussions over hundreds of phone lines changed overnight. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic exposed an area that has never been put to the test in our military and civilian workforce. Thousands of active duty and civilian base personnel were forced to work remote. Multiple collaboration tools needed to be implemented at record speed to maintain base and mission readiness. The country was under attack and action needed to take place yesterday.

The challenge of bringing not only data analytics, but data science bootcamp solutions, to the military has not gone unnoticed and some DoD agencies are already planning to tackle this exact problem. Strategic deployment of resources and rapid response to actionable intelligence are critical when your mission is national defense. That means having command of your data.