Cloud Computing revolution in aerospace and defence

Last year in July the Department of Defense released the Cloud Computing Strategy with the precise aim of realizing the value of cloud computing and providing a secure cloud environment for organizations. According to the DoD Cloud Computing Strategy, the cloud benefits are in terms of efficiency, agility and innovation. The DoD cloud computing goal is to implement cloud computing as the means to deliver the most innovative, efficient, and secure information and IT services in support of the Department’s mission, anywhere, anytime, on any authorized device. Taking into consideration that the A&D industry is a global industry influenced by national governments, it is extremely challenging and riskier to implement cloud computing.

However, here are some of the ways cloud computing can revolutionize the A&D industry:

• Mobile Devices would be used to bring the cloud out into the battlefield and to help to transmit the data or even accessing the information needed from military networks. Even more, mobile device management is now a part of the product design and managing production.
• Higher priority would be placed on virtualized apps — DoD is planning to diminish the cost of IT, to simplify IT service management and to accelerate service delivery through the virtualization, consolidation and standardization of legacy applications.
• Savings will be made by keeping infrastructure and operations as consistent and standardized as possible and by reducing the number of tools and personnel needed to perform the same basic functions.
• Cloud Security — Organizations in the A&D industry are among the most preoccupied with security. Multiple layers of security are needed to protect data and global-based product and program development projects, and cloud computing provides the right amount of security needed for this industry.

Source:https://rickscloud.com/how-is-cloud-computing-revolutionising-aerospace-and-defense/

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