Army Analytic Capabilities: A Case Study Within Army Contracting Command and Its Implications

Abstract

The U.S. Army faces two analytical and management challenges. The first is that its data are often locked away in siloed and proprietary databases. The second is that Army team members, such as data scientists, lack access to modern, common analytical tools. One potential solution to both problems is cloud migration: moving Army data to remotely accessed data environments offering scalable computer processing, data storage, and analytic services. To pilot the feasibility of this approach and gain insight, we developed a case study within Army Contracting Command (ACC) to see if there is a simple and effective way to overcome these challenges. We found that moving data to the cloud for analysis is effective and efficient and that there is a quick path forward to cost savings for the Army.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1130544

Entities

People

  • Amber Jaycocks
  • Christian Johnson
  • Jair Aguirre
  • Joshua Kerrigan
  • Justin Grana
  • William M. Marcellino

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Big Data
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Character Recognition
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Data Sets
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Information Science
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Machine Learning
  • Machines
  • Money
  • Procurement
  • United States

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.