Future of Department of Defense Cloud Computing Amid Cultural Confusion

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) is executing plans for a Joint Information Environment (JIE), and all Services have embraced this concept. Data center consolidation and information sharing are goals of the JIE. In 2012, the National Defense Authorization Act directed DoD to provide a single enterprise cloud-computing environment and transition to a public cloud service provider. Services have started the development of individual cloud-computing environments but a single cloud for all of DoD may not be the optimal solution. This research paper informs strategic leaders as the wisdom of endorsing cloud computing. It addresses related issues in matters of service culture changes and how strategic leaders will dictate the future of cloud computing. Also, in areas of data integrity, cost savings, security, and stability. It challenges the merits of the Secretary of Defense s guidance of immediately adopting a single commercial cloud technology. Furthermore, the author presents two recommendations to meet the goal of lower IT budgets through data center consolidation and individual Service provided cloud computing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589450

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cloud Computing
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Cyberattacks
  • Data Centers
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Economics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.