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Defense Systems
OPED: new conformal batteries expedite moves to a digital soldier
New conformal batteries better enable soldier-mounted tech such as computers, navigation system and night vision.
Defense Systems
OPED: can WIN-T evolve?
An network executive suggests adding network management tools to WIN-T
Defense Systems
OPED - Consolidating data centers the open standards way
A data center infrastructure built on open standards can ease consolidation and network management burdens.
Defense Systems
Army awards IBM private cloud computing deal
The project calls for IBM to consolidate a large number of data centers into a single infrastructure as well as beginning to migrate what eventually will be hundreds of applications.
Defense Systems
Navy looks to modernize procurement system
The Navy wants to replace the Standard Procurement System it uses now for writing and managing contracts. The new system will need to support 10,000 users world-wide. It also will have to interface with financial management and other reporting systems.
Defense Systems
OPED: Legacy vs modern command & control
by Jason Poteat - Solution Architect at Red Hat. Aside from being larger and more difficult to manage, legacy applications often lack the scalability that is required in today’s cloud-based environments. The existing applications were independently designed, require their own custom configured runtime, and must be managed and configured individually
Defense Systems
Budget proposal takes aim at defense IT, force reductions
For the third year in a row, the Defense Department's budget will decrease in 2013, though it's certainly not the only agency feeling the squeeze.
