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Information Technology Opportunity Dilemma

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Information Technology Adoption

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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

• Central computer center• Software in computer center only• Work brought to the computer center

1. Centralized - Mainframe

2. Networked - Decentralized• PC enabled and network enabled• Software distributed in both server and client computers

• Work from the user location

3. Internet - Cloud• Virtualized compute; global network enabled

• Software decoupled from hardware

• Work from anywhere

DoD is using Wave 2 processes; to acquire Wave 3 capability

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“The DoD Acquisition Problem”• Wave 3 technology decouples network and computing

infrastructure from application services:

• Powers Amazon and Ebay to allow “mash-up” (shared pictures, videos)

• We use Wave 2 acquisition & budget processes, trying to build Wave 3 capability; results:

• Under investment in infrastructure; don’t corporately understand the need

• Forces programs to contract to a pre-defined price and schedule (the standard “hump” curve)

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Our enemies are not constrained by Wave 2 processes

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Application Service Enablers

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Applications

Services Infra-structu

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Core Information Services

Virtualized “Cloud” Computing

Wired and RF Networks

HumanResources

Mission

Finance

Data Access

Data is an essential enabler… …and shall be made visible, accessible,

and understandable to any potential user…

DODD 8320.02, April 2004

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Virtual Alabama Layered Data

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