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The Defense Department’s IT infrastructure is on a mission of consolidation, standardization, security and access, the Defense Department’s principal deputy CIO told attendees at a recent cloud computing panel discussion, according to an article on Defense.gov.
The department is reducing the number of data centers from about 1,500 to “a number far below that,” Robert J. Carey said, and is implementing a coherent and consistent architecture across thousands of computing environments.
This process is taking place in part because of costs, but also because it makes sense when it comes to securing data within the network, Carey said.
In addition, DOD is shifting toward a cloud computing posture.
Cloud computing isn’t without its risks, Carey added, but the department is moving the paradigm of security from the infrastructure to the data layer. This includes continuous monitoring and cryptography.