The Army has formally announced details for an upcoming industry day focused on tactical cloud computing.
The event, which will be co-hosted by Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications – Tactical and the Army’s network cross functional team, will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina Aug. 1 and 2. Army leaders have they expect the event will be similar to an industry day held in February.
According to a post on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the Army wants to leverage cloud capabilities within the tactical ecosystem and constrained into several categories:
- Data Logistics
- Infrastructure
- Enterprise Service Architecture
- Mission Partner Environment
These areas are affected by the current operational environment to include contested and congested environments, low bandwidth and spectrum denied, among others.
“Non-defense IT companies are highly encouraged to participate in this two-day forum,” Paul Mehney, director of public communications for PEO C3T, said in a notice. “These companies may already be providing innovative solutions to non-defense clients that the Army could integrate into a military environment. We also welcome their ideas as we formulate our approach on how to employ Cloud services in austere operational environments.”
Mark Pomerleau is a reporter for C4ISRNET, covering information warfare and cyberspace.
