New Army agency turns to industry for data management, cloud migration
The U.S Army wants a common platform to standardize data across its components. (artisteer/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Army’s new Enterprise Cloud Management Agency released two requests for information in the last few weeks that signal a focus on cloud-based services for data management and modernization.
Through the solicitations, the Army’s cloud agency, established in March, is looking to standardize the treatment of data across the service’s components, as well as migrate applications and systems to commercial cloud in an effort to prepare the Army for data-driven wars of the future. The service recognizes that cloud will play a key role in the storage, access and transport of data, as well as the development of artificial intelligence tools on future battlefields.