DTIC ADA556335: DoD Information Technology Modernization: A Recommended Approach to Data Center Consolidation and Cloud Computing

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DoD Information Technology Modernization:
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Consolidation and Cloud Computing
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January 19, 2012
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DoD Information Technology Modernization: A Recommended
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Approach To Data Center Consolidation And Cloud Computing
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Terms of Reference
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Information Technology (IT) modernization, Data Center Consolidation (DCC), and the
efficient, effective, and secure implementation of Cloud computing to support DoD
business approaches and its war-fighting mission?
Task Group
Mr. David Langstaff (Chair)
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Mr. Patrick Gross
Mr. Atul Vashistha
Mr. Kevin Walker
Military Assistant
Lt Col Edward Lengel, USAF
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Task Group Report
 Apppprooaacch
 Context
 FFiinnddiinnggss
 Recommendations
 Conclusion
 Appendix
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Approach: Critical Considerations
 Align with DoD mission requirements
– Do no harm
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 Recognize cost saving imperative
– Identify cost reductions
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– Consider positioning for future gains
 Address security concerns
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– Understand cloud-specific risks
– Mitigate transition as well as ongoing operating risks
 IIddenttiiffy andd captture ‘‘llessons-llearnedd’’ experiiences
– Public sector: DoD and other government agencies
– Private sector: industry, service providers, domain experts, and consultants
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Approach: Interviews
 Public Sector  Private Sector
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– Chevron
– CIO, US Air Force
– Citigroup
– CIO, US Army
– CGI
– CIO, US Navy
– CCSSCC
– CCIIOO, DDeeffeennssee IInntteelllliiggeennccee AAggeennccyy
– First Data Corporation
– CIO, Defense Logistics Agency
– Forrester Research
– CIO, Dept of Homeland Security
– Gartner Group
– CIO, US Government
– IBM CCoorppooraattioon
– DDiirreeccttoorr aanndd SSttaaffff, NNSSAA
– Kimberly Clark Corporation
– Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
– Palantir
– Principal Deputy Under Secretary of
– Thompson, Cobb & Bazilio
Defense, AT&L
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Defense Information Services Agency
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Context: DoD IT Today
 FY12 DoD IT Budget $38.5B
 DoD IT Infrastructure $24.0B
Non-Infrastructure
((SSystems Acquiisiitiion))
$14.5 Billion Infrastructure
38% $24 Billion
62% End User Systems
Infrastructure Support $5.1 Billion/21%
$6.5 Billion/27%
Mainframes & Servers
$2.5 Billion/11%
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$9.9 Billion/41%
772+ data centers
6,000+ locations; 15,000+ networks
70,000+ servers; 3 million+ networked users
7 million+ IT devices
5,,000+ apppplications
Approx. 90,000 full-time employees
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Context: DoD Readiness for DCC/Cloud
 Interviews indicate wide support across DoD for DCC/Cloud
– Cost savings and efficiency benefits are widely understood
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– Early DoD initiatives already showing positive results
 Despite stated willingness to work together, passive resistance is likely
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– Required cultural and job changes will pose significant challenges
– Requests for exceptions will proliferate
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– Particular concern expressed about migration process
– Recognition that current workforce may be inadequately trained
– Desire for greater transparency, service focus on output metrics, and service-
provider accountability
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Findings
 Cost Savings
 Return on Investment (ROI)
 Security
 Mission Effectiveness
 MMiissssiioonn TTrraannssffoorrmmaattiioonn
 Implementation
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Findings: Visible and Hidden Costs & Spending
 Staff, hardware, software, enterprise purchases
 Excessive purchasing due to long procurement/deployment cycles
 High support costs to maintain independent systems, multiple
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 High labor costs due to inefficient staff utilization
 Underutilization of servers and untracked O&M purchases
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