Dana Deasy on cloud strategy
From Emerge 2019 Program Keynote: Dana Deasy, CIO, DoD · · General Dynamics Information Technology
“I always like to say though people get captivated about the cloud strategy from basic infrastructure I have and I will continue to say it is not the cloud itself that is exciting but it's the art of the possible of what it represents and what we will be able to do with it all the way from let's face it the department defense is very episodic in nature and because of that if you think about the tactical edge of that deployment of a fleet deployment of troops deployment of a forward base you know how do we move from a world where traditionally compute power has always been centralized to how do you decentralize it to how do you truly take it out the tactical edge that for us as one of the most exciting aspects of cloud and of course cloud is very well suited to handle episodic events.”
On , Dana Deasy, Chief Information Digital Officer, Senior Vice President, Information Digital Technology & Security at Boeing, spoke about cloud strategy during Emerge 2019 Program Keynote: Dana Deasy, CIO, DoD on General Dynamics Information Technology.
About Dana Deasy
Dana Deasy, as the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, has emphasized a digital modernization strategy built on four pillars: cloud, artificial intelligence, command and control communications, and next-generation cybersecurity. Speaking at several events in 2018 and 2019, he argued that AI would become "more than just a tool" and "a partner" to the warfighter, and described the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center as a vehicle for cross-service "national mission initiatives." He cited specific pilot projects, such as an algorithm to predict sand buildup in Black Hawk helicopter engines and the use of AI to map wildfire fire lines in real time, as examples of the technology’s potential. Deasy also stressed the need to reframe acquisition priorities from "cost, schedule and performance" to "security, cost, schedule and performance," calling security a "condition of doing business." He advocated for decentralizing compute power to the "tactical edge" and leveraging cloud to improve data and algorithm delivery to deployed forces. In addition, he described his approach to organizational leadership as leaving "your organization in a better place" with "enduring, sustainable" change, and noted that his early focus as DoD CIO was aligning his office with the National Defense Strategy.