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Agenda Current and future use of COTS

in the Battlespace Adaptations and Challenges Questions/Discussion

Defence IT Complexity

Hardware/Software ProductsHardware/Software Products (Clients, servers, storage, switches,

software purchases)

Traditional Glass House Data CentersTraditional Glass House Data CentersDesktops, & Business SystemsDesktops, & Business Systems

(Human Resources, Financial Mgt Systems)(Human Resources, Financial Mgt Systems)

Networks/Niche SystemsNetworks/Niche Systems(Tactical Networks, Logistics Management, (Tactical Networks, Logistics Management,

Simulation And Training, HPCC)Simulation And Training, HPCC)

Command, Control, Communications,Command, Control, Communications,Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance,Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance,

and Reconnaissance Systems (C4ISR)and Reconnaissance Systems (C4ISR)

Military Weapon Systems/PlatformsMilitary Weapon Systems/Platforms(Joint Strike Fighter, DDX Next Gen Destroyer,

Littoral Combat Ship, Apache Helicopter)

IT C

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exity

IT C

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exity

Traditional X86 market

Movement away from proprietary systems to COTS based solutions increases X86

content in previously un-addressable

complex layers

Low

High

Key COTS Enablers

+ Virtualization

Technologies

Flexible Computing

Deployed Area Support

Rugged Mobility

Platforms

Secure, Unified Messaging and

Collaboration Tools

OPERATING SYSTEMOPERATING SYSTEM

APPLICATIONSAPPLICATIONS

DATADATA

USER PREFERENCESUSER PREFERENCES END-USER’S DIGITAL IDENTITY

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