1.Transforming IT IntoInnovating Together
Tom Soderstrom
IT Chief Technology Officer
NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech
February2011
One must learn by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. - Sophocles

2. Agenda
Does IT matter today? Tomorrow?
What are the IT industry trends and how can you benefit?
How will IT be redefined and what can you do?
How can these examples of Innovating Together help your organization?
Yes, IT is all about you!
Those who have knowledge, dont predict. Those who predictdont have knowledge.- Lao Tzu, 6th century B.C.
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3. JPL is part of both NASA and Caltech
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JPL is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Managed by CalTech for NASA

4. NASAs lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system. Have 19 spacecraft and 9 instruments across the solar system and beyond 5. $1.7B contract per year, ~ 5,000 employees; 177 acre facility located in Pasadena, CA, with 670K sq.ft of office space and 900K sq.ft. of labs 6. Manages worldwide Deep Space Network 7. 3 Locations - Goldstone CA, Madrid Spain, Canberra Australia 8. Spacecraft Command & Control -Recording scientific data 9. 50+ years experience in spacecraft design, production, operation 10. JPL spacecraft have visited all planets in our solar system except Pluto!