APAN / N-NC Discussions Mariel Z Cooley APAN Knowledge Manager x336

What is APAN? 2 Web-based, non.mil collaboration platform provided by DISA Developed to foster information and knowledge sharing between the United States Department of Defense and non-DoD entities Available to any user with an internet connection

3 APAN General History Virtual Information Center (VIC) stood up at Camp Smith (J08) to provide situational awareness through timely retrieval, integration, analysis of open- source information APAN plays major role in Operation Unified Assistance Indian Ocean Tsunami HADR Ops APAN replaces SCHOLAR as the Transnational Info Sharing & Collaboration (TISC) JCTD software program Name of APAN changed to “ All Partners Access Network” APAN plays a major role in Operation Tomodachi Japan Tsunami HADR operations USPACOM J08 DISA MNIS IE8 USPACOM J APAN Production transitions from PACOM to DISA DECC Alabama APAN plays major role in Operation Damayan Philippines HADR Operations Upgraded GIS, Chat, Map, Translate developed into the APAN platform DISA HQ reorganized placing APAN in two DISA Divisions IE8 “sustainment” & SD3 Enterprise-Wide Service Division 1997 PACOM / Center of Excellence (COE) exercise validates the utility of open source information to Commanders PACOM establishes ASIA Pacific Area Network (APAN) to collaborate and share unclassified information with its Pacific partners who could not access military networks (VIC is part of APAN) PACOM J08 & J37 merged to form the J7 Training & Exercises Directorate APAN plays major role in Operation Unified Response Haiti Earthquake HADR operations PACOM J7 merged into PACOM J3 Operations Directorate APAN development, test & COOP environments remain at PACOM / PWC PACOM PWC designated DOD UISS Application Service Provider (ASP) APAN plays major role in Operation Restore Griffon RIMPAC 14 HADR Exercise Chat, Mapping, Translate first developed into the APAN platform Web Conferencing capability implemented

Policies, Requirements & CONOPs 4 APAN designation as a Shared Enterprise Service (Oct 11) UISS Functional requirements document Unclassified Share Situational Awareness CONOP

APAN v8.0 Tools Unstructured tools:  Blogs, Forums, Wikis  Private and group chat  mobile chat app  Commenting  Web conferencing rooms with audio and video recording features  Mentions, likes, and hashtags Structured tools:  SharePoint 2010  File sharing  Metadata and tagging  Custom lists – Event registration  GIS Mapping tools  Calendars  RSS feeds User Specific Tools:  Personal profiles  Private messaging  Private notifications  Filtered search  Mobile friendly Responsive Design  Translation services (web page, chat, and documents) Other Services & Tools:  Metrics per community and COCOM   Community Owners access only  REST / API Services

Telligent vs. SharePoint (1 of 2) 6 PROS User friendly – simple Easy to find information Social media-like interface and activity feed Easy to manage group access Easy to customize Mobile friendly with Responsive Design CONS Basic media gallery for documents Basic permissions for user access

7 PROS Already used by many Robust document library controls Custom lists and forms Extensive control and customization options Customizable / granular user access permissions Telligent vs. SharePoint (2 of 2) CONS Not intuitive for new users Complicated sites Potential user access permissions issues Harder to learn management controls Less mobile friendly than Telligent

Original use: Host online meetings with team members located around the globe Record sessions Use webcams for video Screen sharing options Connect – connect.apan.orgconnect.apan.org Additional Use: Shared Situational Awareness with non-DOD and mission partners. SAGE shared via ACO

N-NC APAN Metrics – Communities in APAN 9 Total COIs = 202 FOUO Sites – not determined in metrics

APAN Service Desk Tickets 10 Total ticket # since 1/1/2015 = 559

N-NC APAN Way Forward 11 Open Discussion