1. Marv Langston Blog - www.smart-future.org Information Technology Opportunity Dilemma 1 Information Technology Adoption Information Driven Capability 19501960197019801990200020102020 Central computer center Software in computer center only Work brought to the computer center 1.Centralized - Mainframe 2.Networked - Decentralized PC enabled and network enabled Software distributed in both server and client computers Work from the user location 3.Internet - Cloud Virtualized compute; global network enabled Software decoupled from hardware Work from anywhere DoD is using Wave 2 processes; to acquire Wave 3 capability

2. Marv Langston Blog - www.smart-future.org “The DoD Acquisition Problem” Wave 3 technology decouples network and computing infrastructure from application services: Powers Amazon and Ebay to allow “mash-up” (shared pictures, videos) We use Wave 2 acquisition & budget processes, trying to build Wave 3 capability; results: Under investment in infrastructure; don’t corporately understand the need Forces programs to contract to a pre-defined price and schedule (the standard “hump” curve) 2 Our enemies are not constrained by Wave 2 processes

3. Marv Langston Blog - www.smart-future.org Application Service Enablers 3 Applications Services Infra- structure Core Information Services Virtualized “Cloud” Computing Wired and RF Networks Human Resources Mission Finance Data Access Data is an essential enabler… …and shall be made visible, accessible, and understandable to any potential user… DODD 8320.02, April 2004

4. Marv Langston Blog - www.smart-future.org Virtual Alabama Layered Data 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1I0JTWiIY