The Joint Regional Security Stacks that comprise a major step toward the envisioned Joint Information Environment need to handle big data analytics in cutting-edge ways, according to Defense Department leaders.
“Software really is the key piece that starts driving the success of JRSS,” said DoD CIO Terry Halvorsen, who said the software is crucial to the ability to run data analytics and evaluate and predict cyber threats.
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That software, known as the Joint Management System or JMS, would improve network visibility and operations while allowing the services to monitor and act on the networks without affecting each other, said Jack Wilmer, Defense Information Systems Agency infrastructure development executive.
Improving big data capabilities, for JRSS and in other applications, is a priority for DoD. Top officials recently visited companies in Silicon Valley to learn what new technologies might be available and useful.
