FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics
Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics
(NYSE:GD), announced today the availability of Amazon Web Services
(AWS) through the milCloud 2.0 contract, providing Department of
Defense (DoD) mission partners access to an expanded portfolio of
secure cloud services. Defense agencies now have another mechanism
to quickly and easily move their workloads to AWS through a
streamlined contracting process.
A fit-for-purpose, high-security commercial cloud, milCloud 2.0
offers ease of use and affordability for mission-critical
applications and data. This solution now allows mission partners to
take advantage of the latest technology and innovate more quickly
with artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber sensing and
other emerging capabilities. milCloud 2.0 enables the DoD and the
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to accelerate cloud
adoption, simplify acquisition, achieve cost savings and improve
mission effectiveness through a single contract.
"We're pleased to announce milCloud 2.0 capabilities are now
expanded to also provide mission partners leading cloud services
from AWS," said Leigh Palmer, senior
vice president of GDIT's defense division. "This aligns precisely
with the DoD Hybrid Cloud Strategy and actually simplifies
acquisition and choice for the DoD and DISA mission partners."
Users across the DoD enterprise can leverage the milCloud 2.0
contract for migrations, application modernization and new
application development, and can now take advantage of cloud
services from AWS in areas such as analytics, edge computing, end
user computing and security. With streamlined onboarding via the
existing milCloud 2.0 contract, DoD mission partners can swiftly
acquire cloud services for a wide variety of workloads.
"Through this collaboration between AWS and GDIT, DoD customers
can access leading cloud services from AWS in areas such as
compute, storage, database, networking, analytics, machine
learning, migration, security, and more," said Dave Levy, vice president of U.S. Government,
Nonprofit and Healthcare at AWS. "We look forward to continuing to
support the department's modernization efforts and the mission
critical needs of our nation's warfighters."
More information about GDIT is available at www.gdit.com.
milCloud 2.0 is held by CSRA LLC, a General Dynamics Information
Technology (GDIT) managed affiliate. milCloud and the milCloud logo
are registered trademarks owned by the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA).
Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense
company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in
business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat
vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products
and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people
worldwide and generated $37.9 billion
in revenue in 2020. More information is available at
www.gd.com.
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