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Delivering the Single Information Environment MilCIS Conference 2013

Mr Daniel McCabe

Assistant Secretary Information Architecture

• Modernising our Infrastructure Backbone

– The Single Information Environment (SIE) – Upgrading the Next

Generation Desktop (NGD) on the Defence Secret Network (DSN)

– Mobile ICT

• Integrating our Systems

– Aligning Capability and Service Oriented Architecture

• Realising the SIE

– Developing a LAND Reference Architecture

Agenda

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Single Information Environment Program

Contents

1-2 Background

3 Our journey

4 Program objectives

5 Scope

6 Our Vision | Phase 1

7 Benefits

8 What’s the Shift?

9 High level timeline

10 What’s changing?

11 What’s the impact on applications?

12 Group and Service involvement

13 Program executive

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Background

• The 2009 White Paper identified the need to optimise Defence ICT

by bringing together the various domains into a single and properly

governed information environment.

• CIOG responded by establishing several key ICT consolidation

initiatives.

• The SIE Program was created in mid-2013 to coordinate, direct and

oversee the work of:

– Next Generation Desktop Project

– Exchange Technical Refresh Project

– Objective Consolidation Project

– Data Centre Remediation Project, and

Background continued…

• SIE Program is a multi-faceted, multi-year initiative that will implement new,

more secure Defence Secret and Restricted Networks.

• Over the next three years the Program will unify the DSN and DRN into a single

information environment that will:

− enhance security

− reduce costs, and

− remove duplication.

• The consolidation effort will also:

− provide a capability that is more resilient

− more restorable, and

− capable of meeting current and future ICT demand.

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Our Journey

2009

Single Information Environment strategy developed

2012

Primary data centre migrated to Sydney

Next Generation Desktop (NGD) Pilot – 500+ DRN users and 50 applications

2013- 2015

Migrate DSN and DRN users to NGD

2011

Data Centre Migration Project launched

Data Centre Consolidation Roadmap released

2010

Data Centre consolidation planning underway

2013

Setup data centre infrastructure for the NGD across less than ten data centres

Implemented NGD on DRN at the Military Pay Administration Centre; migrated pilot-users to NGD

Program Objectives

• Upgrade the desktop operating system to Windows 7, Microsoft Office

Productivity suite to 2010 and Internet Explorer to version 9.

• Consolidate and aggregate Defence’s ICT infrastructure, computing and Objective

services into less than ten data centres.

• Implement NGD devices that will use standardised infrastructure and application

services.

• Improve network security through: implementing cyber security strategies,

application white-listing, end-point security and administration access.

• Implement a new Active Directory structure, upgrade Defence’s aging Microsoft

Exchange to 2010 and implement a new archiving system.

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Scope

• Due to the scale and complexity of the change, the SIE Program has

been split into phases.

• Phase 1 will focus on rolling out the Next Generation Desktop on a

new DSN to 20,000 users in 81 sites across Australia - goal is 50% of

DSN users on NGD by 30 Jun 14

• The Program will roll-out NGD to DPN users and the remainder of

DSN users in subsequent phases, after 30 Jun 14.

Our Vision for Phase 1 A secure and stable Secret environment capable of leveraging emerging technology, that

enables Defence operational and business needs

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Benefits

Financial Non-Financial

Reduction in on-site support costs

Improved network security

Reduction in power consumption

Access to contemporary software: MS

Windows 7, MS Office 2010 and MS

Exchange 2010

Rationalisation of equipment and

infrastructure

Reduction in greenhouse gas

emissions

Lower lifecycle costs of equipment

What is the Shift?

• CIOG will identify the roll-out of the NGD as ‘The Shift’.

• The Shift is a recognisable and easily remembered brand, which describes what

Defence is doing – shifting from the current ICT environment to a new, improved

version.

You will see ‘The Shift’ image on all SIE Program communication documents.

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Phase 1 Implementation Timeline

What’s Changing?

• Major end-user impact: upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010, Windows 7 and

Internet Explorer 9

• Automated email (and attachment) archiving system – Enterprise Vault

• User data will be stored and worked on from the data centre – instead of the

user’s PC

• Operating system and applications will be delivered using thin or thick-thin

and thick-client delivery

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What’s the Impact on Applications?

• Applications need to be remediated or ‘packaged’ to work effectively in the NGD

environment

– specifically those including macros, Visual Basic, plug-ins and add-ons

– some will be straight forward, some will require significant attention

– some applications may require ‘interim’ measures to enable them to function

until they are ‘modernised’

• Minimal DSN application rationalisation: the intention is to bring across the

majority of DSN applications, with the exception of those identified for retirement

or that will not operate with Windows 7

• Some applications will be upgraded - no change in functionality for the majority

• Only approved applications can be used on the DSN (whitelisting); unauthorised

or malicious programs will be prevented from executing

Group and Service Involvement

Business Reference Group (BRG)

Senior representative from each

Service and Group

The BRG will:

− inform Program decisions

− identify and manage

business impacts

− communicate on behalf of

the Program to their

respective Group or Service

− Facilitate change across

Defence

Business Application Forum (BAF)

Group and Service business

application representatives

The BAF will:

− Consider options for

remediating, upgrading or

decommissioning applications

− Inform the BRG of application

related issues

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Next Steps

• The DSN user migration will be completed by October 2014

• The DRN upgrade is currently being planned

• The DREAMS platform is currently being upgraded to NGD – users in the

ACT and NSW will get access to DREAMS NGD from April 2014. Other

regions will be upgraded progressively over 2014

• Defence has completed a proof of concept with Defence Protected iOS devices

accessing DRN for:

– Email

– Contact

– Calendar

– Intranet

– Internet

Mobile ICT - Journey

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Mobile ICT - Intranet Access

• Capability includes infrastructure capable of supporting

– Initially 1,000 users

– Scalable to 10,000 concurrent user

Additional Functionality

And other selected devices

PIM Capability

User Acceptance

Initial Rollout Rollout

Mobile ICT - Rollout Plan

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• Achievements over the last twelve months

• Plans for next year

• Target State and Roadmap

• SOA as a Capability enabler

Integrating Capability Through SOA

• Development of:

– SOA Strategy

– SOA Governance Framework, and

– SOA Integration Roadmap.

• Deployment of Defence ESB (SDeBI) to DSN Production

• Technical refresh of DeBI on the DRN

• Enhancement of DOSD to support internet access for Defence employees

(Home Portal)

• Setup of the Logistics IPT for delivery of all logistics integrations

SOA - Major Achievements for the Last 12 Months

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• Design and deliver:

– Cross Domain SOA Proof of Concept

– Web Service Gateway for DOSD and DeBI

– High availability for core components of DOSD and DeBI

– Enhancements of DOSD for DECS (support internal access for non-ADO personnel)

– Record Keeping Services on SDeBI

– SOA services for GEMS (approx. 12 services)

– SOA services for the Logistics projects (approx. 34 services)

– SOA services with Department of Veterans Affairs (approx. 4 services)

– SOA services for JP2080 (approx. 40 services)

– Improved integration between MILIS and ROMAN, and

– Direct JeHDI to PMKeYS link (approx. 3 services).

SOA - Major Activities for the Next 12 Months

SOA - Target State

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SOA - Integration Roadmap

• Problem

– Major and minor projects are ‘discovering’ SOA too late in their lifecycle

to leverage, and so are unable to realise the available benefits.

• Goal

– Drive the take-up of SOA and the long term sustainability of the SOA

program.

– The strategic imperative for SOA at Defence is to generate increased

take-up of SOA which will result in greater economies of scale and

increased ROI

SOA - Achieving Benefits

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Interlocking Capability, SOA Service and SOA Backbone platform lifecycles

SOA - Align Capability and Integration

SOA – Integration Platform

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• Developed as a means for Defence to

guide and align future investment

decisions and for the strategic planning

of information technology and systems

• End to end covering Military,

Intelligence, Corporate and

Infrastructure sub-portfolios

• Uses a SOA approach

• A Single Information Environment

avoids artificial boundaries being

created by ICT

SIE IDA Technology Stack

The unique constraints of a Military Network

Constraints

Disruption (Lossy)

Delay (Latency)

Bandwidth Limited

Size, Weight and Power

Environmental

(Ruggedisation required)

Range (Low Power RF)

Characteristics

Availability

Throughput

Survivability

Service Access

Interoperability

Security

Deployability

Modularity

Scalability

Usability

Transportability

Productivity

Military Places in the Network

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Military Places in the Network

Land Reference Architecture

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Deployed Land Node

Questions