| | November 20166CIOReviewThe Department of Defense's mission to defend the nation calls for innovative thinking, new operational posture, enhanced capabilities, and modernization across platforms and devices. Coupled with this, there has always been a need to optimize effectiveness and efficiency in core domains such as logistics, mission systems, business systems, and intelligence and cybersecurity. This comes at a time when budgetary resources at the Pentagon are being squeezed. Emerging technologies hold the key to success here. Acting on this, the defense space has been infiltrated with a range advanced technologies. In particular, one big challenge needs to be addressed--to develop capabilities to exploit big data. This comes as a direct consequence of the increasing amount of "digital information" created through channels such as mobile Internet, cloud storage, among others. Although some technologies have been adopted for tasks, including technical collection and operational intelligence fusion, big data's impact on all-source intelligence analysis has been barely touched upon. One of the important moves by the authorities towards tapping the potent of big data has been the idea to bring all of the data into a single analyzable system.Alongside this, with the DoD's new game plan to move to a much smaller, nimbler force, soldiers have to be productive from any location and connect in a secure and redundant manner. Cloud Computing, Mobility, and hyper secure data access can play a key role in solving this issue. As the defense sector is preparing itself to confront rising international challenges, it needs to seize opportunities, develop new operational concepts, pioneer and dominate technology frontiers, and build the force of the future. The days to come will witness defense leaders in search of innovative solutions from players in this space-big or small. On that note, we present to you this special edition on technology for the Defense sector. The edition features 20 of the most promising Defense Technology Solution Providers. The list has been selected after scrutinization of scores of players in this space by our editorial team. The chosen 20, we believe, will be the differentiators who will help to optimize your technology investments.Let us know what you think..Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comThe Technology Trump CardEditorialCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewNOVEMBER - 30 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 NOVEMBER - 30 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 106 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510 402 1464Aaron PierceAva GarciaJoshua ParkerAlex D'Souza Syeda Tina TabinSarah FernandesJohn Varghesejohn.varghese@cioreview.comVisualizersStephen ThomasJohn GouthamManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeDEFENSE SPECIAL
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