Elastic is enabling the Department of Defense (DoD) to effectively harness data as a strategic asset by aligning with the eight guiding principles of the DoD's Data Strategy. Elastic's platform allows for the secure ingestion and near real-time querying of vast, diverse datasets across distributed environments, ensuring that trusted information is available swiftly and securely to warfighters. The platform supports collective data stewardship through the Elastic Common Schema, facilitating interoperability across data sources while maintaining robust data ethics through monitoring and anomaly detection. Elastic's tools enhance data collection by securely capturing data at its creation and integrating seamlessly with other systems, thereby supporting enterprise-wide data access and availability. By utilizing cross-cluster capabilities, Elastic addresses challenges related to speed and scalability in data analysis, offering a global data mesh that simplifies AI and machine learning processes. Elastic's general-purpose data access layer ensures data is fit for purpose and aids in designing for compliance by centralizing data monitoring and auditing within a unified platform, thus enhancing compliance effectiveness.