Big Data Holds Big Benefits for National Security Programs

The Intelligence Community Information Technology Enterprise (ICITE) initiative aims to transform the U.S. Intelligence Community's technology landscape by creating a shared services and systems environment, cutting federal costs, and improving information sharing and data security. The project seeks to centrally store and share sensor platform data, enabling real-time analytics and cross-platform situational awareness. Implementing an updated real-time data system can provide war-fighters with instantaneous access to high-value information from multiple agencies, even across disparate platforms. Technologies like SingleStore's distributed in-memory database can help intelligence agencies build next-generation applications that ensure information dominance while decreasing total cost of ownership.