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IBM To Design And Demonstrate Secure Cloud Architecture For USAF

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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IBM [IBM] has received a contract from the Air Force to develop, design and demonstrate a cloud computing architecture that meets Defense Department requirements and also contains cyber security features for real-time monitoring of attacks and automatic prevention of disruptions. IBM said the project will entail pushing the envelope of cloud computing infrastructure for the support of large-scale networks while meeting federal informational assurance guidelines. The design will feature "stream computing," which allow for continuous real-time analysis of as data…

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