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The
secure cloud partnership will permit Lockheed to avoid some of
the repetitive security compliance processes for each new
government project.
"Whenever you stand up a new classified program, it takes weeks
to months to just get the I.T. in place to do it. And this will
speed that whole process up immensely," Steve Walker, chief
technology officer, Lockheed said an interview, declining to
provide an estimate of the project's total cost.
Microsoft has made a "substantial investment" and spent more
than seven years building the classified cloud being used by the
Department of Defense, Zach Kramer, general manager, Mission
Engineering at Microsoft Corp said in the joint interview with
Lockheed.
"For us, it's a question of expanding the usage of the assets
we've already put in (the) market. And really what that does is
enable the collaboration with others," Kramer said, such as the
Department of Defense or, once they join a classified cloud
program, suppliers.
Lockheed will use Microsoft's cloud-based gaming, exercising,
modeling and simulation tools to test military systems and
technologies virtually, saving time and money versus more
expensive testing of prototypes or in-person exercises.
The new cloud will also allow the company to identify cyber
threats and potential hacks, executives said.
(Reporting by Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Stephen
Coates)
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