perspectives on big data & analytics-(doug wolfe, cia)
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SPARK SUMMIT | 2015 DOUG WOLFE – CIO, CIA
Analytics for Government
What we do at CIA, consists of Five Basic Components
Mission
To carry out “the intelligence cycle,” the process of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence information to top US government officials.
Analysis Science and Technology
The CIA is an independent agency responsible for providing na8onal security intelligence to senior US policymakers. The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is nominated by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director manages the opera8ons, personnel, and budget of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Operations
What we need, insights!
FA S T A C C U R AT E P R E D I C T I V E
Our s t ra tegy i s to de l i ve r the mos t advanced ana ly t i c env i ronment in
suppor t o f the m iss ion
The Government is changing. The adoption of the C2S cloud (AWS) in the Intelligence Community was a major change to the way we do business. C2S gives us a compute fabric on demand.
Recent Progress
Creation of a compatible software ecosystem Putting the best tools possible at the fingertips of the analysts; spending our
time and resources on outcomes
Next Steps:
Caution, don’t fall into the mouse trap!
FINANCIAL!OPPORTUNITIES !
VIRTUOUS CYCLE!
COMMERCIAL!PRODUCTS!
OPEN !SOURCE!
GOVERNMENT!SOLUTIONS!COMPETITION!
AND! COLLABORATION!
MISSION!OUTCOMES!
Our Challenge Requires a Marketplace of Continuous Ideas and Innovation Derived
from All Sources
Culture - Harder than Tech?
The SPARK Advantage
Analy8cs We Need: • Fast – Streaming • Distributed • Interoperable
• Data • Tools
• Learning
A N A LY T I C S W E N E E D Total Contributors: 150 – 500 Lines of code: 190K – 370K!500+ active production deployments Fast - Streaming
Distributed
Interoperable - Data - Tools
Learning
Continued Spark innovation has significant promise to deliver solutions to Government
A sustainable ecosystem by connecting the
The Valley and the Hill!
drives innovation.
Thank You @cia
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