on shore, at sea and in the air, the Navy has an IT budget of six billion dollars. The Navy’s information technology is constantly changing to meet the rapidly-evolving needs of its high command in the furtherance of its global mission. In the latter half of the first decade of the 21st centtury, the Navy launched several strategic information technology initiatives. Adopt new approaches to asset


governance: To reduce IT capital expenditures, the Navy seeks low-cost, automated methods to rejuvenate its asset management programs. Improve vendor management:


The Navy cannot often leverage its buying power across the entire organization due to a lack of consolidated IT-utilization data spanning its numerous locations. Rationalize organization-wide decisions: The Navy attempted to fund a server consolidation effort in 2005. However, without


organization-wide utilization data to prove the need for the project, it was not approved. Identify rogue assets: Because


of the decentralized nature of the Navy’s organization, many unapproved and uncontracted IT assets reside on its networks, jeopardizing compliance and security.


Solution


In 2008, the Navy partnered with BDNA to deploy the BDNA software suite to meet its asset inventory goals. BDNA Discover collects configuration information about all network resources hardware and software in a secure and non- invasive manner. BDNA Normalize filters, categorises, enriches and analyzes asset inventory data collected by BDNA Discover into actionable information for IT decision-making. Commanders and senior civilian managers can base


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