Cloud computing Application military logistics field prospective safeguard information data security

Cloud computing is regarded as the 4th it Industrial Revolution after mainframe computer, PC and Internet, conforming to the requirement of integrating computing resources and service ability in the world, satisfying the demand of high data processing, and becoming the main force of information technology revolution in today's world. Because cloud computing has such a powerful application, it is rightly valued by the armies of the world. See the science and technology daily special

To say today's most fire it nouns, not "cloud computing" mo. In short, cloud computing is the ability to use computing power as a commodity through the Internet, users need to have access to the Internet and install a browser simple terminal equipment, you can use the same as tap water to open the switch can be used to compute resources. Because cloud computing is the computing model of sharing service resources through virtualization, this service is like an invisible resource pool, so it is called "cloud".

As a high-tech-intensive military sector, cloud computing's military applications have leapt into the eyes of military experts and began to lay out in multiple areas. Especially in the field of logistics, because the traditional terminal computing and storage capacity is very limited, this enables cloud computing technology to meet the needs of military logistics information systems, and actively develop a conducive to rapid information flow and efficient use of modern logistics command and control system with strong compatibility.

The wide application of cloud computing

August 9, 2006, Cloud Computing (cloud computing) by Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the search engine conference for the first time, and immediately aroused the world's close attention. The developed countries, represented by the United States, have invested heavily in the development of their cloud computing strategy, focused on scientific research efforts to occupy the commanding heights of the future information field. World it giants Microsoft, Google, IBM, etc. are also committed to the development and provision of cloud computing services. Google search engine has been built in more than 200 locations, more than 1 million server support, is the world's largest cloud computing users, IBM in 10 countries invested 300 million U.S. dollars to set up 13 cloud computing centers, for customers to buy the "Blue Cloud" computing platform. Thanks to the immense potential of cloud computing, the United States has carefully deployed a global strategy for cloud computing, based on the actual control of the global Internet, in order to firmly grasp the absolute control over global information. At the same time, cloud computing is also a key strategy for improving information power in the United States as an important way to capture and maintain the world's competitive advantage in the 21st century, in an attempt to help it emerge from the financial crisis through a new information technology revolution.

Our Government regards cloud computing technology as the protagonist of the future High-tech service industry, vigorously promotes the research and application of cloud computing, and has made positive progress. May 2008, IBM built the world's first cloud computing center in Wuxi Taihu New Town Science and Education Industrial park. Ministry of Industry, the National Development and Reform Commission also in October 2010 to strengthen China's cloud computing innovation and development of the top design and scientific layout, and to determine in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuxi and other 5 cities to carry out cloud computing services innovation and development of the pilot work.

The latest application of advanced science and technology to the military field, is the universal way of the world, but because of the birth of cloud computing time is not long, in the military field applications are still in the initial stage.

It is understood that the United States is the first to apply cloud computing technology to the military, and constantly deploy cloud computing architecture in the field. "Cloud computing is the Defense Department's driving force and must make a difference in cloud computing," Gaylin, chief information officer of the U.S. Defense Information Systems Bureau. ”

In 2008, the Pentagon worked with Hewlett-Packard to build a cloud computing infrastructure and applied research into cloud computing in the Army Experience Center project and the Air Force's human resources Management project. The United States Air Force signed a contract with IBM in February 2010 to build a cloud-computing system that could safely support defence and intelligence networks in order to protect the military's cyber security more effectively. The U.S. Defense Information Agency has also developed a range of cloud computing solutions to build cloud computing strategies and build fast access computing environments that allow military personnel to configure and use the resources of the National Defense Information Agency Network at any time through the cloud computing model. At present, the military in developed countries pay more and more attention to cloud computing, and rely on cloud computing technology to carry out logistic support activities, which will exert positive and far-reaching influence on logistics construction and development.

Multiplier of logistic support capability

With the development of new military reform in the world with information technology as its main feature, the form of modern warfare is rapidly changing from mechanization to informatization, and the form of combat is no longer a breakthrough from the front to the depth, but rather than time and space, directly attacking the deep goal, in order to make quick progress. This fast-winning mode of warfare makes it impossible for logistic leaders to accurately predict the quantity and variety, time and location of logistic supplies. This requires the establishment of a full coverage of the logistics, the logistics information system, which runs through the entire security process and the various safeguards sectors, organically links all logistics institutions, security tasks and security functions, integrates all components of the logistics system, and facilitates the closest joint and maximum coordination of the entire logistics system. So that the vast amount of information can be efficiently handled, effectively out of the protection of demand and resources of the "fog", accurate measurement of what the combat forces need, how much, when the need, so as to achieve efficient logistics command decision-making and security to provide support.

In order to realize the interconnection and interoperability of logistic information, to promote the integrated integration of logistics information system and to give full play to the comprehensive advantages of it, the first principle of "focusing on logistics" theory is "information fusion", emphasizing the comprehensive application of information technology to realize the real-time visibility of all logistic resources so as to effectively carry out and use them.

The U.S. Defense Logistics Bureau and the Transport Command have jointly launched the "Asset Visibility Integration project", integrate the infrastructure and service-centric architecture of the integrated Data Environment of the Defense Logistics Bureau into a unified shared platform with the related system of supporting the global transportation network of the U.S. Military Transportation Command, For the relevant departments to conduct common data and assets visible information access processing. On the one hand, the realization of all the protection of resources, security needs of the dynamic visual, for the organization timely, appropriate, appropriate amount of accurate protection to lay the foundation. On the other hand, we can integrate all the arms and social security forces, and realize the effective control of all the security activities through the integrated integration of the security elements, safeguard units and security systems.

We know that the traditional terminal computing and storage capacity is very limited, the use of cloud computing technology can build a strong compatibility of modern logistics command and control information System. This logistics information system, with the cloud computing platform as the "brain", through the network "neural" transmission, to achieve large-scale server group dynamic configuration and expansion, on demand to provide the required data processing and storage services, the realization of various types of information rapid calculation, comprehensive analysis and organic integration, so that accurate, To provide all kinds of information to command personnel at all levels in real time, and to realize the leap-forward of logistics support ability of information warfare.

Security Defender of logistic information data

The information war causes the troops to face more and more battlefield electromagnetic attack, once the logistic commanding system is destroyed and attacked by the enemy, will cause the system failure, the command interruption, causes the logistic support power to lose control. With the development and use of computer virus weapon, electromagnetic pulse weapon, hacker weapon and other new weapon, all kinds of hardware and software of logistic system will be confronted with the enemy electronic warfare and information warfare at any time. 2010, the "Earthquake nets" virus invisible giant hand destroyed the Iranian nuclear information system, the world shocked, but also caused the military to the information security of high concern. Cloud computing as an advanced technology relying on the Internet to transmit information, although it is impossible to guarantee absolute security, but relative to the existing network mode and computing platform, logistics information can be greatly improved safety factor.

Cloud computing protects against data loss. Armed with cloud computing, the Army's logistics can be used to provide security for critical data, and users can easily access their critical data with passwords anytime, anywhere, thus fundamentally avoiding the risk of data loss as a result of personal storage device corruption. At the same time, the data centralized storage is easier to achieve security monitoring and management, can also eliminate all kinds of secret-related carriers of the alternate interoperability, internal information security can be very good guarantee.

Cloud computing can avoid viral infections. Cloud computing Technology can install a number of sensors, monitors and other detection devices in the cloud, through real-time analysis of thousands of data streams, detect and protect against malicious attacks and system failures, effectively eliminate the virus infection caused by data corruption.

Cloud computing facilitates professional protection. Cloud Computing Center can rely on military logistics professionals to provide force users with strong computing power support and data services, so that the security of user data is guaranteed. By storing the user's data information in the cloud Computing storage Center, using the storage management mechanism to manage the data, allocating the storage resources rationally, achieving the goal of hardware load balancing, friendly and convenient application environment and data security integrity, improving the security of the Logistics information resource storage and the reliability of transmission.

Logistics construction cost of compressors

With the rapid development of industrialization, the contradiction of resource supply and demand has become a common problem faced by Western developed countries, and it is almost the main cause of war to see the recent wars and to control energy. Therefore, the protection of energy security, broaden the energy channel has become a new mission of the military, energy conservation, reduce energy consumption has become a new task of logistics construction.

The logistics of the developed countries ' troops revolved around energy conservation and many measures were taken. For example, the U.S. Army set targets to replace incandescent bulbs with energy-saving lights in 5 years, and consider making water waste "essentially zero". The application of cloud computing to the field of military logistics can realize the full utilization of all kinds of logistic information systems and information resources, improve the utilization ratio of the information resources, avoid the redundant construction of the logistic system and the low utilization of information resources, and effectively reduce the construction cost of the logistics information system.

First, because cloud computing technology on terminal equipment computing power and hardware configuration requirements are very low, the general operation only need to be done through the browser, so do not have to configure High-performance terminal computer equipment, and the task of upgrading hardware equipment can be handled by the cloud Computing Center, which can effectively reduce the user's hardware acquisition costs. Second, cloud computing can provide a unified cloud services, promote the logistics related technical standards, technical systems, and strive for universal software, data sharing and system synthesis, to achieve the efficient use of all kinds of logistics information systems and information resources, improve software development efficiency and system integrity, improve the quality and efficiency of logistics information system, Reduce the cost of software development for information systems. Third, cloud computing through the network to provide resources in the form of external services, and can dynamically expand, so that through the background of centralized management, to achieve the use of resources on demand, reduce energy consumption in daily work, effectively reduce the use of information technology system operating costs. (Jie Yue Chinese author unit: PLA Logistics College)

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)