2023 Data, Analytics, and AI Adoption Strategy

This document is a technical report detailing the Defense Department's 2023 Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence Adoption Strategy. It builds upon the 2020 DoD Data Strategy, aiming to enhance military readiness through improved data management. The strategy emphasizes the necessity of high-quality data for effective analytic and AI capabilities, outlining the VAULTIS framework with seven goals: visibility, accessibility, understandability, linkage, trustworthiness, interoperability, and security of data. The report discusses the importance of a logical data management architecture, specifically the Denodo Platform, which facilitates a unified data access layer without requiring physical data migration. It highlights the challenges faced in a distributed military environment and presents data virtualization as a solution to streamline data access and enhance decision-making capabilities. The document concludes by addressing how these strategies align with the goals of the VAULTIS framework, ensuring data is effectively managed and utilized across various military operations.