Nutanix,
a leader in enterprise cloud computing, today announced that it has
been selected to provide next-generation enclave commercial
off-the-shelf technology for the Deployable Joint Command and Control
(DJC2) program as a sub-contractor to Crown Point Systems (the
IT hardware and software reselling division of Cypher Analytics Inc.).
As part of the agreement, Nutanix is providing its hyperconverged
computing platform that utilizes commodity hardware and software-defined
storage mechanisms to combine traditional computing and storage
resources into a single source.
The
five-year, firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
(ID/IQ) contract has a total overall maximum value of $28.8 million
available to the Crown Point Systems team, which also includes leading
technology integrator World Wide Technology,
if all orders are exercised. To date, Nutanix has received orders from
Crown Point Systems for approximately $3.5 million as part of the
contract.
Awarded
by the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, the contract
will be used by the DJC2 program to modernize and reduce the hardware
footprint of its subsystems, while improving system performance,
reliability, scalability, security and supportability. DJC2 is a
deployable program of record that fields an integrated command and
control (C2) system, enabling a joint task force (JTF) headquarters to
be established within 24 hours of arrival anywhere in the world. DJC2
provides JTF operations for humanitarian aid and disaster relief; drug
interdiction; homeland security defense; combatant command missions; and
overseas contingency operations.
"As
the prime contractor, we needed to provide the Navy a solution to meet
their modernization requirements, as well as offer the flexibility,
reliability and key performance metrics to support a mission-critical
program, such as DJC2," said Ryan Marovish, President, Crown Point
Systems. "We partnered with Nutanix for their solution's technical
capabilities, in addition to the success that other agencies have
experienced in terms of modernization. Nutanix was a clear choice for
this opportunity."
"As
the government continues to focus its efforts on consolidation and
optimization while deploying a more modern infrastructure, agencies need
to consider more innovative approaches," said Chris Howard, Vice
President of Federal, Nutanix. "We are proud to deploy an enterprise
cloud platform that integrates self-healing security baselines, data
locality capabilities and predictable scalability, opposed to the
traditional legacy three-tiered architecture."
Nutanix
solutions for building and operating enterprise clouds uniquely deliver
the agility, pay-as-you-grow consumption and operational simplicity of
the public cloud without sacrificing the predictability, security and
control of on-premises infrastructure. These solutions are ideal for the
increasing demands of modern government agencies, delivering
resiliency, availability and predictable performance across a wide-range
of enterprise applications.