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How IoT Plays a Role in Mission-Critical Systems | Mark Testoni CEO SAP NS2 | #AskIoT E017

IoT For All Podcast · 14 Mar 2019 · 51m

What this episode covers

Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services (NS2), discusses the integration of IoT and commercial software into mission-critical national security operations. He explains how NS2 mitigates foreign ownership risks to provide SAP’s Hana platform and secure cloud capabilities to the US government, focusing on data fusion from sensors, drones, and video streams. Testoni highlights the shift from traditional military specifications to agile commercial adoption, emphasizing the critical need for redundancy, security, and environmental adaptability in defense IoT deployments. He also addresses the challenges of securing these systems, managing privacy, and the cultural shift within the Department of Defense towards faster procurement of commercial technologies.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
SAP National Security Services, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce
Products
Hana, JEDI, Maven, Apple Watch
Also
NS2 Serves, Cambridge Analytic

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