IT Platform

SERVERS

• Features technologies and systems that enable our organization to collect, store, process, and analyze large volumes of data, including both structured and unstructured data management solutions. 
• Current offerings include data management services, service automation platform, and records management.

APPLICATION PLATFORMS

• Focuses on the software frameworks and environments used to build, deploy, and manage applications in an efficient and scalable manner. 
• The Application Platforms objectives work to increase customer satisfaction, decrease cost per user, and improve adaptability/mobility.
• Current offerings include IaaS Cloud and PaaS Cloud.

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Black Pearl

Black Pearl is an Enterprise DevSecOps Platform comprised of two offerings, Party Barge and Lighthouse. Lighthouse is a resilient, production-grade DevSecOps Platform, tailored to meet specific Mission Owner requirements whether it be on-prem or in a custom cloud deployment. Party Barge is built from the Lighthouse baseline, designed as a Multi-tenant Development and Test environment (IL2/5) offering DevSecOps Tools-as-a-Service using a simple per user licensing model, and is fully managed by the Black Pearl Party Barge Team.

BENEFITS

• Collaborative – Wiki, Chat, and Project Management tooling is provided to support Agile Project Management and associated methodologies include Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Efficient - Eliminates up-front capital investment in hardware and software, speeds time-to-value, and simplifies procurement and management with DevSecOps Tools-as-a-Service.
• Accessible – Access Black Pearl using either a CAC or ECA. Onboard within a day and be productive immediately.
• Extensible – Enables developers to bring in many of their own tools to support their pipelines.
• Tested and Secure - Supports automated test frameworks through ephemeral Test and Integration Environments. Customers can access to code scanning and container scanning out of the box. Achieve your Authority to Operate (ATO) in a fraction of the time and cost.
• Managed Path to Production – We can assist in the development of your CI/CD pipelines and connect you with your preferred production environment whether that be a cloud environment, a weapons system, or a system embedded within a vehicle at the tactical edge.
• Evolving – New capabilities coming to Black Pearl in FY25 include Cloud Production environments, RAISE certification, and IL6.

For more information, visit Black Pearl [CAC Required}].
 

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Neptune Cloud Management Office

The Neptune Cloud Management Office is the DON’s cloud service management organization responsible for optimizing and rationalizing the DON cloud portfolio and providing customers the best possible solutions while realizing cost savings across the department. Neptune is the single point of entry for the acquisition and delivery of cloud services across the Navy and Marine Corps. We are making it faster and easier for customers to identify, acquire, and consume the cloud services they need to modernize and execute their mission.