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	Increasing Security and Reducing Costs through the Single Information Environment (SIE) and the Next Generation Desktop (NGD) Forcepoint

Increasing Security and Reducing Costs through the Single Information Environment (SIE) and the Next Generation Desktop (NGD)

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security
Applicable Industries	National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Cybersecurity Infrastructure Inspection
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The Department of Defence in Australia was faced with the challenge of modernising its heavily distributed ICT networks, which were providing declining IT service and flexibility. This required a full-scale consolidation across the department's data centres, computer rooms, and desktops. The goal was to create a Single Information Environment (SIE) to improve and strengthen infrastructure and maintenance services, while reducing operational costs. The desktop portion of this project, referred to as the Next Generation Desktop (NGD), aimed to provide streamlined desktop and application access to approximately 100,000 users, with 15% of those users requiring simultaneous access to multiple networks. Read More
About Customer	Australia’s Department of Defence has a mission to defend Australia and its national interests. The department serves the Government of the day and is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament, which represents the Australian people, to efficiently and effectively carry out the Government’s defense policy. In response to this mission, and in light of the current technological and fiscal environments, Assistant Secretary Infrastructure Architecture Branch, Mr. Daniel McCabe from the Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG), Department of Defence has been working to modernise Defence’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) networks by consolidating data centres and preparing back end environments for the realisation of a Single Information Environment (SIE). Read More
Solution	After researching other solutions, Defence selected Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client for the multilevel access solution and the user-facing portion of NGD. Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client has been successfully evaluated by Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) after a two-year evaluation period. The Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client solution consists of secure client software and a Distribution Console server for administration. Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client securely delivers desktops and applications that are housed in virtualised networks in the backend data centre. The ADF selected Citrix as the desktop virtualisation provider on a Microsoft Hyper-V platform with application delivery by App-V. The first portion of the NGD thin client implementation, supporting single level and multilevel users, was rolled out as a pilot to 500 users at 14 sites across the country. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Network Security

Applicable Industries

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Infrastructure Inspection

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Department of Defence in Australia was faced with the challenge of modernising its heavily distributed ICT networks, which were providing declining IT service and flexibility. This required a full-scale consolidation across the department's data centres, computer rooms, and desktops. The goal was to create a Single Information Environment (SIE) to improve and strengthen infrastructure and maintenance services, while reducing operational costs. The desktop portion of this project, referred to as the Next Generation Desktop (NGD), aimed to provide streamlined desktop and application access to approximately 100,000 users, with 15% of those users requiring simultaneous access to multiple networks.

About Customer

Australia’s Department of Defence has a mission to defend Australia and its national interests. The department serves the Government of the day and is accountable to the Commonwealth Parliament, which represents the Australian people, to efficiently and effectively carry out the Government’s defense policy. In response to this mission, and in light of the current technological and fiscal environments, Assistant Secretary Infrastructure Architecture Branch, Mr. Daniel McCabe from the Chief Information Officer Group (CIOG), Department of Defence has been working to modernise Defence’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) networks by consolidating data centres and preparing back end environments for the realisation of a Single Information Environment (SIE).

Solution

After researching other solutions, Defence selected Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client for the multilevel access solution and the user-facing portion of NGD. Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client has been successfully evaluated by Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) after a two-year evaluation period. The Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client solution consists of secure client software and a Distribution Console server for administration. Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client securely delivers desktops and applications that are housed in virtualised networks in the backend data centre. The ADF selected Citrix as the desktop virtualisation provider on a Microsoft Hyper-V platform with application delivery by App-V. The first portion of the NGD thin client implementation, supporting single level and multilevel users, was rolled out as a pilot to 500 users at 14 sites across the country.

Impact #1	The implementation of NGD and use of Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client will provide a simplified desktop experience that includes access to multiple networks from a single client.
Impact #2	NGD will allow Defence to realise a modern ICT network and SIE while capitalising on hardware and administration reductions and cost savings.
Impact #3	The pilot program is part of a planned future rollout across Defence, using thin client technology to replace traditional desktops, which will substantially reduce hardware, power and sustainment costs for Defence, generating long term Strategic Reform Program (SRP) savings.

Impact #1

The implementation of NGD and use of Forcepoint Trusted Thin Client will provide a simplified desktop experience that includes access to multiple networks from a single client.

Impact #2

NGD will allow Defence to realise a modern ICT network and SIE while capitalising on hardware and administration reductions and cost savings.

Impact #3

The pilot program is part of a planned future rollout across Defence, using thin client technology to replace traditional desktops, which will substantially reduce hardware, power and sustainment costs for Defence, generating long term Strategic Reform Program (SRP) savings.

Benefit #1	The Defence SRP is intended to provide gross savings of $20 Billion AUD by 2019.
Benefit #2	The ICT Reform Program is a stream within the SRP aimed at delivering a savings of $1.9 AUD Billion through ICT efficiency.

Benefit #1

The Defence SRP is intended to provide gross savings of $20 Billion AUD by 2019.

Benefit #2

The ICT Reform Program is a stream within the SRP aimed at delivering a savings of $1.9 AUD Billion through ICT efficiency.

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Increasing Security and Reducing Costs through the Single Information Environment (SIE) and the Next Generation Desktop (NGD)

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