Indopacom CIO Looks to Data Centricity, Assured Command and Control
Brig. Gen. Mark Miles sees workforce development to be a key enabler to the region’s connected vision.

Shifting technology priorities in the Indo-Pacific region is requiring new approaches to technology, communications and data sharing to keep combatant commands and mission partners connected.
At AFCEA TechNet Indo-Pacific in Honolulu, Brig. Gen. Mark Miles, director for Command, Control, Communications and Cyber Directorate and CIO at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, breaks down how he’s viewing these shifts and what they mean for assured command and control, data centricity and cybersecurity.
Miles provides a look at how these efforts impact workforce design, or the need to develop a technical and cyber-ready workforce, to defend infrastructure at the data level across mission partner environments.
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