SOCOM’s ‘Data Readiness’ Plans for AI, Cyber
Special Operations Command’s data chief highlights new priorities and challenges to data management.
Data touches every aspect of IT, which makes the chief data officer a jack-of-all-trades. SOCOM CDO Dan Folliard is laser-focused on getting SOCOM data-ready for advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). He also discusses how data readiness improves an organization’s overall cybersecurity posture.
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Dan Folliard Chief Data Officer SOCOM
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