Driving Data to USAF Software Factories with Mission-ready Kafka

In the move towards agile DevSecOps, older waterfall development methodologies must be overhauled and improved. The Air Force recognizes the advantage of being able to fail fast and rapidly iterate on new mission capabilities in order to best support the war fighter. This requires near-immediate access to data services for rapid app development and the ability to stream data to apps in real-time so that users can respond as events occur. Meeting this demand means having the ability to easily create, use and repackage data services across all data producers and consumers. The resulting modular approach to data improves accountability, program effectiveness, and ultimately mission success.