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Modern Solutions for the MissionIron Bow Technologies provides solutions supporting the Department of Defense's (DoD) operational needs today with scale to meet the modernization goals of tomorrow. We are proud to have past experience in supporting all military branches with cloud, collaboration, cyber security, data center, digitization and IoT, mobility and networking solutions to speed decision making and operational effectiveness. Our teams not only understand DoD environments, but also have the certifications in the latest technologies and tactics. We apply machine learning, artificial intelligence and cloud technologies to align with DoD workflow and security requirements. With a DevSecOps approach, we introduce technology to allow immediate impact on readiness, performance and accountability.

We stand ready to help the DoD compete, deter and win.

Modern Solutions for the Mission

cloudCreating a Secure Multi-cloud Infrastructure IronTarget™ reference architecture powers a hybrid approach to moving legacy technology into

the cloud. It offers a quick and secure route to cloud infrastructures while also providing a single

point of management for the various platforms, realizing the goal of being “Cloud Smart.”

With IronTarget Defense organizations can:

• Meet cloud mandates by easing into public cloud use. IronTarget is a hybrid cloud with

on-premises capability that also bridges to public clouds, allowing workloads to be simply

moved back and forth as needed.

• Virtualize legacy apps to work in cloud environments. Don’t be forced to retire, rewrite or

refactor legacy applications prior to moving them, IronTarget enables the migration of

legacy workloads to more efficient platforms meeting today’s users’ needs.

• Improve availability with options for COOP and Disaster Recovery via the cloud or

site-to-site replication. Our solution is based on the tried and true hardware technology

of a hyper-converged platform, allowing for extreme scalability and growth, while

maintaining the highest level of performance.

• Achieve cost/performance optimization. Implemented in a hybrid or multi-cloud model,

applications can be migrated to the most cost efficient platform, moved to where

application performance is optimized, or to the edge when end user experience is critical.

Enabling Cloud As agencies are mandated to plan for “Cloud-Smart,” a public cloud may not be the best option.

Similarly, building a proprietary private cloud may not the most cost effective, long-term solution.

A DoD client needed to greatly reduce storage maintenance fees but was not ready to move all of

their storage to the public cloud. IronTarget enabled the agency to easily modernize their storage

architecture while future-proofing their investment for future public cloud migrations.

CollaborationUtilizing Cloud for Secure CollaborationPowered by Cisco, Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D) was designed specifically

for defense agencies to deliver industry leading collaboration tools with U.S. government level

security. HCS-D teams collaborate securely from any location, through industry-leading Cisco

collaboration services—including a complete suite of enterprise voice, video, messaging and

presence, conferencing and mobility features—reliably enabling users to collaborate how they

want, when they want, and on their devices of choice. This as-a-service approach reduces

complexity for IT Teams and for users who need to get their jobs done. Our service shifts

expenses from a capital expenditure (CapEx) model to an operating expense (OpEx) financial

model—allowing you to pay only for what you need while maintaining management and control

as you scale applications and users up or down as needed.

This FedRAMP-Authorized solution allows defense agencies to:

• Improve communication capabilities

• Better utilize mobile devices

• Meet Cloud Smart mandates

• Maintain stringent security standards

• Free-up IT resources to focus on mission-impacting technology

Beyond HCS-D, Iron Bow has decades of experience in developing and deploying collaboration

solutions within Enterprise and Expeditionary environments.

Enabling Face-to-Face Warfighter SupportA DoD client required personnel located across multiple sites to be able to communicate real-time,

face-to-face in a classified environment. Previous communication had been via telephone and

email, both of which proved unsatisfactory for fully meeting their warfighting mission. They wanted

to implement a full video conferencing solution. Iron Bow provided design and implementation

services for a unified approach to their communication architecture. This engagement encompassed

survey, design, engineering, product acquisition, warehousing, product delivery to remote locations,

on-site installation, testing and warranty support. The team planned and designed the unified

communications and interoperability architecture with input from government technical personnel.

The resulting system provides the face-to-face interaction the client was looking for and enables

secure, real-time collaboration among remote teams much more effectively.

cyber securityAdapting Commercial Technology for Classified Use The Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) was developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) Central Security Service (CSS) to enable commercial products to be leveraged in solutions to protect classified National Security Systems (NSS) information.

Iron Bow is a listed CSfC Trusted Integrator as defined by NSA and is qualified to assemble and integrate solutions in accordance with CSfC Capability Packages. Our team is experienced in configuring commercial solutions with layered security to provide protection for classified data within various applications. By leveraging a CSfC product, you maintain technical flexibility, provide user-friendly interfaces and functionality often at lower costs and can potentially save valuable time to delivery.

CSfC Capability Packages & Use Cases• Multi-Site connectivity• TACLANE replacement• Central site to remote site connectivity

across untrusted network• Multiple site connectivity across

untrusted network• Mobile access

• Wired remote client connectivity to central site across untrusted network

• Fly-away kits• Campus WLAN• Wireless remote client to central site

across untrusted network

Meeting Modernization GoalsOne of the many applications of CSfC is the replacement of the aging and difficult to maintain TACLANES to provide a modern approach to securing and enabling encrypted traffic. With CSfC, devices are more easily managed and maintained for quicker implemenaiton. Additinally, CSfC leveraging wireless capabilities allows the move to SIPRNet for field operations a reality.

data centerRe-imagining the Data Center for Access from AnywhereThe expectations we have of our IT systems are transforming from the types of applications

needed to how we access enterprise data. With an eye toward digital transformation,

organizations are looking to introduce microsegmentation, virtualization and cloud into their

data centers. With remote work becoming a reality across administrative functions of DoD,

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is reemerging as a solution to continuity of operations.

With VDI computing is taken off individual machines and held in a server environment, users can

access information from anywhere, whether it be on a hardwired terminal at the office, a laptop

at home or a mobile device at the airport. Regardless of location or device, they are served a

consistent desktop experience and workflow.

The benefits of this approach include:

• Centralized management

• Ease of OS and app migration

• Mobility enablement

• Streamlined and consistent patching and security updates

• Increase in business continuity

• Lower long-term operating costs

A Showcase for Others As part of the design and development of an active-active data center for a DoD client, Iron Bow

conducted pre-installation assessments to ensure this high availability system would perform

as expected. The VDI for over 2,000 users was designed to be hot-hot, rather than the standard

hot-cold design in which half of the assets remain offline. It was critical to the client that they

never experience any loss of production in the event of a single site failure. The finished system

met all requirements, received Department-wide recognition and serves as a showcase for

groups across the Department looking to move to VDI.

Digitization + IoTAsset Data = Asset ControlThe next step toward digitization is making sense of all of the new data being captured by devices. Iron Bow draws on decades of network experience to help clients evolve their systems to accept these new streams of data and turn them into actionable insight. The contextual awareness gained when assets can be tracked the same way as data files, holds incredible promise for more efficient and effective management and mission achievement.

Iron Bow supports: • Sensors and Data Collection – ensuring that sensors are deployed and managed in a way

that the data can be acted on.• Smart Infrastructure – networks need to be upgraded to support the army of smart

devices now connected to them. Use existing network to manage and monitor the devices that depend on it.

• Asset Security – designing systems that follow tagged assets wherever they go ensuring full visibility into whereabouts and also to inform users and administration of upcoming maintenance and updates.

• Data Correlation and Analytics – make data actionable. Normalize, correlate and present data in a way that it can be used to make informed decisions.

• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) – process control solutions to integrate with and provide analytics around SCADA.

Building a Better SimulationIn today’s digitized world, training simulations are more accessible, accepted and realistic than ever. These simulations are critical to ensuring mission readiness while saving time and money. Data from field-deployed sensors can help build a contextual awarene ss for simulated training. Through real-world data, simulations can be more effectively programmed, removing the need to put expensive equipment at risk for training exercises.

Mobility + End User DevicesSoldiers Have Always Been Mobile, Now Their Technology is Too. Modern Day Soldiers require continual access to data to ensure readiness and better inform

decision making. Mobile devices and real-time data access are critical to meeting these

needs. Iron Bow combines wireless networking experience with mobile device management

expertise to get the right technology in the hands of soldiers for immediate access to data.

We understand the power of 5G and how to integrate it into DoD solutions. Our mobile device

management solutions automate the distribution, maintenance and support of your mobile

assets and infrastructure. Our secure mobile solutions keep data accessible for those who

need it while protecting it from those who don’t.

Enabling the M-Day SoldierTo achieve readiness, National Guard Modern Day soldiers need a secure solution for both

government furnished equipment (GFE) and bring your own (approved) device to access

computer-based training. During emergencies and training exercises, contractors and emergency

personnel alike, require quick and secure temporary guest access to resources that are segregated

from government resources. Iron Bow’s team of wireless experts are able to provide and support a

wireless network infrastructure that enables both training and mission requirements. The Iron Bow

wireless solution, utilizing next generation technology, maintains the integrity of data and provides

a secure and reliable transport for different communities of interest.

NetworkingMoving to Software-driven Architectures for Simplicity and FlexibilityA software-defined architecture is a shift from relying on hardware as the workhorse of IT

systems to software to drive IT. Software-defined Networking (SDN) which originated in the data

center has now extended into the campus with Software-defined Access (SDA). Additionally,

Software-defined WAN (SDWAN) can be a critical piece that provides the security and

efficiencies to optimize how you connect your campus to applications whether they reside in

your private or public cloud. Each of these software-defined approaches helps:

• Simplify network operations. Add more capabilities without adding complexity. The

software-centric approach couples improved tools and intelligence in the network, changing

how a network is operated and managed. Centralized management automation inherent in

SDN reduces operator error, the leading cause of network outages, and gives IT operation

helps to make the network much more agile and flexible so you can effectively respond to

changing needs.

• Enable a cloud strategy. Software provides the speed and flexibility to integrate with cloud-

based technologies. SDN allows cloud-based applications and services to operate and be

accessed with the same user experience and operational consistency as if those services were

sitting in your data center.

• Enhance security capabilities. With SDN you can automate security policies across all

environments as well as enable microsegmentation, moving security closer to the application

rather than the data center, driving a data-centric approach to security.

Global Enterprise Fabric Iron Bow has been at the forefront in the development and deployment of the Global Enterprise

Fabric (GEF), a Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) program that aims to

streamline the deployment of applications across the organization with a private cloud solution.

GEF was created in response to pressures including data center consolidation, growing user

demands for modern applications and the growing toolset needed to develop and deploy those

applications. The GEF is a private cloud where you pay for what you use as you use it. As an

Army-built and offered service there is no procurement needed. Utilizing Infrastructure as a

Service, Network Services and Computer Network Defense, organizations can get the resources

needed for faster application deployment to the field.

Managed ServicesFocus on Your Mission, Not the TechnologyIron Bow’s managed service offerings, IronCare™, provide enterprise technical support, remote monitoring, management and maintenance of technology solutions and systems, enabling DoD organizations to stay focused on their core missions.

IronCare coverage is provided by our U.S.-based 24/7/365 Client Service Center (CSC) team in Chantilly, Virginia. Our service methodologies are based on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices, ensuring the highest level of support for our clients’ IT environments 24/7/365.

• Enterprise IT as a Service–As a partner on the Army’s EITaaS Contract, Iron Bow can provide end user services and end user devices as a service to Army customers. This flexible approach reduces the time it takes to get devices in the hands of soldiers from days to hours. These devices are configured to provide anytime, anywhere access to all needed services, enabling access to their familiar desktop images and applications whether sitting at a terminal in an office or logging on via a remote device in the field.

• IronCare Device as a Service (DaaS) streamlines device lifecycle management while optimizing device-related costs and reducing enterprise risk. IronCare DaaS moves the costs associated with devices from capex to a predictable opex model.

• IronCare Managed Unified Communications (UC) draws on our rich legacy of designing, deploying and managing UC solutions to ensure your teams stay connected. Our team has experience integrating with multiple UC platforms so that your team uses the applications they love in a way that is earier for IT to manage and maintain.

• Iron Bow’s Hosted Collaboration Solution for Defense (HCS-D), powered by Cisco, provides industry-leading collaboration services including voice, video, instant messaging (IM), presence and conferencing—allowing secure collaboration with anyone, anywhere on their device of choice. HCS-D has officially been granted PATO by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and is a FedRAMP+ authorized, cloud hosted offering with provisional authorization to operate at Impact Level 5 (IL 5). DRAF

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• IronCare Managed Wireless provides a comprehensive solution for wireless networks to ensure availability, performance and scalability to meet day-to-day and future demands.

• IronCare Managed SD-WAN assumes responsibility for handling the end-to-end monitoring and management of policies, accessibility and connectivity availability, ensuring a high performing WAN environment.

Maintaining Patient Focus Iron Bow Technologies manages over 50,000 telehealth assets for a federal healthcare

provider. The IronCare service provides the client a single number to call for IT support

versus multiple numbers depending on the technology. Our staff, skilled in the technology

and knowledgeable about the environment, quickly assess the situation, reduce the

troubleshooting time and provide the client a timely resolution. This support allows the

client to get the most out of their telehealth investment, realizing productivity and patient

outcomes without adding to the workload of IT or adding complexity to technology

systems and processes.

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Support Across DoDOur brand’s colors may be blue and black, but our heart is purple. Iron Bow is proud to provide

support across all branches of the military.

Air ForceFor more than three decades, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has counted on effective and innovative

IT solutions from Iron Bow Technologies in their mission to fly, fight and win in air, space and

cyberspace. With the future in mind, we work alongside our USAF clients to determine the best

technologies to facilitate data driven decisions to compete, deter and win. Enabling mission

assurance and resiliency for joint warfighters around the world, Iron Bow supports every USAF

Major Command.

Iron Bow has acquired, designed and integrated full spectrum solutions specific to Air Force

requirements, including:

• State-of-the-art, unified communications, utilizing everything over IP (voice, video, data)

including video teleconference (VTC) and audio-visual displays. Iron Bow has implemented

over 600,000 VoIP and VoSIP phones worldwide.

• Data center storage, backup/recovery, server consolidations and cloud services including the

introduction of VDI environments for increased capacity for local users in support of federal,

DoD and strategic Air Force initiatives.

• Information transport nodes to enable the extension of AFNet as well as performed WAN and

LAN upgrades.

ArmyIron Bow is proud to support the Army in providing ready, prompt and sustained land dominance

in support of our natation’s security anytime and anywhere. Our technology solutions enable the

Army to man, organize, train, equip and lead, providing soldiers the tools they need to meet the

demands of modern warfare and protection.

Our support of U.S. Army IT modernization goals includes:

• Developed a single system that would allow full-time soldiers, National Guard and First

Responders to access needed systems and data when and whereever they need it. The Iron

Bow wireless solution allowed for BYOD and .mil access in a secure and seamless process.

• Engineered, furnished, installed and tested a compliant AV solution that provided simple

transitions between classified and unclassified locations as specified for presentations,

teleconferences, and video-teleconferences.

• Procured 109 separate components of cyber security hardware and software for and

prepared all units for delivery to multiple Army installations.

Marine CorpsIron Bow’s experience can help the Marine Corps in their transformation into a more littoral,

nimble force ready to take advantage of unmanned technologies to succeed in peer to peer

competition. Integrating communication channels needed for joint force efforts as well as

connecting data from unmanned devices to these networks requires a partner with the

experience of Iron Bow. Together, Iron Bow and the Marine Corps can utilize 5G and IoT to create

the base of the future and build more flexible and resilient data centers and wireless networks.

Iron Bow has:

• Provided a lifecycle upgrade and replaced all end-of-life equipment in a DoD data center,

consolidating computing infrastructure from 200 servers down to 25 while improving

performance and efficiency.

• Designed a hot-hot Virtual Desktop Infrastructure solution for 2,500 users to ensure

production systems remain accessible at all times.

• Implemented a plug and play operations environment to allow network communications

for training in remote field environments. Video streaming and network equipment were

packaged in a hardened case to allow for on the go training.

NavyIron Bow understands how to use technology to transform manual processes into digital

workflows while at the same time simplifying network complexity and enhancing security

capabilities. We support the Navy in their digital transformation to better use and protect the

information needed to recruit, train, equip, and organize to deliver combat ready Naval forces.

We have worked across Navy operations to implement technology solutions that modernize,

innovate and defend.

• Provided on-board network administrator and database programmer for deployed Naval ship

for needed support including routing, switching and layer 1 requirements.

• Developed applications to help ship personnel and new passengers with the boarding/return

process. The solutions helped efficiently access luggage, tracked departures and returns and

stored all information in an easy to use database with customized user interface.

• Provided on-ship troubleshooting and shipboard network systems maintenance for the

on-board Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support System (DMLSS).

• Designed, deployed, and validated the installation of 802.11ac wireless networks for optimal

performance, security, and compliance for 30 Navy facility sites throughout the continental

United States.

Space ForceIron Bow is positioned to be a strategic partner to the Space Force as they begin to deliver on the

mission of organizing, training and equipping forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.

Our experience working across all military branches will inform our support of Space Force as

they stand up operations across the world, requiring the development and deployment of IT

systems, tools and technologies that support the Space Force mission and need for joint forces

collaboration.

Our experience will help Space Force with:

• Asset tracking – We develop solution to ensure that critical assets are tracked, not only to

provide whereabouts but also to inform users and administration of upcoming maintenance

and updates. Iron Bow develops solutions utilizing labeling and ticketing systems to track

equipment movement as well as receive scheduled and emergency maintenance alerts.

• Collaboration – We develop collaboration solutions that meet the security and workflow

needs of organizations to ensure not only connectivity with all parties but also modern

communication tools are integrated for seamless work across dispersed teams.

• Base Transition – As Space Force utilizes existing bases and IT resources, we bring a depth

of experience modernizing and consolidating data centers to meet the evolving needs of

DoD organizations.

Working with Iron BowIron Bow holds a number of significant contract vehicles for DoD to make it easy to get up and

running with our support and services.

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