The Department of the Navy has designated Flank Speed and Hyperion, the Navy and the Marine Corps’ respective Microsoft 365 cloud environments, as enterprise IT services for messaging and collaboration.
Flank Speed and Hyperion provide a centralized approach to modern IT services, ensuring secure and efficient operations across the Navy, the Program Executive Office for Digital and Enterprise Services said Tuesday. The federated environments work to deliver collaboration, productivity and zero trust capabilities to around 700,000 users worldwide.
Secure IT Infrastructure for Sailors and Marines
The designation unifies the Navy and the Marine Corps under a single IT service framework for increased efficiency and collaboration, according to PEO Digital Acting Executive Director Jeffrey Proudfoot. “This recognition underscores our commitment to delivering seamless, secure and mission-ready IT infrastructure for sailors, marines and civilians alike,” he added.
The cloud-enabled platforms allow personnel to carry out warfighting missions anywhere and anytime, “from shore to ship, in flight and at the tactical edge,” Proudfoot explained.
Standardizing Collaboration Across Navy Operations
Flank Speed provides sailors with remote access, productivity tools and cybersecurity features. It also allows users to manage licensing, entitlements and service requests. Meanwhile, Hyperion gives each Marine access to five terabytes of OneDrive storage for enhanced data management capabilities.
Governed by the Department of Defense’s zero trust principles, Flank Speed and Hyperion prioritize security and accessibility. They employ multi-factor authentication, software-defined perimeter and secure conditional access controls to enable users to work remotely while maintaining compliance with strict cybersecurity policies.
The Navy enterprise IT designation positions Flank Speed and Hyperion as an enterprise technology for productivity and messaging services to standardize collaboration across the department.
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