LTC Xkoshan Arnold

LTC Xkoshan Arnold

Submitted by on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 12:13
Lieutenant Colonel Xkoshan L. Arnold, U.S. Army, is an active duty acquisition officer currently serving as a Research Fellow in the Army’s one-year-long Training with Industry Program at IBM. His research fellowship is intended to develop his technical expertise and analytic leadership so that he can apply industry best practices in his future Army assignments. This blog post was written during his time at the IBM Center.

You Want “the Cloud?" So, Now What?

Submitted by on Thu, 10/08/2020 - 10:45

Introduction. Imagine this. It is Monday morning and your boss walks into the office unexpectedly excited. Curious, you inquire about her excitement. She informs you that the organization was just approved to “move to cloud.” She then informs you that she is placing you in charge of the effort. Before you could ask her any questions, she hurries to her first meeting, leaving you wondering “what are we moving to the cloud?”

Acquisition Officer
U.S. Army

xkoshan.l.arnold.mil@mail.mil

Lieutenant Colonel Xkoshan L. Arnold, U.S. Army, is an active duty acquisition officer currently serving as a Research Fellow in the Army’s one-year-long Training with Industry Program at IBM. His research fellowship is intended to develop his technical expertise and analytic leadership so that he can apply industry best practices in his future Army assignments. This blog post was written during his time at the IBM Center.