Spectro Cloud Government

08/12/2026

MOSA is no longer 'just a box to tick'.
Ship tens of thousands of AI-capable units today and a good number are obsolete by December, along with the mission they were built for. That pace, plus a wave of recent memos, is what turned the Modular Open Systems Approach from acquisition policy into a mission-success requirement.

Modern programs need to be designed to change: swap the model, the inferencing layer, even the hardware, without re-platforming or re-certifying everything beneath it.

That is the real weight of "open" in MOSA, and it is what keeps a program off the next forklift and clear of vendor lock-in, even in disconnected, contested conditions.

Anthony Newman sat down with Nolan Schultz, AE & Army Special Forces vet, and Colton Shaw, PubSec Principal Architect, to cut through the policy noise and talk about what MOSA looks like on the ground, from the data center to the drone.

The full conversation and the companion blog, including the memos driving the shift and 'what to do on Monday' takeaways, are here 👉 https://okt.to/VRIW40

08/10/2026

If you’re attending DAFTIC 2026 be sure to say hello to the Spectro Cloud Government team at Booth 520.

Then join us with fellow industry leaders and professionals for a night of curated ci**rs, top-shelf whiskey tastings, and engaging conversation. Register now for the Paragon Micro Cigar & Whiskey Networking Event: https://okt.to/bpq5fD

07/30/2026

When a vendor like us tells you to leave VMware, you should be skeptical. It's about as surprising as a barber telling you that you need a haircut.
That's why our newest white paper wasn't written by us. Chris Montalbano of GovSmart, Inc. works on the buying side, where they see renewal pricing across hundreds of public sector transactions and can sell you almost any of the alternatives.

His analysis covers the documented cost picture, a case study in licensing volatility, four migration paths assessed on public sector fit, and a readiness model built from a real assessment of 1,146 VMs, where 28% were ready for automated migration and 8% shouldn't move yet. A plan that admits some VMs should stay put is one you can trust with the rest.

If your agency's renewal date is approaching, read it before the renewal does the deciding: https://okt.to/gXYO5i

07/28/2026

Most deployments start with a terminal and an internet connection. Some start with a validated CD and a red Ethernet cable.

Our principal architect Colton Shaw joined Per Ploug Krogslund for Docker's Ship Happens podcast to talk about what it takes to run Kubernetes and AI in air-gapped defense environments, where every package is validated before it enters the room and "let's just go faster" can mean risking lives.

Full episode: https://okt.to/Ot8hHS

07/22/2026

The DoD, Intelligence Community, and defense industrial base are all under mandate to integrate AI into mission areas ranging from intelligence analysis to cyber defense and predictive maintenance. In practice, many of those initiatives stall at the infrastructure layer. Models trained in unclassified clouds can't move to classified networks, GPU clusters configured in one domain can't be replicated in another, and every new project ends up rebuilding infrastructure from scratch.

We built our platform to close that gap: one reproducible, hardened stack from unclassified development through classified production out to the tactical edge, with every artifact signed, scanned, and traceable along the way. Programs move from proof-of-concept to production in weeks, and security reviews inherit compliance instead of starting from zero.

Learn how we support AI adoption for national security missions: https://okt.to/40vucJ

07/16/2026

Five years ago, edge architectures assumed you'd never have enough storage or compute in the field. So raw sensor data got thrown away, and anything important went back to the cloud.

Dr. Raj Iyer, the Army's first CIO and now president of Tsecond, says it's time to challenge those assumptions.
He joined Spectro Cloud's Mark Perry on Carahsoft's CarahCast to dig into what securing the tactical edge takes today: architectures designed for disconnected operations first, AI models that keep learning from data at the point of collection, and modular open systems that let partners integrate without a prime dictating the stack.

If you're building for DDIL environments, this one is worth the listen. https://okt.to/aAuz6R

07/14/2026

We can’t help but notice two things that keep coming up in tactical edge conversations lately:

1️⃣ AI is finally small enough to deploy in the field.
We’re not talking not stripped-down toys, but real models running on real hardware, taking cognitive load off the operator and making decisions in the loop instead of waiting on a human to sort through the noise.

2️⃣ Contested comms mean we can't count on a link home.
Decisions still need to happen, even when the pipe goes down.

Mark Perry and Colton Shaw unpack the full picture of tactical edge computing, including why AI at the edge means small, trained models, and not ChatGPT on a drone: 👇
https://okt.to/Xb6ShB

07/13/2026

Attending the DevSecOps Conference 2026?
Say hello to the Spectro Cloud Government team and visit our booth at the Conference & Collaboration Center.

Learn about our solutions for defense and government, and how we're reshaping the DevSecOps landscape: https://okt.to/UEnAxZ

07/08/2026

When it comes to defense AI, the model isn't the hard part.
The AI landscape is changing faster than infrastructure can keep up.

The hold up is what happens between the unclassified dev environment where the model works and the classified production stack where it has to live. You’ve probably seen it: different OS, different hardening, different accreditation paperwork. Every move resets the clock.
So pilots stretch into years, and models go stale before they ever see operational use. The threat side, of course, isn't waiting around.

See how we’re providing secure, consistent infrastructure that moves AI workloads from development to classified production seamlessly. https://okt.to/vpjtym

07/06/2026

Tactical edge matters now more than ever, but what does it really mean?

Recently, Mark Perry and Colton Shaw sat down to unpack the full picture of tactical edge computing: We’re talking AI inference on drones and autonomous vehicles, disconnected-first infrastructure design, immutable operating systems, and ATO acceleration through standardized deployments.

Check out what they have to say about building systems that assume connectivity, and why the shift from infrastructure-first to applications-and-data-first thinking is crucial for mission success. https://okt.to/7Mb0Ew

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