CASE STUDY: Northrop Gruman

CASE STUDY: Northrop Gruman
Carpathia Teams with Northrop Grumman to ‘Transform’
Defense Travel System (DTS), Achieving Cost Reductions &
Security Enhancements.
Seamless Datacenter Migration Completed in 24 Hours for DoD System Handling
Millions of Military & Civilian Travel Authorizations per Year
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What is the Defense Travel System (DTS)?
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What requirements did Northrop Grumman
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moving a datacenter that hosted a
live enterprise-level system.”
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“The DTS migration initiative is
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operating costs by nearly $1 million,
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