ESS II also enables the Department of Defense (DOD) to transition to a robust and flexible enterprise storage environment that provides a secure, resilient and flexible method for DISA customers to access their data anywhere, anytime and on any device globally. This functionality can significantly enhance the warfighter’s capability. The solution’s architectural design employs CTERA’s File Sync and Share on the front-end and a multi-site private Cleversafe’s object storage cloud on the back-end. The object storage cloud back-bone can also serve many other use cases including tapeless systems back-up and an active archive repository and will provide potentially large cost savings to the DOD.