Air Force chooses DittoLive to link edge computers and cloud servers where communications are limited

Summary points:

• DittoLive will provide a cloud-to-edge data synchronization system to enhance battlefield communications.
• The Ditto cloud-to-edge sync platform enables real-time data sharing between edge devices and cloud computers -- even during periods of unreliable connectivity.
• The system uses mesh networking and local data storage to maintain communication without constant internet or central servers.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – U.S. Air Force communications experts needed the ability to synchronize military data between systems operating at the edge of the battlefield with cloud servers when connectivity is limited. They found a solution from DittoLive Inc. in Montgomery, Ala.

Officials of the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, announced a potential $28 million sole-source contract to DittoLive on Friday for the full Ditto cloud-to-edge sync platform.

The DittoLive cloud-to-edge sync enables seamless data synchronization among communications devices, sensors, and cloud infrastructure -- even in environments with unreliable or intermittent connectivity.

Edge computers running the Ditto software development kit (SDK) maintain a local database, and synchronize with nearby devices using transport protocols like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and local-area networking. The system uses mesh networking to enable edge devices to connect without a central server or constant internet connection.

Edge-to-cloud connectivity

The Ditto cloud-to-edge sync platform uses localized servers to connect edge-to-cloud and cloud-to-edge connectivity between distributed edge devices and centralized cloud databases.

The system automatically resolves data conflicts that can happen during simultaneous updates at the edge and at the cloud, and keeps applications and data consistent during intermittent communications. It stores data locally and synchronizes it with other devices and the cloud when communications are reliable.

On this contract, DittoLive will do the work in Atlanta and Montgomery, Ala., and should be finished by July 2028. For more information contact DittoLive online at www.ditto.com, or the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate at www.aflcmc.af.mil/WELCOME/Organizations/Business-and-Enterprise-Systems-Directorate.