Transformation of National Weather Service IT: IT Re-architecture Roadmap

The National Weather Service is undergoing a pivotal transformation in its IT infrastructure, enhancing its capabilities across weather, water, and climate operations. This initiative focuses on transitioning to cloud-based environments, which improves access, resilience, and the pace of service delivery throughout the NWS network. This presentation will provide an overview of the proposed IT Re-architecture and its subordinate initiatives.

Central to the transformation is the development of a Cloud Data Lake and the upgrading of network infrastructures to establish a cloud-native architecture. These advancements aim to streamline operations, support scalable growth, and ensure the NWS can efficiently integrate emerging technologies and scientific developments, at the pace of a leading science agency.

The session will include individual presentations on the Cloud Initiatives and Migration, Network Modernization, Data Consolidation (Data Lake and API), Business Process Optimization (IT Ops Model), High-Performance Computing Rejuvenation, and the role of GitLab in facilitating collaboration and development processes. additional themes below dive deeper into the planned and ongoing efforts within the organization.