Making Petabytes of Data Useful in Near-Real Time

Project Eight Nineteen proposes Data Prism, an AI-driven data integration and decision-support platform designed to transform petabytes of fragmented, unstructured ISR, cyber, and operational data into actionable intelligence in near-real time. Built on MinusOneDB (m1db), Data Prism eliminates the performance bottlenecks of traditional data warehouses by leveraging a search-based primary data store, high-throughput indexing, and federated storage. This ensures continuous data ingestion, normalization, and AI/ML readiness, even in denied, degraded, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DDIL) environments. AFSOC’s intelligence cycles are currently 40% slower due to reliance on siloed, manually processed data, hindering decision-making and reducing mission effectiveness. Data Prism automates data fusion, eliminating 80% of manual processing and enabling autonomous AI-powered intelligence at the tactical edge. This capability is critical as near-peer adversaries, such as China, operationalize AI-driven warfare with real-time decision engines. Phase II will develop, test, and deploy Data Prism within AFSOC and the Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), ensuring alignment with JADC2 and DoD AI integration initiatives. With a scalable, containerized microservices architecture, Data Prism supports multi-domain intelligence fusion, enhancing interoperability across joint, allied, and coalition forces. The platform will transition into a Program of Record via TACFI and STRATFI funding, ensuring long-term defense integration while driving commercialization in finance, healthcare, and logistics.