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24 hours of initial scoping, utilising the entire Virtual Desk-
top Architecture that underpins this operation, brought
considerable praise from HSE personnel. This configuration
and deployment of IT assets, which enabled our Cadets and
the wider Defence Forces colleagues to fulfil their vital role,
is one example where the CIS Corps can bring to bear its
considerable expertise. Another area where innovation and
development has come to the fore is in the area of Additive
Manufacturing (AM) aka M3D printing. For a number of years
AM has been utilised by CIS to develop prototypes and mod-
els, which ultimately and more importantly has substantially
reduced the timeframe and financial outlay normally associ-
ated with equipment development programmes. The CIS
Corps has joined forces with our Defence Forces colleagues
in the Ordnance Corps to produce 3D printed PPE for the HSE
and our printers have been working away silently producing
PPE for a number of weeks.
COVID-19 has affected the Defence Forces in the same way
as many organisations. Remote working and the dispersal of
personnel have placed a greater emphasis on how we con-
duct our daily operations and effectively manage the associ-
ated risks. Delivering remote access services and enhanced
'hot desk' infrastructure facilities the CIS Corps has securely
leveraged Public Cloud based solutions to underpin DF resil-
ience and business continuity whilst also 'piggy backing' on
GSM cellular services in enhancing Naval Ship connectivity
from HSE testing centres along the quays in Galway, Dublin
and Cork. The CIS Corps as strategic force enabler is deliver-
ing an effective and secure system of systems to sustain the
operational requirements of the Defence Forces. A whole
of Corps approach is taken to ensure delivery and mainte-
nance of these services from the design/development stage
through to the logistics chain, which oversees the lifespan of
these systems from induction to disposal.
