State of Urgency for Distributed Systems
Img. 1: Texas Monthly – Winter Storm in PhotosThe 2021 Texas power-grid failure is only the latest in a series of major humanitarian events around the world that underscore the decisive need for community-centric, peer-to-peer, and distributed communications systems. As a USAF intelligence operations veteran, my experience with mission critical systems comes from being a security manager, working with Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter pilots, and supporting medical evacuation operations in remote locations. With these scenarios in mind, our …