Business Chief USA March 2020

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE
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comes to data security as it changes
so fast.” At Aerojet Rocketdyne,
the company has a threat hunting
program which allows the company
to proactively measure its security
posture rather than only relying on
traditional threat management measures
such as firewalls. In addition,
“we are currently embarking on an
Enterprise Information Management
initiative to establish a data governance
program. This program will
assist with the standardisation and
integration of data and metrics
across the enterprise.”
When it comes to the innovative
evolution of the company, Avakian
explains that over the last two years
the company has “pivoted from
a traditional IT architecture which
relies heavily on on-premise infrastructure
to a hybrid architecture.”
In particular, Avakian highlights the
company’s adoption of cloud technology,
microservices and robotic
process automation (RPA). “Over
the last couple of years we have
transitioned our Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) system from
an on-premise solution to a cloud
provider. Our data is housed in a
FedRAMP data centre with aroundthe-clock
support.” In addition to
the cloud, the company has begun
conducting an RPA proof-of-concept
with its Finance department. “This
will reduce costs, eliminate input
errors, speed up business processes,
MARCH 2020