Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES): Manpower, Personnel, and Training Implications

The computer networks, systems, and applications used on Navy ships are an amalgam of disparate hardware and software systems that were developed and introduced onboard largely independent from one another. This report assesses the manpower, personnel, and training implications associated with the introduction of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) a common computing environment to U.S. Navy ships.