Spectro Cloud PaletteAI VerteX now available in AWS Marketplace for JWCC customers
Defense organizations gain a new procurement route for managing virtual machines, Kubernetes and AI infrastructure across cloud, data centers and the tactical edge
SAN JOSE, Calif. — November 9, 2026 — Spectro Cloud, the hybrid AI infrastructure company, today announced that its PaletteAI VerteX platform is now available in AWS Marketplace to eligible U.S. Department of War (DoW) organizations purchasing through Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) procurement pathways. The listing gives mission owners a new way to acquire a common software foundation for modernizing existing infrastructure and operating AI across cloud, data centers and the tactical edge.
JWCC is DoW’s enterprise, multi-vendor cloud contract vehicle, designed to deliver secure cloud capabilities across classification levels and operational domains. AWS is one of the cloud service providers delivering JWCC services, supporting defense missions from headquarters to the tactical edge. Spectro Cloud’s availability through AWS Marketplace for JWCC adds a procurement option alongside its existing “Awardable” status on the Platform One (P1) and CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplaces.
A common software foundation from data center to tactical edge
Defense organizations run an ever more diverse mix of workloads: from legacy virtual machine applications in on-premises environments, containerized mission software in the cloud, and AI factories, to AI edge inferencing at disconnected forward locations. PaletteAI VerteX gives agencies a unified management experience across all of them.
“The Department of War is moving aggressively to modernize its infrastructure and operationalize AI across the enterprise and tactical edge,” said Matt Heideman, Vice President of Public Sector at Spectro Cloud. “Our collaboration with AWS through JWCC represents a significant step forward in putting these capabilities directly into the hands of mission owners. By simplifying acquisition and accelerating deployment, we’re helping the Department move from technology requirements to operational capability at the speed the warfighter demands.”
PaletteAI VerteX manages the full infrastructure stack, from the operating system and Kubernetes distribution to the applications and AI models running on top. Reusable cluster profiles let teams define approved configurations once and enforce them across fleets of clusters, reducing the manual effort of keeping environments consistent as software changes. Support for virtual machines alongside containers gives agencies a practical modernization path without rewriting every application, and GPU-enabled Kubernetes infrastructure supports validated AI factory architecture for a new generation of mission workloads.
Customer-controlled deployment on AWS
This AWS Marketplace offering delivers PaletteAI VerteX as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for deployment on Amazon EC2 in the customer’s AWS account. Defense organizations operate the management platform within their own AWS environment, retaining control over its configuration and operation. PaletteAI VerteX incorporates FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules and role-based access controls to help protect infrastructure and restrict administrative access.
For JWCC customers, buying through AWS Marketplace means PaletteAI VerteX can be procured against existing JWCC task orders and managed within an existing AWS Marketplace account. This reduces acquisition friction and shortens the time from requirement to operational capability.
Talk to our government team to review your requirements and see PaletteAI VerteX in action.
About Spectro Cloud
Spectro Cloud helps platform teams and cloud providers modernize and manage infrastructure for the AI era without adding more tools or operational complexity. With PaletteAI, enterprises, public sector organizations, neoclouds and sovereign clouds can build, deploy, manage, govern and scale full-stack environments across VMs, Kubernetes, edge, regulated and air-gapped locations, and AI infrastructure.
Spectro Cloud is an AWS Differentiated ISV Partner and an AWS Public Sector partner, and holds the AWS Government Software Competency. Since introducing Palette VerteX in 2023, the company has expanded to production deployments across the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, defense primes including Airbus Defence and Space, the Intelligence Community, and sovereign cloud providers.
Spectro Cloud is a Gartner Cool Vendor, CRN AI 100, Strong Performer in the 2025 Forrester Wave - Multicloud Container Platforms, and 2026 GigaOm Leader for Kubernetes for Edge Computing and Kubernetes Management Solutions.
Media contact: pr@spectrocloud.com
