Sterling, an award-winning provider of transformative technology solutions, is pleased to announce that the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Foundation has recognized the solutions provider alongside NVIDIA and Dell Technologies as one of its three 2025 Corporate Partners of the Year, a distinction owed to the trio’s leadership and contribution in the deployment of advanced simulation technologies and an artificial intelligence ecosystem at the Naval Postgraduate School, both of which will accelerate the institute and the federal government’s strategic adoption of AI.
To that end, the 2025 recipients worked in concert to facilitate the integration of advanced commercial capabilities into the educational and technical activities on the NPS campus, empowering students, faculty, federal sponsors, and industry partners with cutting-edge resources.
“Transformative innovation happens when education, technology, and collaboration intersect,” said Chris Cyr, CTO of Sterling. “The Naval Postgraduate School is building an environment where students, researchers, and partners can experiment with real-world tools in real time. We are proud to help bring that vision to life by integrating platforms that support AI, simulation, and rapid solution development.”
NVIDIA formalized its relationship with NPS in late 2024 and rapidly brought in Dell, Sterling, and other collaborators to ensure mission effectiveness. Specifically, the technology giant contributed access to its Omniverse platform, Deep Learning Institute resources, and other on-the-ground support from embedded technologists and engineers. Dell and Sterling, for their part, delivered the hardware, storage infrastructure, and systems integration required to deploy Omniverse at NPS, marking a first-of-its-kind capability within the Department of the Navy.
“Substantive contributions from partners like Sterling are how we accelerate the development and adoption of capabilities that enhance mission readiness, strengthen deterrence, and advance impactful global initiatives,” said Todd Lyons, Executive Vice President of the NPS Foundation. “It is a privilege to recognize the contributions of Sterling, Dell, and NVIDIA to the Naval Postgraduate School and our national security. We are stronger together!”
Through the aforementioned investments in hardware, software, and services, the NPS Foundation’s three Corporate Partners of the Year are fueling AI-enabled research and supporting the creation of modeling and simulation tools, AI platforms, and collaborative environments that advance education and operational capability development.
To support and sustain that infrastructure, programming, and related collaborative work, the NPS Foundation itself has (so far) committed $5 million to the operation, maintenance, and application of the hardware. This sum includes funding for personnel, applied research, experimentation, and capability development that leverages the technology, tools, and resources provided by the partner triad. The NPS Foundation’s investment enhances curricula, deepens collaboration with industry and federal sponsors, and advances efforts to accelerate AI implementation.
Disclaimer: The Naval Postgraduate School Foundation is a non-federal entity. It is not part of the DoD or any of its components and has no governmental status. The presentation of the award by the NPS Foundation does not constitute endorsement of private sector organizations by the Naval Postgraduate School, the Department of the Navy, or the DoD.