- NATO has chosen Google Cloud to run JATEC
- Google Distributed Cloud is an air-gapped, sovereign cloud for maximum security
- Google Cloud revenue soared last quarter, pushing it to be the third most valuable company globally
NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud to give it access to state-of-the-art cloud capabilities amid the organisation’s digital modernization efforts.
Google Cloud and NATO said the “strategic partnership” would help NATO strengthen its data management and give it access to secure cloud and AI technology.
More specifically, NATO will use Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), which is an air-gapped sovereign cloud solution designed specifically for highly regulated industries that promise disconnected and secure environments.
NATO enters into an agreement with Google Cloud
“This enables organizations to run modern artificial intelligence and analytics workloads on their most important data, unlocking valuable insights while maintaining absolute operational control and meeting the strictest digital sovereignty requirements,” the two wrote in the announcement.
The GDC allows NATO to have control over data residency to stay within its strict sovereignty and compliance guidelines. Google emphasized that the GDC keeps “NCIA’s highly sensitive data … under its direct control and within NATO’s sovereign territory.”
“This partnership will enable NATO to decisively accelerate its digital modernization efforts while maintaining the highest level of security and digital sovereignty,” wrote Google Cloud EMEA President Tara Brady.
Google Distributed Cloud is the provider of choice for the NCIA’s Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC), a NATO-Ukraine organization that handles data from the Russia-Ukraine war.
“Through this collaboration, we will deliver a secure, resilient and scalable cloud environment to JATEC that meets the highest standards required to protect highly sensitive data,” wrote Antonio Calderon, CTO of NCIA.
Google and NATO have kept the finer details of the agreement under wraps – it is unclear how many millions the agreement may be worth and how long it will be in place. Still, it’s good news for Google – a company that continues to gain market share in the cloud sector.
Google Cloud revenue rose 28% last quarter, more than double the 12% increase in revenue experienced by Google as a whole.
In fact, Google recently overtook Microsoft in terms of market cap. At $3.617 trillion, it trails only Apple and Nvidia (both over $4 trillion).
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