- Iran’s Information Technology Organization Seeking New Cloud Computing -Providers
- Bidders will be evaluated, classified and then fueled for fitness
- Other regions also modernize tech stacks
The Iranian government apparently is looking for suppliers of cloud computing as it offers to rebuild its tech stack.
The nation has announced plans to evaluate, class, and rank Sky providers to determine what would be the best suit to host the most important public services, with plans to form a panel of at least three qualified cloud operators considered to be suitable for the purpose.
The Information Technology Organization in Iran (ITOI) is now set to assess potential sky providers based on three different standards-ISO 27017 (Cloud Security Controls), ISO 27018 (Protection of Personal Identifiable Information) and NIST SP 900-145 relating to us cloud computing definition.
Iran welcomes its next big cloud provider
Iran’s adoption of NIST standards may be surprising in view of the country’s ongoing tensions with the United States, but its recognition of these well-considered standards is good news for security for citizens’ data.
Itoi now invites providers offering IAAS, PAAS or SAAS, as well as private, public, hybrid or community cloud models.
Services such as security, monitoring, support and cloud migration are also welcomed under the new scheme, with successful candidates to be awarded a cloud -service assessment certificate, which ultimately leads them to be listed as authorized providers who could be in a chance of large Iranian government contracts.
However, the process may not be that simple for Iran – many countries have made it illegal to do business with Iran or have imposed major restrictions.
Nevertheless, Iran’s efforts to modernize his tech stack reflect an ongoing trend around the world with many other regions that want to diversify. European countries are starting to search local or open source alternatives for them like Microsoft, while the US government continues to run a scheme designed to save significant cash on IT contracts via centralized, mass purchases.
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