- NATO has selected Google Cloud to power JATEC
- Google Distributed Cloud is a sovereign and isolated cloud for maximum security
- Google Cloud’s revenue soared last quarter, propelling it to the third most valuable company globally.
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has signed a multimillion-dollar deal with Google Cloud to give it access to sovereign cloud capabilities amid the organization’s digital modernization efforts.
Google Cloud and NATO said the “strategic partnership” would help NATO strengthen its data governance and give it access to secure cloud and artificial intelligence technology.
More specifically, NATO will use Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), which is an isolated sovereign cloud solution designed specifically for highly regulated industries, promising disconnected and secure environments.
NATO reaches agreement with Google Cloud
“This enables organizations to run modern AI and analytics workloads on their most critical data, unlocking valuable insights while maintaining absolute operational control and meeting the most stringent digital sovereignty requirements,” the two wrote in the announcement.
GDC allows NATO to have control over data residency to stay within its strict sovereignty and compliance guidelines. Google noted that GDC maintains “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 levels of digital security and sovereignty,” wrote Google Cloud EMEA President Tara Brady.
Google Distributed Cloud is the provider of choice for the CIA’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 for JATEC that meets the highest standards necessary to protect highly sensitive data,” wrote NCIA CTO Antonio Calderón.
Google and NATO have kept the finer details of the deal under wraps: It’s unclear how many millions the deal could be worth or 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 increased 28% last quarter, which is more than double the 12% increase in revenue experienced by Google as a whole.
In fact, thanks to strong fiscal performance, Google recently surpassed Microsoft in terms of market capitalization. Valued at $3.617 billion, it is only behind Apple and Nvidia (both with more than $4 billion).
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