- NATO selects Google Cloud to support JATEC
- Google Distributed Cloud is an independent, air-gapped cloud that provides maximum security.
- Google Cloud's revenue soared last quarter, making it the third most valuable company in the world.
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Google Cloud to give it access to sovereign cloud capabilities as the organization continues its 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 technologies.
Specifically, NATO will use Google Distributed Cloud (GDC), which is an independent cloud solution designed specifically for highly regulated industries and promises to create isolated and secure environments.
NATO enters into agreement with Google Cloud
“It gives organizations the ability to run modern AI and analytics workloads on their most critical data, gaining insights while maintaining absolute operational control and meeting the most stringent digital sovereignty requirements,” they wrote in the announcement.
GDC allows NATO to control the location of data to comply with strict sovereignty and compliance rules. Google emphasized that GDC stores “highly sensitive NCIA data… under its direct control and on sovereign NATO territory.”
“This partnership will enable NATO to decisively accelerate its digital modernization efforts while maintaining the highest levels of security and digital sovereignty,” wrote Tara Brady, president of Google Cloud EMEA.
Google Distributed Cloud has been selected as the supplier for NCIA's Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC), the NATO-Ukraine organization that processes data on the Russian-Ukrainian war.
“Through this collaboration, we will provide JATEC with a secure, resilient and scalable cloud environment that meets the highest standards required to protect highly sensitive data,” wrote NCIA CTO Antonio Calderon.
Google and NATO are keeping finer details of the deal secret—it's unclear how many millions the deal could be worth or how long it will last. However, this is good news for Google, a company that continues to gain market share in the cloud sector.
Google Cloud revenue grew 28% last quarter, more than double Google's 12% revenue growth overall.
In fact, strong financial performance has led to Google recently overtaking Microsoft in terms of market capitalization. Its value is 3.617 trillion dollars and it is second only to Apple And Nvidia (both over $4 trillion).
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