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Amazon To Build $1.3 Billion Top-Secret Cloud For Australian Government
Amazon’s cloud-computing unit is to develop a top-secret cloud for Australia’s government.
The project is to boost the country’s ability to share and analyze information and strengthen its defense communications resilience.
Australia announced a commitment of at least 2 billion Australian dollars (US$1.3 billion) over the next decade to establish and operate the secure cloud infrastructure.
This project is part of a strategic partnership between the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), the nation's cybersecurity intelligence agency, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Rachel Noble, director general of the ASD, said the top-secret cloud “will provide a state-of-the-art collaborative space for our intelligence and defense community to store and access top-secret data.
“This will transform how we work together as agencies and partners.”
Government officials say the cloud system aims to foster deeper collaboration with the US and support Australian military operations.
This is by using emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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