Atos and partners launch Gaia-X lighthouse project for European cloud infrastructure

• European cloud providers companies start “Structura-X”

• Concrete implementation of Gaia-X suitable providers

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Paris, France and Munich, Germany – February 22, 2022

European electronic companies and cloud companies have released an initiative for frequent infrastructure services that meet up with Gaia-X needs. 28 organizations and organizations, such as Atos, agreed to make their cloud services Gaia-X compliant. The Lighthouse challenge “Structura-X” complements industry-precise initiatives for the automotive sector (Catena-X), agriculture (AgriGaia) and finance (EuroDat). Preliminary Gaia-X compliant choices are envisioned to be completely ready by the center of this yr.

The initiative was born out of the will need to build a Gaia-X-suitable infrastructure in Europe, along with market providers. In coordination with the Gaia-X Affiliation, seven European digital companies initially agreed on the widespread target: Atos, Aruba.it, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom, Engineering, Noovle and Prime-IX. In the meantime, more providers from all in excess of Europe have joined. To date, this adds up to 28 Structura-X users[1] from 10 countries.

“We are happy to start Structura-X, collectively with essential European cloud companies and digital firms. Structura-X will help the vital scale for new cross-sector and cross-place collaboration in the cloud, to foster a federated European cloud and edge infrastructure. As component of this initiative, Atos will convey its digital stability alternatives and goods, as European market place leader, to make sure the comprehensive sovereignty and safety of cloud infrastructure alternatives.” said Santi Ribas, Head of Cloud Organization Solutions, Atos.

Structura-X invites additional cloud service providers to be part of. The widespread target is to form their current infrastructure products and services into an eco-system for European data sovereignty. An overarching European cloud infrastructure is becoming developed. Buyers will be equipped to examination and deploy their services and data rooms in a Gaia-X-authorised infrastructure.

Structura-X will get the job done closely with Gaia-X, which amongst other routines defines the technological framework for information sovereignty. At the exact same time, Structura-X will help the required scale for new cross-sector and cross-region collaboration in the cloud. The past fragmentation of the European cloud market place will consequently be prevail over.

Atos is involved in several jobs around cloud and electronic sovereignty, and recently released Atos OneCloud Sovereign Protect, in response to the escalating calls for of corporations and governments for digital sovereignty. The resolution enables Atos custumers to meet the worries of taking care of their details in the edge-to-cloud continuum, in line with the best jurisdictional details governance requirements.

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[1] Atos, Aruba.it, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom, Engineering, Noovle, Best-IX, AssoSoftware, Town Community, Cloud&Warmth Technologies, CS Team, CSI, EBRC, Elmec, Fabasoft, Global Dataspaces Affiliation, IONOS SE, KPN, Lux Innovation, Mainstream, Following Layer, OpenNebula Techniques, OSISM, ThreeFold Tech, Tietoevry, United Team, Vivacom

About Atos

Atos is a world-wide chief in digital transformation with 107,000 workers and yearly earnings of about € 11 billion. European range 1 in cybersecurity, cloud and higher-functionality computing, the Team offers personalized end-to-stop options for all industries in 71 international locations. A pioneer in decarbonization expert services and products and solutions, Atos is dedicated to a secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), detailed on Euronext Paris and integrated in the CAC 40 ESG and Up coming 20 Paris Stock indexes.

The reason of Atos is to help design the potential of the information and facts area. Its abilities and expert services guidance the advancement of awareness, schooling and exploration in a multicultural strategy and contribute to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence. Across the environment, the Group permits its clients and workforce, and members of societies at large to reside, work and produce sustainably, in a risk-free and safe info place.

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