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

• European cloud services companies launch “Structura-X”

• Concrete implementation of Gaia-X appropriate companies

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

European digital firms and cloud suppliers have introduced an initiative for frequent infrastructure products and services that fulfill Gaia-X requirements. 28 corporations and organizations, like Atos, agreed to make their cloud expert services Gaia-X compliant. The Lighthouse challenge “Structura-X” complements field-distinct initiatives for the automotive sector (Catena-X), agriculture (AgriGaia) and finance (EuroDat). Initial Gaia-X compliant offerings are envisioned to be ready by the middle of this calendar year.

The initiative was born out of the need to have to construct a Gaia-X-appropriate infrastructure in Europe, along with industry solutions. In coordination with the Gaia-X Association, 7 European electronic vendors in the beginning agreed on the widespread objective: Atos, Aruba.it, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom, Engineering, Noovle and Major-IX. In the meantime, added companies from all above Europe have joined. To day, this provides up to 28 Structura-X users[1] from 10 nations.

“We are happy to start Structura-X, with each other with critical European cloud vendors and digital providers. Structura-X will help the required scale for new cross-sector and cross-state collaboration in the cloud, to foster a federated European cloud and edge infrastructure. As component of this initiative, Atos will convey its digital security answers and goods, as European current market leader, to assure the finish sovereignty and protection of cloud infrastructure alternatives.” said Santi Ribas, Head of Cloud Enterprise Remedies, Atos.

Structura-X invites much more cloud service providers to be a part of. The common aim is to condition their current infrastructure companies into an eco-technique for European data sovereignty. An overarching European cloud infrastructure is being produced. Consumers will be able to exam and deploy their solutions and information rooms in a Gaia-X-permitted infrastructure.

Structura-X will operate closely with Gaia-X, which among the other activities defines the specialized framework for details sovereignty. At the exact same time, Structura-X will allow the vital scale for new cross-sector and cross-region collaboration in the cloud. The preceding fragmentation of the European cloud market place will thus be prevail over.

Atos is involved in several initiatives all-around cloud and electronic sovereignty, and recently introduced Atos OneCloud Sovereign Protect, in reaction to the rising needs of organizations and governments for electronic sovereignty. The alternative permits Atos custumers to satisfy the worries of handling their information in the edge-to-cloud continuum, in line with the maximum jurisdictional facts governance requirements.

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[1] Atos, Aruba.it, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom, Engineering, Noovle, Leading-IX, AssoSoftware, City Network, Cloud&Warmth Systems, CS Team, CSI, EBRC, Elmec, Fabasoft, International Dataspaces Affiliation, IONOS SE, KPN, Lux Innovation, Mainstream, Next Layer, OpenNebula Systems, OSISM, ThreeFold Tech, Tietoevry, United Group, Vivacom

About Atos

Atos is a worldwide leader in digital transformation with 107,000 staff and once-a-year profits of more than € 11 billion. European range just one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-functionality computing, the Team offers tailor-made conclusion-to-conclusion options for all industries in 71 international locations. A pioneer in decarbonization companies and items, Atos is fully commited to a safe and decarbonized digital for its purchasers. Atos is a SE (Societas Europaea), shown on Euronext Paris and involved in the CAC 40 ESG and Future 20 Paris Inventory indexes.

The purpose of Atos is to support style the long term of the details space. Its experience and expert services support the enhancement of information, training and research in a multicultural tactic and lead to the growth of scientific and technological excellence. Across the globe, the Group allows its clients and staff members, and customers of societies at big to are living, get the job done and build sustainably, in a protected and secure info space.

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