Atos co-founds GAIA-X to build a secure and transparent European data and cloud framework

Paris, four June 2020

Atos, a global chief in digital transformation, is proud to announce its position as a founding member of the GAIA-X Basis, a non-gain organization that is getting set up to make the up coming era of info platforms for Europe, its member states, firms and citizens.

The GAIA-X Basis, formed by 22 corporations (digital leaders, industrials, academia and associations) including Atos, underlines a joint determination to a clear European course of action, openness and wide participation. It will develop on the present get the job done initiated by the French and German governments and supported by much more than 300 companies. The GAIA-X challenge enters a new stage of its growth and sets an crucial milestone toward the European Union’s ambition to consolidate its management in the global info overall economy.

The development of digital ecosystems necessitates creating rely on and interoperability across all cloud users and suppliers. GAIA-X will deal with this problem as a result of a popular established of policies, an “Architecture of Standards” and a established of “Federation Services” which deliver alongside one another present Cloud suppliers and their providers and in which info and applications can be managed in a way that guarantees comprehensive handle. It will help corporations from all sizes and across all sectors to reward from hyperscaler choices in Europe whilst respecting a established of crucial policies.

Concerned in the growth of Cloud because its inception, Atos provides its demonstrated expertise of and encounter in Cloud Computing, supported by its in depth portfolio and strategic partnerships with leading Cloud service suppliers and deep understanding of customer demands.

Elie Girard, CEO of Atos, explains: “Europe’s digital management in the info overall economy necessitates flexible and protected Cloud capabilities. By facilitating infrastructure, application and info portability, GAIA-X will help European companies and general public administrations to share their decentralized info in a reputable and protected way, boosting Cloud adoption and the development of price-additional ecosystems. This will improve Europe’s competitiveness simply because the tactic is unprecedented, driven by industrials, collaborative with hyperscalers, and aims at defining a fair established of policies and standards steady with European values and aspirations”.