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

Paris, four June 2020

Atos, a world-wide chief in digital transformation, is proud to announce its function as a founding member of the GAIA-X Basis, a non-earnings organization that is becoming setup to build the future technology of info platforms for Europe, its member states, organizations and citizens.

The GAIA-X Basis, formed by 22 organizations (digital leaders, industrials, academia and associations) including Atos, underlines a joint determination to a clear European procedure, openness and wide participation. It will build on the present do the job initiated by the French and German governments and supported by far more than 300 organizations. The GAIA-X task enters a new phase of its advancement and sets an important milestone toward the European Union’s ambition to consolidate its leadership in the world-wide info economic system.

The generation of digital ecosystems requires developing belief and interoperability across all cloud buyers and providers. GAIA-X will address this challenge by means of a widespread set of procedures, an “Architecture of Standards” and a set of “Federation Services” which convey with each other present Cloud providers and their expert services and in which info and applications can be handled in a way that assures whole handle. It will permit organizations from all measurements and across all sectors to advantage from hyperscaler choices in Europe though respecting a set of essential procedures.

Included in the advancement of Cloud because its inception, Atos delivers its confirmed knowledge of and practical experience in Cloud Computing, supported by its thorough portfolio and strategic partnerships with foremost Cloud service providers and deep understanding of buyer requires.

Elie Girard, CEO of Atos, clarifies: “Europe’s digital leadership in the info economic system requires adaptable and safe Cloud abilities. By facilitating infrastructure, application and info portability, GAIA-X will permit European organizations and public administrations to share their decentralized info in a responsible and safe way, boosting Cloud adoption and the generation of value-additional ecosystems. This will fortify Europe’s competitiveness due to the fact the method is unprecedented, driven by industrials, collaborative with hyperscalers, and aims at defining a sensible set of procedures and benchmarks regular with European values and aspirations”.