Paris, four June 2020
Atos, a international chief in digital transformation, is very pleased to announce its function as a founding member of the GAIA-X Basis, a non-profit business that is getting set up to produce the next technology of info platforms for Europe, its member states, organizations and citizens.
The GAIA-X Basis, fashioned by 22 organizations (digital leaders, industrials, academia and associations) including Atos, underlines a joint motivation to a transparent European course of action, openness and wide participation. It will build on the present do the job initiated by the French and German governments and supported by a lot more than 300 organizations. The GAIA-X undertaking enters a new phase of its enhancement and sets an vital milestone towards the European Union’s ambition to consolidate its management in the international info financial state.
The development of digital ecosystems necessitates making believe in and interoperability across all cloud users and vendors. GAIA-X will deal with this problem through a widespread established of procedures, an “Architecture of Standards” and a established of “Federation Services” which carry alongside one another present Cloud vendors and their services and in which info and apps can be dealt with in a way that makes certain whole handle. It will permit organizations from all measurements and across all sectors to gain from hyperscaler offerings in Europe though respecting a established of crucial procedures.
Involved in the enhancement of Cloud considering that its inception, Atos delivers its confirmed abilities of and experience in Cloud Computing, supported by its extensive portfolio and strategic partnerships with leading Cloud services vendors and deep comprehension of buyer requires.
Elie Girard, CEO of Atos, clarifies: “Europe’s digital management in the info financial state necessitates adaptable and safe Cloud capabilities. By facilitating infrastructure, software and info portability, GAIA-X will permit European organizations and community administrations to share their decentralized info in a trustworthy and safe way, boosting Cloud adoption and the development of worth-included ecosystems. This will reinforce Europe’s competitiveness because the approach is unprecedented, driven by industrials, collaborative with hyperscalers, and aims at defining a fair established of procedures and criteria steady with European values and aspirations”.
