Atos and partners launch Gaia-X lighthouse project for European cloud infrastructure
22 Février 2022 - 2:00PM
Atos and partners launch Gaia-X lighthouse project for European
cloud infrastructure
- European cloud
services providers
launch
“Structura-X"
- Concrete implementation
of Gaia-X compatible services
Paris,
France and Munich, Germany – February
22, 2022
– European digital companies and cloud providers
have launched an initiative for common infrastructure services that
meet Gaia-X requirements. 28 companies and organizations, including
Atos, agreed to make their cloud services Gaia-X compliant. The
Lighthouse project
“Structura-X”
complements industry-specific initiatives for the automotive sector
(Catena-X), agriculture (AgriGaia) and finance (EuroDat). Initial
Gaia-X compliant offerings are expected to be ready by the middle
of this year.
The initiative was born out of the need to build
a Gaia-X-compatible infrastructure in Europe, alongside industry
services. In coordination with the Gaia-X Association, seven
European digital providers initially agreed on the common goal:
Atos,
Aruba.it,
DE-CIX, Deutsche
Telekom,
Engineering,
Noovle and
TOP-IX. In the meantime, additional companies from
all over Europe have joined. To date, this adds up to 28
Structura-X members1 from 10 countries.
“We are proud to launch Structura-X, together
with key European cloud providers and digital companies.
Structura-X will enable the necessary scale for new cross-sector
and cross-country collaboration in the cloud, to foster a federated
European cloud and edge infrastructure. As part of this initiative,
Atos will bring its digital security solutions and products, as
European market leader, to ensure the complete sovereignty and
security of cloud infrastructure solutions.” said Santi
Ribas, Head of Cloud Enterprise Solutions, Atos.
Structura-X invites more cloud service providers
to join. The common goal is to shape their existing infrastructure
services into an eco-system for European data sovereignty. An
overarching European cloud infrastructure is being created. Users
will be able to test and deploy their services and data rooms in a
Gaia-X-approved infrastructure.Structura-X will work closely with
Gaia-X, which among other activities defines the technical
framework for data sovereignty. At the same time, Structura-X will
enable the necessary scale for new cross-sector and cross-country
collaboration in the cloud. The previous fragmentation of the
European cloud market will thus be overcome.
Atos is involved in several projects around
cloud and digital sovereignty, and recently launched Atos OneCloud
Sovereign Shield, in response to the growing demands of
organizations and governments for digital sovereignty. The solution
enables Atos custumers to meet the challenges of managing their
data in the edge-to-cloud continuum, in line with the highest
jurisdictional data governance requirements.
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About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital
transformation with 107,000 employees and annual revenue of over €
11 billion. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and
high-performance computing, the Group provides tailored end-to-end
solutions for all industries in 71 countries. A pioneer in
decarbonization services and products, Atos is committed to a
secure and decarbonized digital for its clients. Atos is a SE
(Societas Europaea), listed on Euronext Paris and included in the
CAC 40 ESG and Next 20 Paris Stock indexes.
The purpose of Atos is to help design the future
of the information space. Its expertise and services support the
development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural
approach and contribute to the development of scientific and
technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its
customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live,
work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information
space.
Press contactLucie Duchateau –
lucie.duchateau@atos.net - +33 (0)7 62 85 35 10
1 Atos, Aruba.it, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom,
Engineering, Noovle, TOP-IX, AssoSoftware, City Network,
Cloud&Heat Technologies, CS Group, CSI, EBRC, Elmec, Fabasoft,
International Dataspaces Association, IONOS SE, KPN, Lux
Innovation, Mainstream, Next Layer, OpenNebula Systems, OSISM,
ThreeFold Tech, Tietoevry, United Group, Vivacom
- Atos and partners launch Gaia-X lighthouse project for European
cloud infrastructure
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