Australia’s $2 billion Top Secret cloud is sorely needed by defence and intelligence agencies that have fallen years behind the private sector, allies and some adversaries. But the government’s decision to go with a single market leading US vendor over local providers while extolling sovereignty has raised difficult questions.
As the dust settles on last year’s landmark deal with Amazon Web Services, InnovationAus.com can reveal local suppliers will get a chance to participate in the project scheduled to launch in 2027.
But experts are already doubting whether the ambitious timeline can be met and if there is even enough security cleared personnel to build and operate a Top Secret cloud, while some have challenged the claims of a “fully sovereign” system.
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