US EditionNational Defence using U.S. cloud services for ‘mission critical’ applications
The Canadian government allocated nearly $1.3 billion to U.S. cloud providers, with Microsoft receiving over $1 billion for critical defense and operational systems.
- The Government of Canada disclosed it spent almost $1.3 billion on U.S. cloud services, with most funds going to Microsoft, including for 'mission-critical' applications.
- Legal scholars note a sovereign cloud confines data within national jurisdiction, but Canadian data remains vulnerable due to the Cloud Act and a trade war with the U.S.
- National Defence said Amazon Web Services hosts what the department calls "mission-critical" systems supporting Royal Canadian Air Force coordination and Canadian Army situational awareness, spending $4.57 million on AWS, $8 million on Microsoft Azure, and $835,691 on Google Cloud.
- In responses to Conservative MP Todd Doherty, government departments and agencies disclosed spending since 2021 on Amazon, Microsoft, and Google cloud services covering critical government functions.
- Last week Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed building a sovereign cloud to underpin Canada’s competitiveness, security, and sovereignty, though Amazon and Microsoft’s options remain subject to the U.S. Cloud Act.
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Ottawa spent nearly $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of these funds being directed to Microsoft, according to recently published documents, including those used for so-called mission-critical defence applications.
National Defence Using US Cloud Services for ‘Mission Critical’ Applications
Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft—and its uses include what it calls “mission-critical” defence applications. The information was shared in a government response to a question posed by Conservative MP Todd Doherty. He asked government departments and agencies how much they have spent since 2021 on cloud services provided by Am…
National Defence uses US cloud services for 'mission critical' applications
Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by US companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft — and its uses include what it calls "mission-critical" defence applications.
National Defence using U.S. cloud services for ‘mission critical’ applications
Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft — and its uses include what it calls “mission-critical” defence applications.
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National Defence using U.S. cloud services for 'mission critical' applications
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