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Israel to get own cloud in deals with Amazon, Google

In a bold move, Israel has signed a series of contracts with Amazon Web Services and Google to provide the government with cloud services.

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The Google data center in Hamina, Finland, is seen on Sept. 10, 2011, during its official opening. Google and Amazon Web Services have been selected to provide cloud services for the Israeli government's Project Nimbus. — JARNO MELA/LEHTIKUVA/AFP via Getty Images

Israel recently signed a series of contracts with Amazon Web Services and Google to provide the government with cloud services. It is just the first stage in a vast, multiyear flagship project called Project Nimbus to provide to provide comprehensive cloud services to the government, the security establishment and major players in the Israeli economy.

While the project will require extensive investment in infrastructure, it will eventually advance the development of a local Israeli “ecosystem” in the field of cloud technology.

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