Fujitsu has partnered with Vault Systems to pitch cloud services at Australian government agencies.
Built upon Vault's protected-level ASD certified[1] infrastructure, Fujitsu will offer software-, infrastructure-, backup-, and desktop-as-a-service to government users.
"Fujitsu will fully manage the platform in accordance with the relevant controls, software-as-a-service (SaaS) capability, service desk, and support for government customers," the company said.
Fujitsu touted its protected government desktop-as-a-service product as the first virtual desktop infrastructure run off an Australian-certified protected cloud.
"With Vault's ASD-certified cloud, we can guarantee that the Australian government's data stays protected on a sovereign cloud under Australian jurisdiction," said Vault Systems founder and CEO Rupert Taylor-Price.
In March last year, Vault Systems was among the first pair of vendors to gain protected-level ASD Certification, along with Sliced Tech.
Macquarie Government recieved its protected-level accreditation[2] in September, and Microsoft gained its status in April[3] this year.
Microsoft provides its ASD certified Azure and Office 365 offerings out of Canberra Data Centres[4], and has launched Azure Australia Central[5] targeted towards government, financial services, and critical national infrastructure clients in Australia and New Zealand that are making the move to multi-cloud.
Dimension Data was the first overseas player awarded ASD certification[6] for its cloud offering in February.
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