Australian Government partners with AWS, to invest at least A$2B on cloud

The Albanese Government will invest at least A$2B over the next decade to bolster Australia’s cyber capabilities with the announcement of a strategic partnership between the Australian Signals Directorate, ASD, and Amazon Web Services, AWS, in Australia to deliver a Top Secret, TS, Cloud for the Australian Government. This landmark partnership will see AWS establish a sovereign TS Cloud in Australia to deliver resilient information, communication and technology, ICT, services for the Australian Government, generating up to 2,000 local Australian jobs. The TS Cloud will be purpose-built for Australia’s Defence and National Intelligence Community agencies to securely host the country’s most sensitive information. This significant investment is part of the $15-20 billion to 2033-34 to enhance Defence’s cyber capabilities and the $8.5-11 billion to 2033-34 to bolster Defence’s enterprise data and ICT announced in the 2024 Integrated Investment Program. The TS Cloud builds on AWS’ planned $13.2 billion investment in Australian infrastructure to 2027 – the largest tech investment in Australia’s history, supporting the creation of 11,000 local jobs. This is in addition to the $9.1 billion AWS has invested in Australian infrastructure since its launch in 2011.