Commercial cloud computing can benefit militaries as it allows for better storage and the ability to process data in a secured environment, according to Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
“Commercial cloud computing infrastructure can enable militaries to better store and process large amounts of data securely,” he said at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit.
“As they continue to improve, the value they provide over bespoke defence solutions in certain areas will no doubt increase, and countries will need to figure out how best to adopt or deploy them. This is already happening. In a sign of the changing times, the Israeli Defence Forces is moving some of its data from their own self developed private cloud to one provided by Amazon Web Services and Google,” added Wong.
According to International Trade Administration, there are more than 70 operational data centers in Singapore with notable names including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM Equinix and Verizon.
Increased adoption in digital technology by businesses and companies adopting a hybrid work environment are among factors that contributed to the increase in demand.