The futuristic Israeli government has taken its next step to protect its citizens’ online data from foreign superpowers. American company, Oracle, has completed the construction of the first two of its proposed underground cloud data centres in Israel. The facility is presumably high on security, and can withstand any kind of rocket attack.
The highly modern cloud data facility is nine-stories tall beneath the ground, measuring over 50 metres in height. It’s situated right under one of Israel’s biggest technology parks in Jerusalem.
These cloud data centres developed by the Israeli government, in association with Oracle, will ensure that no foreign servers are used in Israel. Thus, the government will safeguard all the public information. The whole infrastructure potentially took millions of dollars to build. It’s seen as an investment to protect the integrity of the country from its enemies.
Oracle’s Manager in Israel, Eran Feigenbaum, opened up about the facility. He said:
“This facility … can withstand a rocket direct hit, a missile direct hit or even a car bomb – and the services will keep running with customers not even knowing that something so terrible has happened.”
The New Trend of Cloud Data Protection
The development of cloud data centres has been the new trend in world politics. After the completion of these two, there are a total of 30 such cloud data centres throughout the world, mostly in developed countries. The most adjacent cloud facilities to Israel remain in the United Arab Emirates. Besides these facilities, Oracle has also built a research and development centre for themselves in Israel.
Though Israel has opened both the cloud data centres, the second one is not yet operational. It contains some experimental operations, and the govt. will open it for public usage next year. Feigenbaum stated on the subject:
“There will be a second data centre in Israel as part of a plan to open 14 more centres by the end of 2022 to meet growing demand from Israeli technology companies and serve as a back-up to ensure data stays within Israel’s borders.”
Oracle has garnered quite a few high-level customers in Israel. Moreover, the company has confirmed recently that it’s growing not only in Israel, but throughout the globe. Oracle’s prime product Zoom has been the go-to video conferencing platform for people all over the world in this ongoing pandemic.
Yoaz Hendel, the Israeli Communication Minister, also shared his delight with the completion of the cloud data centres in Jerusalem. He told reporters:
“They will not have to move to Silicon Valley or other places. They can do everything from here, with strong back-up and short distances. It’s good for us to keep our own information inside Israel.”
These cloud data centres are a huge success for Oracle. However, the company was on a all-time low when it lost out to Google and Amazon in an Israeli government tender earlier this year. The tender would have given them the chance to build cloud services for the country’s public and military services. Turns out that it didn’t take much time for Oracle to make amends for their own misfortunes.
