Amazon securing $2B deal with Australian Government for their cloud services.

- Australia is moving its top-secret intelligence data to the cloud in a A$2 billion deal with Amazon Web Services to enhance defense force interoperability with the United States - The Australian Signals Directorate will increase its use of artificial intelligence to analyze data under this shift - The move to cloud services by Amazon Web Services will provide greater resilience to data used to support the defense force - The partnership with Amazon Web Services is expected to upgrade national security capabilities and create 2,000 local jobs - This shift is crucial for enhancing security in an era where warfare is increasingly conducted at a top-secret level