Micro Logic’s Projet Cirrus – Bringing Sovereign Cloud to Canada
Stéphane
Garneau,
the
president
of
Quebec-based
Micro
Logic,
still
sees
the
same
forces
driving
private
sector
enterprises
and
public
sector
agencies
to
seek
out
sovereign
cloud
solutions
now
that
he
witnessed
nearly
a
decade
ago.
Stéphane
Garneau,
the
president
of
Quebec-based
Micro
Logic,
still
sees
the
same
forces
driving
private
sector
enterprises
and
public
sector
agencies
to
seek
out
sovereign
cloud
solutions
now
that
he
witnessed
nearly
a
decade
ago.
“We
first
made
the
commitment
to
create
and
offer
sovereign
cloud
solutions
and
services
in
2014,”
says
Garneau.
“At
the
time
government
agencies
wanted
to
embrace
technologies
and
the
flexibility
and
performance
they
offered,
but
feared
being
subjected
to
a
competitive
country
that
potentially
could
leverage
their
legislative
power
to
unilaterally
force
local
and
international
cloud
providers
to
grant
access
to
critical,
classified
or
otherwise
strategic
information.
Today,
those
same
motivations
and
same
concerns
have
only
grown
stronger.”
Today,
Projet
Cirrus
–
Micro
Logic’s
suite
of
sovereign
cloud
solutions,
including
private,
community,
public,
and
hybrid
offerings
–
is
relied
on
by
hundreds
of
organizations
in
the
public
and
private
sectors
organizations
that
require
all
data
to
reside
in
Canada
at
all
times.
Not
only
that,
but
data
is
required
to
only
be
accessible
by
fully
vetted
Canadian
citizens
–
or
in
the
case
of
international
companies
doing
business
in
Canada,
to
be
subject
to
the
data
protection
regulations
of
their
home
country.
“High
profile
incidents
as
well
as
the
widespread
collection
and
use
of
data
have
led
to
a
growing
preoccupation
with
what
happens
to
the
information
we
share
or
upload
online,”
adds
Garneau.
“This
is
particularly
true
for
sensitive
and
private
data
used
in
certain
industries
and
by
the
government.
It
is
more
important
than
ever
to
control
and
secure
this
data
at
all
times,
which
is
exactly
what
the
sovereign
clouds
solutions
in
Projet
Cirrus
do.”
The
sovereign
cloud
offerings
within
Projet
Cirrus
also
include
robust
backup
and
disaster
recovery
services,
as
a
well
as
a
Fortified
Cloud
that
features
encryption
and
data
protection
measures
that
exceed
the
most
stringent
guidelines
for
government
agencies
and
highly
regulated
industries.
All
services
are
provided
from
two
distinct
and
independent
Tier-3
certified
data
centers
in
Quebec
and
Montreal.
Notably,
the
entire
Projet
Cirrus
suite
is
supported
by
the
more
than
300
sovereign
cloud
experts
at
Micro
Logic.
This
includes
a
dedicated
team
that
is
specifically
focused
on
building
and
developing
locally
owned
and
operated
international
alternative
cloud
products
that
are
designed
to
address
the
unique,
bespoke
needs
of
specific
enterprises
and
institutions.
“Flexibility
is
one
of
the
key
attributes
of
the
cloud,
and
that
same
concept
extends
to
sovereign
cloud
solutions
and
services.
Our
dedicated
Projet
Cirrus
team
is
comprised
of
certified
and
highly
skilled
experts
who
strive
to
push
innovation
forward
and
who
are
ideally
qualified
to
address
each
customer’s
unique
cloud
journey,”
says
Garneau.
“Our
clients
benefit
from
this
expertise
and
a
sovereign
cloud
that
is
not
only
built
around
the
latest
technology
and
hardware,
but
which
is
also
based
on
agnostic
technology
that
empowers
them
to
avoid
vendor
lock-in
at
all
times.”
Garneau
also
stresses
that
the
company’s
strong
relationship
with
VMware
and
reliance
on
its
proven
and
trusted
technologies
offers
enterprises
additional
peace
of
mind.
He
notes
it
is
also
of
importance
to
prospective
customers.
“The
VMware
Sovereign
Cloud
distinction
is
an
important
recognition
for
Micro
Logic
because
it
highlights
our
commitment
and
shows
that
we
have
made
the
extra
effort
to
ensure
that
their
data
is
hosted
in
known
and
trusted
facilities
sheltered
from
foreign
political
or
legislative
influence,”
he
says.
“The
breadth
of
our
expertise
allows
us
to
address
the
full
spectrum
of
IT
challenges
organizations
and
businesses
face
today.
We
took
our
extensive
experience
in
on-premises
computing
and
in
years
of
service
expanded
it
to
encompass
the
sovereign,
hybrid
and
multi-cloud
environments
our
clients
depend
on
and
need
today.”
Learn
more
about
Micro
Logic
and
its
partnership
with
VMware
here.
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