Fujitsu is upgrading its Cloud services in Western Australia, adding a local Cloud platform node to the company’s Malaga data centre. The upgrade will be completed this November, it said. The local Cloud platform is already available on the East coast and makes Fujitsu the only major global Cloud provider with the service on the East and West coasts of Australia, the company claimed. “Our business case for this expansion was based on a strong interest from local organisations across all sectors for a Cloud presence in Western Australia,” said Fujitsu executive general manager of WA, Robert Lislois. “The demand has largely been driven by the need to access large amounts of data and also the need for data sovereignty. Having a presence on both the East and West coasts satisfies the requirement for both data sovereignty and geographical separation. ” The upgrade means reduced latency for WA organisations, Fujitsu said. That “can be an issue due to the large distances between the end user and data centres on the East Coast or offshore.” The upgrade also speeds migration of enterprise applications or large databases, it said. Customers in other states can use the WA Cloud for business continuity planning, it said. “We made a strategic investment in our Cloud a few years ago and our early lead in the market has allowed us to build additional capability on our already strong base,” said Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand CEO, Mike Foster. “The new Cloud capability will provide a local entry point for customers on the West coast, and will also address the needs of our national customers, with geographical separation of sites within the same country.” Follow Adam Bender on Twitter: @WatchAdam Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe