The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) signed a contract valued at several million euros with Accenture to lead its Protected Business Network (PBN) initiative. This collaboration represents a crucial step in realizing the vision of a secure, cloud-backed, digital transformation among allies. PBN is estimated to be worth 200 million to be spread over a decade as a way of launching a major digital transformation. By doing so NCIA not only aims to get rid of existing out-of-date technical support systems but also to establish one consolidated, stable multi-cloud setup. Collaborating closely with strategic partner Leonardo, Accenture will design, implement, and run the core PBN platform across an NCIA-provided multi-cloud ecosystem, incorporating a strict Zero Trust Architecture secured by Leonardo’s AI-driven Global Cybersecurity Platform to scale defense operations for roughly 29,000 users.
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This program institutes a standardized framework of engineering practices and secure cloud environments that dramatically reduces the delivery lifecycle of critical defense applications. Highlighting the scale and organizational accountability of this modernization effort, Mauro Macchi, CEO for EMEA at Accenture said: “NATO’s ambition to become a digitally enabled Alliance is one of the most consequential transformation programs of our time, and reinvention at this scale requires a trusted partner willing to take accountability for outcomes.” Backed by the North Atlantic Council, this milestone partnership fundamentally redefines NATO’s technological agility, enabling collective data sovereignty and rapid software deployments to maintain its operational edge amidst escalating geopolitical risks.