Iyini i-Project Nimbus?
Context:I-Project Nimbus iwumsebenzi we-cloud computing kahulumeni wase-Israel nebutho lakhe. UMnyango Wezezimali wakwa-Israel wamemezela ngo-Ephreli 2021, ukuthi inkontileka ukuhlinzeka "uhulumeni, isikhungo sokuvikela, nabanye ngesisombululo sefu esihlanganisa konke". Ngaphansi kwalesi sivumelwano, izinkampani zizokwakha izingosi zefu zasendaweni "ezizogcina ukwaziswa ngaphakathi kwemingcele yakwa-Israyeli ngaphansi kweziqondiso eziqinile zokuphepha".  Iphrojekthi i-Nimbus inezigaba ezine ezihleliwe: eyokuqala ukuthenga nokwakha ingqalasizinda yefu, eyesibili ukuhlela inqubomgomo kahulumeni yokuthuthela imisebenzi efwini, eyesithathu ukuthuthela imisebenzi efwini, futhi eyesine ukusebenzisa nokwenza ngcono imisebenzi yefu. Ngaphansi kwenkontileka ka-$1.2 billion, izinkampani zobuchwepheshe i-Google (i-Google Cloud Platform) ne-Amazon (i-Amazon Web Services) zakhethwa ukuba zinikeze ama-ejensi kahulumeni wase-Israel ngezinsizakalo ze-cloud computing, kuhlanganise nobuhlakani bokufakelwa nokufunda komshini.  Imibandela eyabekwa u-Israyeli kulo msebenzi ivimbela ngokwenkontileka i-Amazon ne-Google ukuba zimise amasevisi ngenxa yokucindezela kokungavunyelwa. Izinkampani zobuchwepheshe nazo azivunyelwe ukwenqaba ukunikeza izinsizakalo kunoma yiziphi izinhlangano ezithile zikahulumeni.
I-Project Nimbus yiphrojekthi kahulumeni wase-Israel kanye nenqubo yokubhida ukuhambisa konke ukucubungula kusuka endaweni kuya efwini kuzo zonke izinhlangano zikahulumeni kufaka phakathi ezempi. Isigaba sokuqala senqubo yokubhida yama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1.2 - yengqalasizinda yamafu - sanikezwa i-Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ne-Amazon Web Services (AWS), eyakha izikhungo zedatha zendawo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi yonke imininingwane izohlala ngaphakathi kwemingcele yakwa-Israyeli ngaphansi kweziqondiso eziqinile zokuphepha.  Isigaba sesibili sizohilela ukubandakanya izinkampani zobuchwepheshe nezinsizakalo ekuthuthukiseni inqubomgomo kanti eyesithathu kuzoba ukuhambisa imisebenzi efwini. Isigaba sesine nesokugcina kuzoba ukuqaliswa nokwenziwa ngcono kwemisebenzi yamafu kusetshenziswa izinsizakalo zeqembu lokuqala nezesithathu ezitholakala kuma-platform amafu e-GCP ne-AWS atholakala ngaphakathi kwa-Israyeli.  Imibandela yalesi sivumelwano iyakwenqabela i-Amazon ne-Google ukuba imise amasevisi ngenxa yanoma yikuphi ukucindezelwa kokuxoshwa, noma ukwenqaba inkonzo kunoma iyiphi inhlangano ethile kahulumeni kuhlanganise nempi yabo.