The adoption of the Government Community Cloud has been picking pace as government agencies have increasingly relied on cloud technology to avail better government public cloud services and infrastructure. Projects like Digital India, Smart Cities Mission, and many more in motion have created a need for secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions for the public sector through the cloud.
Here are a few key statistics and insights about the adoption and usage of the GCC Government community cloud in India: -
1. Growing Cloud Adoption in the Government Public Services
The Indian government’s cloud adoption is expected to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 20-25% by 2025.
MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) launched the Government Community Cloud Initiatives to accelerate cloud adoption across various government agencies.
As of 2023, approximately 40% of central and state government agencies have migrated some of their applications to the cloud, with an increasing preference for community cloud solutions due to enhanced security and compliance measures.
2. Digital India and Cloud Initiatives
Initiatives under Digital India have highly contributed to the adoption of the cloud by nearly all sectors of the government. Digitization of such a great scale will need to be handled through the cloud, including the following:
• Aadhaar: The largest biometric identification system entrusted with processing billions of transactions on the secure infrastructures of the cloud.
• DigiLocker is a cloud platform that provides digital locker facilities to more than 500 million registered users and allows easy access to relevant documents.
• GSTN stands for Goods and Services Tax Network, a cloud-based system that will manage tax filings and process billions of invoices each year.
3. Emphasize Data Sovereignty
The government of India has informed us that all sensitive government data shall be stored in India to retain data sovereignty. One of the most driven enablers for Government Community Clouds hosted locally is ESDS Government Community Cloud, which offers secure and compliant hosting within India's borders.
By 2024, 70% of government agencies using cloud services in India preferred community or hybrid cloud models to hold control over their data while taking advantage of the flexibility of cloud infrastructure.
4. Spending on cloud infrastructure
IT spending on cloud services by the Government in India, as of 2021, is estimated to be ₹35,000 crores (approx. $4.8 billion USD) and goes on to grow at around 30-35% per annum with services also being migrated into the cloud.
By 2025, nearly 50% of India's public sector IT budget will be concentrated on cloud adoption and digital transformation initiatives, including the Government Community Cloud.
Key benefits achieved by the Government Agencies
1. Improved Efficiency: Government Community Cloud has enabled agencies to cut IT infrastructure costs by a maximum of 30-40%.
2. Faster Rollout: With cloud solutions, e-services can be deployed much faster. Some studies have shown that deployment times have shrunk from 6-12 months to weeks.
3. Decreased Downtime: Government Community Clouds can be provided for 99.9% uptime, and critical services will always be available to the citizens without face-to-face interruption.
ESDS Government Community Cloud's Role
ESDS is India's leading provider of Government Community Cloud. Because of our double-patented vertical auto-scaling technology, most PSU and government clients host their applications on the tailored government community cloud. ESDS - The Digital Transformation Catalyst is one of the first businesses to receive the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) empanelment to provide technical solutions to government customers in India. This has further titled ESDS as the "Best Smart City Community Cloud Provider" in creating and hosting smart cities and IT infrastructure and providing solutions to meet this demand for smart cities.
Here are the critical core features ESDS Government Community Cloud offers: -
1. Zero CAPEX Investment
There is no investment in hardware and infrastructure. Enjoy cost-effective operations and scale up services with ease based on evolving requirements.
2. Government Compliant Cloud
ESDS Government Community Cloud is fully aligned with the regulations of the Indian Government and supports the highest standards for the sake of MeitY empanelment and CERT-IN certification.
3. Security
Strong Security forms the foundation of ESDS Government Community Cloud. Our implementation of state-of-the-art encryption protocols, multi-factor authentication, and constant monitoring.
4. High Performance
With our scalable cloud infrastructure to handle high-volume workloads, you are assured of prompt response times and minimal downtime.
5. Managed DR Services
You can now obtain end-to-end solution delivery through Managed Disaster Recovery Services, which brings business continuity in events of disaster.
6. Data Storage and Retrieval
Huge volumes of data can be stored without worrying about protection and easily accessed.
7. Cloud Made in India
ESDS Government Community Cloud is a cloud made in India and supports national initiatives like Digital India and Make in India. It is hosted and operated locally, ensuring data sovereignty and, at the same time, contributing to India's technological advancement.
Conclusion:
Government Community Cloud adoption is gaining pace in India, particularly from the requirements that emerge for secure, scalable, and compliant solutions. Rising digitalization across the system pushes all government services toward cloud infrastructure, and the potential is much higher in the future when cloud technology will be designed to address the needs of the public sector, for which service providers like ESDS are supporting such specialized solutions tailored for the government.
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