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Audit of the DTI key project data centres 2020 ICT architecture and infrastructure

Defence Group, Cyber Command

Key facts

Under the information and communication technology architecture and infrastructure (ICT A&I) project, the centralised technical services of the Armed Forces’ new digitalisation platform (NDP) are to be set up and provided by the Cyber Command together with an external supplier. The aim is to have an operating platform that ensures the automatic operation of ICT in the data centre network on the basis of virtualised systems.

The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) had already audited the DDPS/federal data centres 2020 ICT A&I project – a key federal project – in 2023, when the focus was on project management and financing.

The audit covered in this present report was aimed at examining whether the project provides the requisite centralised functions and services, and whether the distinction from the applications that run on the NDP is clearly defined. This is intended to ensure that the project managers for the specialist applications know which services they receive from the NDP, and which ones they must provide for themselves.

The audit revealed that the project is on track in terms of substance, and that the information is provided transparently. The architecture requirements are defined in integration guidelines for everyone involved, and these are also complied with. Moreover, the required services are documented and established.