Pentagon Hands Microsoft $10B Cloud Computing Contract, Snubs Amazon
The Pentagon has awarded Microsoft a $10 billion cloud computing contract called JEDI.
The contentious bidding process for the contract pitted Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle, among others, against one another.
Bidding for the huge government contract has attracted more attention than usual, sparked by speculation early in the process that Amazon would be awarded the deal. Tech giants Oracle and IBM pushed back with their own bids. Oracle also challenged the bid process in federal court, but lost.-- More...
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