Microsoft Wins Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Contract, Beating Out Amazon

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Microsoft has prevailed against the likes of Amazon, IBM, and Oracle in securing the Pentagon's JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) Cloud contract, which puts the company in charge of public cloud resources for the U.S. Defense Department. The agreement has an estimated worth of $10 billion and essentially cements Azure as one of the leading cloud computing services, alongside Amazon's AWS.

Early in the process Amazon was seen as the favorite, partly because its AWS business won a deal with the CIA in 2013. Also Amazon had been certified at the highest existing security clearance level, while Microsoft sought to catch up. Other, smaller cloud rivals like IBM and Oracle were kicked out earlier in the process, which has been contentious and delayed.
 
Huge win for MS. This is where the big money is. I must say, Azure is slick, especially for companies already using predominantly MS servers and software - it’s an easy transition for them.
 
Headline 2022: after 2 years of litigation, defense department to pay 3.6 billion dollars to Amazon due to mishandled JEDI cloud contract process.
 
I bet yuh Jeff is a little miffed right now...

I wonder what all the Pentagon puts on their "Public Cloud"?
 
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