Microsoft wins $10-billion Pentagon cloud computing contract, beating Amazon
5 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft wins $10-billion Pentagon cloud computing contract, beating Amazon

LA Times  

Microsoft Corp. has won the sought-after JEDI cloud computing contract, which the Pentagon valued at as much as $10 billion over a decade, dealing a blow to the market leader, Amazon.com Inc., which had been the front-runner. A new book by Guy Snodgrass, a speechwriter to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, alleges that Trump, in the summer of 2018, told Mattis to “screw Amazon” and lock it out of the bid. “All offerors were treated fairly and evaluated consistently with the solicitation’s stated evaluation criteria,” the department added, saying that “additional contracts are planned for both cloud services and complementary migration and integration solutions necessary to achieve effective cloud adoption.” The Pentagon’s inspector general said in a separate statement on Friday night that it had “not found evidence that we believe would prevent the DoD from making a decision about the award of the contract.” The watchdog agency, which was leading a review by “multidisciplinary team of auditors, investigators, and attorneys,” was aiming to have its work done by the end of November. IBM confirmed that Esper’s son has been a digital strategy consultant with the company since February but said that his job was “unrelated to IBM’s pursuit” of the cloud deal. But Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas, one of several Republican lawmakers who took their concerns about the process to the White House, said he remained “concerned with the contract structure.” He has said that the single source bid amounts to “limiting competition.” Bezos and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are the two richest men in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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Microsoft antitrust probe: Software Company faces allegations of misusing power
4 months ago

Microsoft antitrust probe: Software Company faces allegations of misusing power

Live Mint  

By Jody Godoy -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has openead a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, including of its software licensing and cloud computing businesses, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. NetChoice, a lobbying group that represents online companies including Amazon and Google, which compete with Microsoft in cloud computing, criticized Microsoft's licensing policies, and its integration …

Tech Titans' AI Bets Paying Off: A Record Quarter for Cloud Businesses
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Tech Titans' AI Bets Paying Off: A Record Quarter for Cloud Businesses

Live Mint  

Tech giants are seeing the fruits of their massive investments in AI infrastructure, with revenue from cloud businesses at Amazon, Microsoft and Google reaching a total of $62.9 billion last quarter. This figure is up 22.2% from the same period last year and marked at least the fourth straight quarter in which their combined growth rate has increased.

Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon on Tuesday reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and new advertising dollars from its Prime Video streaming service. “It was a good start to the year across the business, and you can see that in both our customer experience improvements and financial results,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said …

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in the country — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Tuesday. A study held by Kearney, a global consulting firm, said that AI could contribute nearly $1 trillion to Southeast …

Microsoft to invest $2.9 billion to expand AI, cloud infra in Japan
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft to invest $2.9 billion to expand AI, cloud infra in Japan

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft said on Tuesday it would invest $2.9 billion over two years to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in Japan, the latest in a series of overseas expansions by large tech firms to support the development of artificial intelligence. Microsoft's Azure, Alphabet-unit Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services are the top three cloud computing companies in the world. Server …

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe

Associated Press  

LONDON — Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry. The U.K. communications regulator Ofcom said Thursday that its yearlong study of the cloud communications services market found features that could limit competition. “Some U.K. businesses have told us they’re concerned about …

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic in growing tech battle

Associated Press  

Amazon is investing up to $4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said Monday. Amazon and Anthropic said the deal is part of a broader collaboration to develop so-called foundation models, which underpin the generative AI systems that have captured global attention. Under the agreement, Anthropic is making Amazon its …

Microsoft reports $20.1B quarterly profit as it promises to lead ‘the new AI platform shift’
1 year, 8 months ago

Microsoft reports $20.1B quarterly profit as it promises to lead ‘the new AI platform shift’

Associated Press  

Microsoft reported a 20% spike in quarterly profits Tuesday, helping to fuel its battle to get ahead of rivals like Google, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta in selling the latest artificial intelligence technology. Macquarie analyst Sarah Hindlian-Bowler said investors have been focused on Microsoft’s early revenue from those artificial intelligence investments, the performance of the Azure cloud computing platform and …

Pentagon splits $9 bn cloud contract among Google, Amazon, Oracle and Microsoft
2 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon splits $9 bn cloud contract among Google, Amazon, Oracle and Microsoft

Hindustan Times  

The Pentagon awarded $9 billion worth of cloud computing contracts to Alphabet Inc's Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle on Wednesday. Pentagon The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability is the multi-cloud successor to the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, which was an IT modernization project to build a large, common commercial cloud for the Department of Defense. The separate contracts, which carry a …

Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract among 4 companies
2 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract among 4 companies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon’s $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network, a year after accusations of politicization over the previously announced contract and a protracted legal battle resulted in the military starting over in its award process. Amazon had questioned whether former President Donald Trump’s administration had steered the contract …

Jeff Bezos’s wealth hits $211bn after Pentagon cancels cloud-computing contract with rival Microsoft
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos’s wealth hits $211bn after Pentagon cancels cloud-computing contract with rival Microsoft

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s net …

Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft
3 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. “With the shifting technology environment, it has become clear that the JEDI Cloud contract, which has long been delayed, no longer meets the requirements to fill the DoD’s capability gaps,” the Pentagon said in a statement. The Pentagon’s …

Why Microsoft lost $10 bln JEDI contract?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Microsoft lost $10 bln JEDI contract?

The Hindu  

In October 2019, the U.S. Defense Department awarded a controversial contract to Microsoft. In January, the Pentagon said in a statement that “regardless of the JEDI Cloud litigation outcome, the Department continues to have an urgent, unmet requirement for enterprise-wide, commercial cloud service.” Amazon claws back Four months later, the ecommerce giant’s bid to claw back the JEDI deal came …

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract given to Microsoft over Amazon
3 years, 8 months ago

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract given to Microsoft over Amazon

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Department of Defense is canceling a controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract that had been awarded to Microsoft over Amazon under the Trump administration. The Defense Department said it decided to cancel the contract “due to evolving requirements, increased cloud conservancy and industry advances,” in a press release. The department will solicit proposals from Microsoft and …

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract
3 years, 10 months ago

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called JEDI contract potentially worth $10 billion that was awarded to Microsoft Corp. but is mired in legal challenges. “We are going to have to assess where we are in regards to the ongoing litigation and determine …

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract
3 years, 10 months ago

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Pentagon is reconsidering how …

Amazon urges judge to set aside $10 bln cloud contract award to Microsoft
4 years, 3 months ago

Amazon urges judge to set aside $10 bln cloud contract award to Microsoft

The Hindu  

Amazon.com urged a U.S. judge to toss out the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract award after the Defense Department said in September a court-ordered re-evaluation had determined Microsoft Corp's proposal still represented the best value for the government. The company's Amazon Web Services unit said in a redacted Oct. 23 court filing unsealed on Tuesday that the award …

Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates thanks to remote work
4 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates thanks to remote work

Al Jazeera  

Microsoft said revenue in its ‘Intelligent Cloud’ segment rose 20 percent to $13bn in the first quarter. Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, powered by growth in its flagship cloud computing business as the software giant continued to benefit from a global shift to remote work and e-learning. Microsoft said revenue in its “Intelligent Cloud” …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Microsoft tie up to woo space customers
4 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Microsoft tie up to woo space customers

Live Mint  

Microsoft Corp is partnering with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk-led SpaceX and others as it expands its cloud-computing platform into space, the software giant said on Tuesday. The partnership would allow Microsoft to connect its Azure cloud computing platform to SpaceX's network of low-Earth orbiting satellites, offering the software company an edge in its battle with the rival cloud platform from …

Oracle loses appeal in $10 billion Pentagon contract fight
4 years, 6 months ago

Oracle loses appeal in $10 billion Pentagon contract fight

Live Mint  

A U.S. appeals court rejected Oracle Corp.’s challenges to the Pentagon’s disputed $10 billion cloud-computing contract. “Notwithstanding the extensive array of claims raised by Oracle, we find no reversible error” in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims’s decision to reject those arguments, Circuit Judge William Bryson wrote for the three-judge panel. The Federal Circuit agreed with the Defense Department that …

Amazon, Apple and Microsoft race to $2 trillion
4 years, 8 months ago

Amazon, Apple and Microsoft race to $2 trillion

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Two trillion dollars is a lotta money – government stimulus and budget deficit kind of money. Wall Street is clearly a fan of Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos of Amazon. “This is an environment where there has been little growth for years – more or less since …

Microsoft temporarily blocked from beginning Pentagon project
5 years, 1 month ago

Microsoft temporarily blocked from beginning Pentagon project

The Hindu  

A federal judge in the U.S. has temporarily blocked Microsoft from beginning work on the $10 billion Pentagon Cloud computing project following a motion filed by Amazon Web Services. Amazon had asked the judge to force a temporary stay of work on the Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure, or JEDI, project until the court can rule on Amazon’s protest over Pentagon …

Judge halts Microsoft work on Pentagon cloud deal after Amazon suit alleges bias
5 years, 1 month ago

Judge halts Microsoft work on Pentagon cloud deal after Amazon suit alleges bias

Live Mint  

A federal judge temporarily blocked Microsoft Corp. from working on a $10 billion Pentagon cloud-computing contract after Amazon.com Inc. asked for the delay, a surprise win for the company as it challenges the validity of the award over allegations that President Donald Trump interfered. Pentagon spokesman Robert Carver said in a statement that the ruling unnecessarily delays implementation of the …

Judge blocks Microsoft from starting Pentagon cloud contract, handing early win to Amazon
5 years, 1 month ago

Judge blocks Microsoft from starting Pentagon cloud contract, handing early win to Amazon

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block Microsoft from beginning work on the Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, in an early court victory for Amazon. Earlier this week, Amazon asked the court for permission to gather testimony from President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former Defense Secretary James Mattis. Amazon has alleged that President Trump …

Amazon wants Donald Trump’s testimony on president's order to 'screw' e-retail giant in favour of Microsoft in Pentagon deal
5 years, 1 month ago

Amazon wants Donald Trump’s testimony on president's order to 'screw' e-retail giant in favour of Microsoft in Pentagon deal

Firstpost  

The Amazon.com Inc unit alleged that Trump exerted undue influence on the decision to deny it the $10 billion contract. Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying “to screw Amazon” when it awarded a Pentagon contract for cloud computing …

Amazon wants Trump testimony about huge Pentagon contract
5 years, 1 month ago

Amazon wants Trump testimony about huge Pentagon contract

Daily Mail  

Amazon is seeking testimony from President Trump and other top officials about how the tech giant was shut out of a $10billion US military cloud computing contract, according to court documents made public on Monday. As part of an evidence gathering phase of an appeal on the awarding of the 'JEDI' contract to upgrade the US military's computing networks, Amazon …

Amazon wants Trump to testify in battle over $10 billion Pentagon contract
5 years, 1 month ago

Amazon wants Trump to testify in battle over $10 billion Pentagon contract

CNN  

CNN — Amazon has asked a federal court for permission to get testimony from President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper as part of its ongoing protest over the Defense Department’s handling of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract, according to a court filing unsealed Monday. In a footnote of the court filing, Amazon notes that “a deposition of a …

Amazon Wants Trump To Testify About Military Contract Awarded To Microsoft
5 years, 1 month ago

Amazon Wants Trump To Testify About Military Contract Awarded To Microsoft

NPR  

Amazon Wants Trump To Testify About Military Contract Awarded To Microsoft Enlarge this image toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Updated at 1:05 p.m. ET Amazon wants President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper to testify about a massive military tech contract that the company lost to Microsoft, according to …

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project
5 years, 2 months ago

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project

The Hindu  

Amazon Web Services, the retail giant’s Cloud arm, has asked a US judge to force a stay of work on Microsoft’s $10 billion Cloud contract until the court can rule on Amazon’s protest over the Pentagon awarding JEDI to Microsoft. Amazon had sought ‘preliminary injunction’ from the court to temporarily block Microsoft from starting work on the billion Joint Enterprise …

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project
5 years, 2 months ago

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project

Live Mint  

Washington: Amazon Web Services, the retail giant's Cloud arm, has asked a US judge to force a stay of work on Microsoft's $10 billion Cloud contract until the court can rule on Amazon's protest over the Pentagon awarding JEDI to Microsoft. Amazon had sought 'preliminary injunction' from the court to temporarily block Microsoft from starting work on the billion Joint …

Amazon asks US judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project
5 years, 2 months ago

Amazon asks US judge to block Microsoft from Pentagon project

Hindustan Times  

Amazon Web Services, the retail giant’s Cloud arm, has asked a US judge to force a stay of work on Microsoft’s $10 billion Cloud contract until the court can rule on Amazon’s protest over the Pentagon awarding JEDI to Microsoft. Amazon filed a motion asking a federal judge to block Microsoft from working on any substantive tasks for the JEDI …

Amazon boss Bezos claims Trump has a 'personal vendetta' against him
5 years, 3 months ago

Amazon boss Bezos claims Trump has a 'personal vendetta' against him

Daily Mail  

Amazon has claimed President Trump put pressure on the Pentagon to deny it a valuable contract because he has a 'personal vendetta' against Jeff Bezos. In a lawsuit, the tech giant alleged Trump views its boss Bezos as his 'political enemy' and made sure the company did not win the £7.6billion cloud computing contract – despite being the best firm …

Amazon accuses Trump for losing out on $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract
5 years, 3 months ago

Amazon accuses Trump for losing out on $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract

Firstpost  

Amazon said Trump launched ‘repeated public and behind-the-scenes attacks to steer’ JEDI, away from Amazon. Amazon.com Inc on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of exerting “improper pressure” and bias that led the Department of Defense to award a lucrative $10 billion cloud contract to rival Microsoft Corp. In a complaint filed in the US Court of Federal Claims, Amazon …

Column: Amazon is right to say Trump tainted $10-billion Pentagon deal it lost
5 years, 3 months ago

Column: Amazon is right to say Trump tainted $10-billion Pentagon deal it lost

LA Times  

Don’t get between these two: President Trump, left, and Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos, right, meet at the White House to discuss technology in June 2017. The issue raised by the Amazon case is similar — whether Trump compromised the national interest by forcing the Pentagon to accept Microsoft’s product when Amazon’s was better. — Donald J. Trump July 23, 2018 …

Amazon claims Trump personally pressured the Pentagon to deny it a $10bn cloud contract
5 years, 3 months ago

Amazon claims Trump personally pressured the Pentagon to deny it a $10bn cloud contract

The Telegraph  

Amazon claims Donald Trump pressured the Pentagon to deny it a lucrative cloud computing contract because of his dislike for Jeff Bezos. In a lawsuit unsealed on Monday the company said that the President views the Amazon chief executive as his "political enemy" and denied the firm the $10bn "JEDI" contract even though it was the most qualified to carry …

Amazon’s cloud chief says Pentagon’s contract decision is ‘dangerous and risky’
5 years, 3 months ago

Amazon’s cloud chief says Pentagon’s contract decision is ‘dangerous and risky’

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The head of Amazon’s cloud business is getting publicly involved in the company’s fight over a $10 billion contract to supply cloud services to the Department of Defense. “Most of our customers tell us we’re about a couple years ahead of anybody else with regard to functionality and maturity, but there was significant political interference …

Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft

Daily Mail  

Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft using comments made by Donald Trump at a campaign rally in 2016 and a Fox News clip in its legal challenge, according to reports. Amazon is suing the Pentagon using clips of Donald Trump, left, and Fox News 'to show unmistakable bias' over a $10 billion …

Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it is contesting the Pentagon's award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp, expressing concern that politics got in the way of a fair contracting process. In a company-wide meeting on Thursday, Amazon Web Services' CEO Andy Jassy said it would be challenging for a U.S. agency to award a …

Amazon challenges Pentagon’s $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon challenges Pentagon’s $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it is contesting the Pentagon's award of an up to $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft Corp, expressing concern that politics got in the way of a fair contracting process. In a company-wide meeting on Thursday, Amazon Web Services' CEO Andy Jassy said it would be challenging for a U.S. agency to award …

Amazon to protest Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft - WSJ
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon to protest Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft - WSJ

Firstpost  

- Amazon.com Inc will protest the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a statement. A challenge to the Defense Department’s award announced last month was widely expected by legal experts, analysts and consultants, especially after President Donald Trump publicly derided Amazon’s bid for the high-stakes …

Amazon Expected To Fight Pentagon's Decision On Microsoft For $10 Billion Contract
5 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Expected To Fight Pentagon's Decision On Microsoft For $10 Billion Contract

NPR  

Amazon Expected To Fight Pentagon's Decision On Microsoft For $10 Billion Contract Amazon will likely fight the Pentagon's choice of Microsoft for the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, after President Trump's criticism. SELYUKH: Politics aside, a major reason why JEDI is so contentious is because it's the biggest cloud contract ever - potentially $10 billion and 10 years of government …

Amazon could challenge loss of $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing deal to Microsoft as early as next week: Report
5 years, 5 months ago

Amazon could challenge loss of $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing deal to Microsoft as early as next week: Report

Firstpost  

If Amazon.com decides to fight the Pentagon’s decision to award a highly contested $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, it could act as early as next week Washington: If Amazon.com decides to fight the Pentagon’s decision to award a highly contested $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, it could act as early as next week. After the Pentagon …

Amazon’s position as cloud leader and Bezos’ title as richest man could be threatened by Microsoft’s JEDI contract
5 years, 5 months ago

Amazon’s position as cloud leader and Bezos’ title as richest man could be threatened by Microsoft’s JEDI contract

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Amazon is considering its options for how to move forward following the decision to award a massive government contract to its competitor, Microsoft, according to a source familiar with the situation. It also threatens to undermine Amazon ’s position as the clear leader in the cloud industry and CEO Jeff Bezos’ title as richest man …

Microsoft beats Amazon to $10bn Pentagon cloud computing contract after Trump intervention
5 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft beats Amazon to $10bn Pentagon cloud computing contract after Trump intervention

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Microsoft has beaten Amazon to a $10bn cloud computer contract …

Microsoft wins Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract ahead of Amazon
5 years, 5 months ago

Microsoft wins Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract ahead of Amazon

Firstpost  

The Pentagon said it had awarded more than $11 billion across 10 separate cloud contracts over the past two years. Microsoft Corp. has won the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favourite Amazon.com. In a book slated for publication October 29, retired Navy commander Guy Snodgrass, who served as a speechwriter to …

Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon
5 years, 5 months ago

Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon

NPR  

Pentagon Awards $10 Billion Contract To Microsoft Over Front-Runner Amazon Enlarge this image toggle caption Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Updated at 6:07 p.m. ET The Pentagon awarded a $10 billion, 10-year contract to Microsoft over Amazon on Friday, ending a heavily scrutinized battle over which tech giant would largely manage the military's cloud computing services. The Pentagon's pausing …

Pentagon awards controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft in Amazon snub
5 years, 5 months ago

Pentagon awards controversial $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft in Amazon snub

CNN  

CNN — Microsoft has won a hotly contested contract to provide cloud computing services to the Defense Department, besting Amazon in a months-long competition in which President Donald Trump threatened to intervene. A Defense Department official who recently departed and is familiar with the discussions of the contract told CNN that Trump’s animosity toward Amazon and Bezos was well known …

Trump urged to move forward by Congress with $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump urged to move forward by Congress with $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract

Firstpost  

Oracle and IBM Corp are out of competition, leaving Amazon and Microsoft Corp as finalists Four Republican members of U.S. Congress, including House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mac Thornberry, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to move forward with a $10 billion cloud contract with the Defence Department. Trump has said his administration was …

Microsoft, AT&T sign cloud deal worth more than $2 billion
5 years, 8 months ago

Microsoft, AT&T sign cloud deal worth more than $2 billion

Live Mint  

Microsoft Corp and AT&T Inc on Wednesday said they reached a deal under which the telecommunications company will tap Microsoft's Azure cloud service for its computing needs and use Microsoft 365, which includes Office productivity software, for much of its 268,000-strong workforce. Under the deal, Microsoft and AT&T will also work together on so-called edge computing, which will see Microsoft …

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