Pentagon hands Microsoft $10B ‘war cloud’ deal, snubs Amazon

By The Associated Press

Posted Oct 25, 2019 08:34:49 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

SAN FRANCISCO — 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.

Amazon had been considered an early front runner for the deal, drawing complaints from rivals.

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