The United States of America, on Friday i.e. 4th September, reconfirmed a cloud computing deal that it had awarded to Microsoft. The reconfirmation came from the DoD ( US Department of Defense) which stated a fact that it was sticking with its decision to reward a $10 billion cloud-computing deal contract to tech giant Microsoft. This happened after Amazon challenged the decision claiming that it was tainted by President Donald Trump’s bias.
As per international media reports, after taking a second look at ‘JEDI’ cloud computing contract, the Pentagon concluded anew that Microsoft is the preferred choice. JEDI also known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure is a 10-year programme that will allow all the military branches to share information on a cloud-based system boosted by artificial intelligence.
The department said in a statement, “Microsoft’s proposal continues to represent the best value to the Government,” , they said in addition “eager to begin delivering this capability to our men and women in uniform.”
