Two years ago Microsoft launched a special program to help startups get off the ground and use its cloud, and now it's giving them access to two of its fastest growing apps
is the #1 platform for open source technologies," Jorgensen said. "It's important for them to be able to use that. Power Platform is one of our fastest and most quickly adopted technologies at the company."Microsoft has ramped up investment in its cloud business under CEO Satya Nadella as it competes with Amazon, the industry's dominant cloud provider, and Google Cloud. Microsoft stunned Amazon last year when it won the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud contract .
Jorgensen says Microsoft has set a goal of becoming the top cloud provider for enterprise startups. She says it benefits Microsoft in the long term, as these startups are able to get acquainted with Microsoft's cloud and services early on and eventually become larger customers.
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