SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - The US Department of Defence said on Friday (Sept 4) it is sticking with its decision to award a US$10 billion (S$13 billion) cloud computing contract to Microsoft, despite Amazon's claims that President Donald Trump improperly influenced the process.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SAN FRANCISCO - The US Department of Defence said on Friday it is sticking with its decision to award a US$10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, despite Amazon's claims that President Donald Trump improperly influenced the process.
However, the contract can't move forward yet due to a federal court's order putting it on hold while Amazon pursues a lawsuit over how the bidding was handled, the Pentagon noted. The 10-year Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure programme will ultimately see all military branches sharing information in a cloud-based system boosted by artificial intelligence.
Amazon is seeking testimony from Trump and other top officials on the reasons for awarding the lucrative deal to Microsoft.
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