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Microsoft beats Amazon to Pentagon’s $10bn cloud computing contract

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Microsoft beats Amazon to Pentagon's $10bn cloud computing contract

The Pentagon has awarded a $10billion (£8billion) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinised bidding process in which Amazon was seen as the favourite.

The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure, or Jedi, is aimed at making the United States defence department more technologically agile.

Amazon’s bid drew criticism from its rivals and US President, Donald Trump.

The company said it was “surprised” by the decision.

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A “detailed assessment purely on the comparative offerings” would “clearly lead to a different conclusion,” it said.

Amazon is said to be evaluating its options after the decision. It has 10 days to decide whether or not to launch a challenge.

In a statement, the Pentagon said all offers “were treated fairly.”

Microsoft Executive, Toni Townes-Whitley, said the company was “proud” to have had its cloud technologies picked by the Department of Defense to “satisfy the urgent and critical needs of today’s warfighters”.

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