Amazon just made its first official challenge to Microsoft $10 billion JEDI cloud contract win

Amazon made its first formal action against Microsoft's victory in the battle for a controversial $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract.

Amazon made its first formal action against Microsoft's victory in the battle for a $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract. The Pentagon selected Microsoft on Oct. 25 for the contract to move the Department of Defense's sensitive data to the cloud. The decision was an upset for front-runner Amazon Web Services and generally regarded by experts as"a huge feather in the cap for Microsoft" and a"black eye for Amazon and Bezos.

Amazon made its first formal action against Microsoft's victory in the battle for a $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract. The Pentagon selected Microsoft on Oct. 25 for the contract to move the Department of Defense's sensitive data to the cloud. The decision was an upset for front-runner Amazon Web Services and generally regarded by experts as"a huge feather in the cap for Microsoft" and a"black eye for Amazon and Bezos.

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