Microsoft gives away '$400m in cloud support' to Ukraine
The Ukraine government will continue to be able to run its digital infrastructure through the Microsoft Cloud for free in 2023, the tech giant confirmed today., Microsoft president Brad Smith said that technical support will continue to be available to the embattled country and could add up to as much as $100 million for the year and bring the cost of Redmond's financial support for Ukraine to more than $400 million across all software systems.
Companies like Amazon, Apple, and Salesforce donated millions of dollars in humanitarian support, and SpaceX's Starlink – with the help of the US government – has kept broadband satellite services available. Internet access is a critical component of the country's military defense. According to the latest report, Ukrainian entities are still the primary target but the UK also may be in the gang's sights.
"The continued defense of Ukraine depends in part on a critical digital alliance of countries, companies and nonprofits," Microsoft's Smith wrote."By dispersing digital infrastructure into the public cloud, Microsoft and others have supported critical Ukrainian services through datacenters across Europe."
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