Microsoft breaks silence over winning $10 Billion JEDI contract
Microsoft
breaks silence over winning JEDI contract
by Atiya
Oct 27, 2019 at 12:19 GMT
Amazon
was accused of malpractices related to this contract process and because of
which Defense Secretary reviewed the contract at the last moment.
In
terms of cloud tech capabilities, Amazon AWS was clearly ahead of Azure and
even the contract requirements were designed specifically around AWS
capabilities. The US DoD did not reveal any details on why it selected
Microsoft over other cloud companies, especially Amazon AWS.
Following
their victory, Microsoft issued an official statement:
For over 40 years, Microsoft has delivered
innovative, proven and secure technologies to the US Department of Defense
(DoD). We brought our best efforts to the rigorous JEDI evaluation process and
appreciate that DoD has chosen Microsoft. We are proud that we are an integral
partner in DoD’s overall mission cloud strategy. As was articulated throughout
the JEDI procurement, the DoD has a singular objective – to deploy the most
innovative and secure commercially available technology to satisfy the urgent
and critical needs of today’s warfighters. We look forward to expanding our
longstanding partnership with DoD and support our men and women in uniform at
home, abroad, and at the tactical edge with our latest unique and
differentiated Azure cloud capabilities.” – Toni Townes-Whitley, President, US Regulated
Industries, Microsoft.
It is expected that winning the defence
department contract will have benefits for Microsoft well beyond the $10
billion name-plate price, as it is likely that government suppliers will also
align themselves with the official defence department single-vendor
solution. The win could be the turning point which decisively turns the
tide against Amazon’s AWS, though with reports that there may have been political influence in the decision,
it is possible litigation may delay the final implementation for years to come.
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