Pentagon invites AWS, Google, Microsoft and Oracle to bid for cloud project
By MYBRANDBOOK
The US Defense Department has asked Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle to submit bids for a new, multi-billion-dollar cloud contract Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC).
The JWCC will result in multiple Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. AWS and Microsoft are expected to receive two IDIQ contracts from the federal government. At present, only Amazon Web Services and Microsoft appear able to meet all of the DoD’s requirements, including providing cloud services at all levels of national security classification.
The JWCC contract replaces the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), which was worth upwards of $10 billion and was won by Microsoft and challenged by Amazon in a massive legal battle between the two companies. Due to evolving requirements, increased cloud conversancy, and industry advances, the contract no longer met its needs and was shelved in July this year.
The US General Services Administration (GSA) said only Amazon and Microsoft appear able to comply with all of the Pentagon’s requirements, which include “tactical edge devices” that can operate outside of traditional data centers and support all levels of data classification.
Legal Battle Over IT Act Intensifies Amid Musk’s India Plans
The outcome of the legal dispute between X Corp and the Indian government c...
Wipro inks 10-year deal with Phoenix Group's ReAssure UK worth
The agreement, executed through Wipro and its 100% subsidiary,...
Centre announces that DPDP Rules nearing Finalisation by April
The government seeks to refine the rules for robust data protection, ensuri...
Home Ministry cracks down on PoS agents in digital arrest scam
Digital arrest scams are a growing cybercrime where victims are coerced or ...
Icons Of India : Harsh Jain
Harsh Jain, the co-founder of Dream 11, the largest fantasy sports web...
Icons Of India : CP Gurnani
Former Managing Director and CEO of the well-known IT service company ...
ICONS OF INDIA : SANJAY GUPTAÂ
Sanjay Gupta is the Country Head and Vice President of Google India an...
CSC - Common Service CentresÂ
CSC initiative in India is a strategic cornerstone of the Digital Indi...
LIC - Life Insurance Corporation of IndiaÂ
LIC is the largest state-owned life insurance company in India...
BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange Â
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is one of India’s largest and oldest...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - JAY CHAUDHRY, CEO – Zscaler
Jay Chaudhry, an Indian-American technology entrepreneur, is the CEO a...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - ANJALI SUD, CEO – Tubi
Anjali Sud, the former CEO of Vimeo, now leads Tubi, Fox Corporationâ€...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - NEAL MOHAN, CEO - Youtube
Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, has a bold vision for the platform’s...