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		mrep on Oct 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10B Contract > Microsoft has essentially cemented being the cloud provider for the Pentagon for the foreseeable future. How? AWS already has 3 entire regions dedicated to the US government and those aren't going away anytime soon.

gzer0 on Oct 26, 2019 [–]

AWS certainly has numerous US government contracts; however, none of those are from the Pentagon. With the awarding of the contract, the Pentagon specifically has chosen Microsoft over AWS.

Note: Pentagon != all US govt agencies

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