Google drops $10bn battle for Pentagon data contract

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45798153

Google has abandoned efforts to win a $10bn (£7.7bn) Pentagon cloud computing contract.

The firm said the work might have transgressed principles it published in June limiting its artificial-intelligence-related activities.

Thousands of its staff had previously protested against its involvement in a separate Department of Defense project.

The tech firm revealed the latest decision hours after confirming it had exposed Google+ users' personal data.
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Big contenders for cloud computing are IBM & Amazon. Few people know that a large amount of Bezos' cash flow come from cloud computing services. Amazon is the projected to win this contract.

Should to go IBM, not Bezos.

Microsoft is also in the running.

Microsoft Announces ‘Secret’ Cloud Capability, Closes In on Amazon

It's all vapor ware for the most part. I doubt they even have the software developed.

joko104 said:

Should to go IBM, not Bezos.

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Can you explain to me the differences in the IBM cloud technology and the Amazon cloud technology, plus and minus, cost difference etc? I'm not an expert on the issue and you seem to be. Would love to get the insider information since you seem so sure.