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The CIA deal was a significant victory last year for Amazon, which beat out IBM for the four-year contract, because it could help convince other federal agencies — particularly intelligence agencies — to use more cloud-based systems. IBM challenged the decision, since its bid was lower than Amazon’s, but the computer giant ultimately gave up after a loss in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. An embarrassing report from the Government Accountability Office found that the CIA picked Amazon’s service because it had a “superior technical solution” and would be more scalable than IBM’s service. recode.net/2014/06/24/cia-information-chief-talks-cloud-computing-culture-clash-at-amazon-event/
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:57:23 +0000

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