https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/has-bezos-become-more-powerful-in-dc-than-trump
Much of the language of JEDI, in fact, seems specifically tailored for Jeff Bezos. “Everybody immediately knew that it was for Amazon,” says a rival bidder who asked not to be named. To even make a bid, a provider must maintain a distance of at least 150 miles between its data centers, a prerequisite that only Amazon can currently meet. JEDI also asks for “32 GB of RAM”—the precise specification of Amazon’s services. (Microsoft, by contrast, offers only 28 GB, and Google provides 30 GB.) In places, JEDI echoes Amazon’s own language: It calls for a “ruggedized” storage system, the same word Amazon uses to tout its Snowball Edge product.
That's a giant contract that would open more doors of opportunity for Amazon in the defense contracting world.
Submitted August 20, 2018 at 10:22AM by soup_nazi1 https://ift.tt/2vZrn4e
