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Whats interesting is the Amazon got delayed for like a year on their other government contract due to IBM contesting their win [1]. While it might have been dif
by Bedon292 6y ago
Whats interesting is the Amazon got delayed for like a year on their other government contract due to IBM contesting their win [1]. While it might have been different in the past, contesting contracts is the way of the world these days. And that was only $600M contract. A $10B contract is worth fighting over even if it costs them millions. And the government knew it would be contested no matter who won. MS would have contested it had they not won. Unfortunately, the legal fees are just another part of the cost of the contract.
[1] https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/infrastructure-as-a-service/amazon-again-beats-ibm-for-cia-cloud-contract/d/d-id/1112211 https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/infrastructure-as-a-se...
- srtjstjsj 6y agoIsn't the problem that they are driving into a $10B contract instead of being agile and avoiding a single point of failure?
- Bedon292 6y agoThat is definitely part of the problem, they should have forced a multi cloud solution. Bring at least two vendors in, and make them compete and keep eachother honest. Either way, you need to keep the around for years, so you have time to get things set up to meet the security standards, migrate apps to the cloud(s), and all that. A 10 year contract does make sense as far as not having to keep redoing things. But as it is, that will end up a much longer contract due to vendor lock in.