https://tech.newstatesman.com/cloud/oracle-jedi-cloud-contract

The US Defense Department has sent shockwaves through the cloud computing sector with a decision in October that Microsoft Azure had won the multi-billion single award Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI). 

Cloud behemoth Amazon Web Services, long considered to be the one to beat in the closely watched and often controversial process, expressed surprise at the outcome. Some insiders have suggested that challenges during the bidding gave Microsoft time to pull together a more cohesive and competitive cloud play. But others, including Oracle Corp, a one-time competitor for the deal, are calling out the process as inherently unfair.