Amazon going after government cloud computing work
Interesting story from Bizjournals.com about some strategic moves that Amazon are making re: Cloud Computing…
Apparently, Amazon.com Inc., is quietly positioning itself to be a major government cloud provider.
If successful, the sale of cloud services to the federal government could open up a huge new market for the company.
From the article:
The potential size of the federal cloud market is mind-boggling. The U.S. government has a $76 billion IT (information technology) budget, including $20 billion for infrastructure. Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and other Obama administration officials are making a big push for agencies to shift some applications, such as email, to the cloud in order to reduce the cost of government operations.
In a sign of Amazon’s interest in the federal cloud market, the company last year teamed with Apptis, the Chantilly, Va.-based government IT services company, to respond to a request for quotes (RFQ) put out by the General Services Administration.
The GSA was seeking information on “Infrastructure-as-a-Service” offerings for the government, including cloud storage, virtual machines and cloud web hosting.
The GSA later canceled the RFQ, saying the cloud market had matured and it needed to make changes to the solicitation. The agency will put out a revised RFQ in the coming weeks. Amazon spokeswoman Kay Kinton called Apptis a “good partner” and said “we expect to keep working with them,” but did not elaborate.
She declined to talk about Amazon’s plans for the new RFQ, saying the company hasn’t seen it yet.
Amazon, like other tech companies eyeing the federal cloud market, has established an office in the Washington, D.C., area.
You live and learn…
A $76 Billion IT Budget? No wonder Oracle and other companies are scrambling to get a piece of the public sector pie…sheesh..
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