Microsoft to strengthen Pentagon ties after bagging $10-bn cloud contract

The Pentagon has said the cloud project, known as the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, is intended to help bring American military technology into the modern era

Microsoft Corp. said it’s seeking to expand its partnership with the Pentagon after winning the sought-after JEDI cloud computing contract valued at as much as $10 billion over a decade, dealing a blow to the market leader Amazon.com Inc.

The decision, which was announced by the Defense Department late Friday, may be challenged by Amazon, which was the front-runner, according to a person familiar with the matter, because President Donald Trump weighed in on the bidding process. The terms of the competition were also hotly contested by another rival, Oracle Corp.

The Pentagon has said the cloud project, known as the Joint