US government offers discount on cloud services
Google Cloud, a subsidiary of Google , is finalizing talks with the General Services Administration (GSA) to sign a contract to provide cloud services to the government and key state agencies.
According to the British newspaper Financial Times, citing a high-ranking official from the GSA, Google offered a 75 percent discount on the initial offer price for selected types of software and cloud solutions.
In April, Google also offered a 75% discount until the end of September, with the option to extend it for additional months, on the Workspace solution, which increases productivity and allows for faster and more secure communication within task groups.
The US government previously signed a contract with Oracle, and Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are next in line, also offering 70 to 80 percent discounts. Saleforce gave the government a 90 percent discount on Slack until the end of November.
Government spending on cloud services is estimated at $20 billion this year. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) aims to reduce it by at least 30%.
Journalist, graduate of political science at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Associated with the media for over 40 years. After graduating in 1982, he worked on the editorial staff of "Gazeta Krakowska" and "Kurier Polski." A member of the editorial team of "Przegląd Techniczny." He has published articles in "Student," "Przekrój," and "Życie Literackie." Since the economic and political transformation, he has been associated with Reuters as a correspondent in Krakow for over 20 years. For the next three years, he conducted practical classes with students at the Institute of Journalism, Media, and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University. Since December 2021, he has joined the PTWP Group and works for the WNP.PL portal. His main professional interests include economics and politics at the global level and the participation of Polish business in this field, particularly companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Winner of the "Ostra Pióra" award, granted for "spreading economic education" by the BCC, as well as the Golden Pear - a journalistic award of the Małopolska Branch of the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland.
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