The US Army is significantly expanding its use of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This expansion is happening through a new task order valued at $222.53 million.
This move indicates the Army’s growing reliance on Oracle’s cloud services for various operations. The task order was awarded via the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) milCloud 2.0 contract, which Oracle acquired when it took over Four Inc., the original awardee.
The specific details of what the task order covers weren’t fully disclosed, but it falls under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) umbrella, a large, multi-vendor cloud contract for the Department of Defense (DoD). However, this particular order uses the milCloud 2.0 framework, which was initially designed to provide private cloud capabilities within DoD facilities.
Oracle has been actively involved in providing cloud services to the US government and military. The company has achieved significant security certifications required for handling sensitive government data. They have been working to migrate legacy systems and support modern applications for defense agencies.
This substantial investment by the US Army in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure highlights the ongoing push within the Department of Defense to modernize its IT infrastructure and leverage commercial cloud capabilities for improved agility, security, and performance. The $222.53 million task order represents a major step in the Army’s cloud adoption strategy.
Source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/us-army-expands-use-of-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-with-22253m-task-order/
