The Pentagon's enterprise cloud computing ambitions have been stalled by contracting challenges, but Defense Department components are moving forward under an "interim" strategy with a patchwork of cloud technologies to meet pressing needs like software development and teleworking capacity. At the same time, the Pentagon's ever-increasing cloud computing demands are providing a key avenue for major tech companies to forge close ties with the U.S. military. DOD awarded the potentially 10-year, $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract to Microsoft...
