Free story: Industry challenges Pentagon's plan for one cloud

The Pentagon wants to accelerate the adoption of cloud computing, and the Defense Department's cloud executive steering group is developing a strategy for acquiring enterprise cloud services.

But industry groups are sounding the alarm over the steering group's initial plan to select just one cloud services provider for the entire DOD. They argue a single-cloud approach will limit competition, potentially raise costs for the department and impede the adoption of future technologies.

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