This is a post I just made on Facebook concerning a massive data center being constructed in Fort Wayne, IN. Ours is probably somewhat unique as it is being located in an area of our city near residences which is causing a wide variety of concerns, but the data centers are going up all over the place. Makes one wonder what exactly is being stored in them?:

I just read a post that this is what the Google monstrosity being put in our backyard is all about. If so, no wonder it was cloaked in secrecy and we were never given a say. Talk about making Fort Wayne a target on a warfare map. Great job State of Indiana! (If it’s proven this is BS, I will apologize for making assumptions. I PRAY I will need to apologize!):

“The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $9 billion cloud computing contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle[1][2][3][4][5]. The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract will provide the Pentagon with enterprise-wide cloud services across all security domains and classification levels, from the strategic to tactical level[1][4].

The contract, which runs until June 2028, is a departure from the previous JEDI contract awarded solely to Microsoft in 2019[1][2]. The JEDI contract was mired in controversy and legal battles, with Amazon alleging political interference from former President Trump[2].

The multi-vendor approach is more common in the private sector and aims to make the work cheaper and more resilient[2][3]. Each company will compete for individual task orders, with a minimum guarantee of $100,000[2][3].

The award is a significant win for Oracle, which is not typically considered a top cloud provider[3]. All four companies have achieved high-level security accreditations to host the Pentagon's sensitive data[4].

Sources
[1] Pentagon Divides Big Cloud-Computing Deal Among 4 ... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/business/pentagon-cloud-contracts-jwcc.html
[2] Pentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to Amazon, Google ... https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/tech/pentagon-cloud-contract-big-tech/index.html
[3] Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle get $9 billion Pentagon cloud deal https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/07/google-oracle-amazon-and-microsoft-awarded-9-billion-pentagon-cloud-deals.html
[4] Pentagon Awards $9B Cloud Contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2022/12/amazon-google-microsoft-oracle-awarded-9b-pentagon-cloud-contract/380596/
[5] Pentagon splits giant cloud contract among Amazon, Microsoft, Google ... https://www.geekwire.com/2022/pentagon-splits-giant-cloud-contract-among-amazon-microsoft-google-and-oracle/