Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by US companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft — and its uses include what it calls "mission-critical" defence applications.
Most government agencies in Canada use Microsoft or Google suite. Probably most companies in Canada as well. So it all adds up to revenue for big US tech.
That said a review is going on, and maybe the fact that potential alternatives exist will be mentioned for the first time.
Most government agencies in Canada use Microsoft or Google suite. Probably most companies in Canada as well. So it all adds up to revenue for big US tech.
That said a review is going on, and maybe the fact that potential alternatives exist will be mentioned for the first time.