Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. The Associated Press/Dita Alangkara
Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft—and its uses include what it calls “mission-critical” defence applications.
The information was shared in a government response to a question posed by Conservative MP Todd Doherty. He asked government departments and agencies how much they have spent since 2021 on cloud services provided by Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and to identify which of those cloud services cover critical government functions.
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