Peter Guerra | Global Vice President, Data & AI | Oracle

On top of significant discounts, Oracle will also provide “white-glove migration services” for cloud, stop charging data egress fees and promote pricing parity under the deal.

On top of significant discounts, Oracle will also provide “white-glove migration services” for cloud, stop charging data egress fees and promote pricing parity under the deal.

As the cloud services authorization program readies for a revamp geared toward the private sector, commercial AI providers are in wait-and-see mode.

By April 2, CIOs must send a list of all licenses they have with Microsoft, Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle and ServiceNow.

The accreditation puts Oracle on a level playing field with its top competitors in the federal cloud space — Amazon, Google and Microsoft.

The report says Microsoft and Oracle received at least 25% to 30% of government sales over the last decade through less than fully competitive procurements.

This is the second time the tech giant has settled with the regulator in connection with the creation of slush funds.

The Government Accountability Office is expected to make a decision about the disputed National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency award by Dec. 5.

The awards come after ICE amended the solicitation in response to protests over cloud service provider limitations from Oracle and Mythics.