Amazon to store Quebec data
Quebec City has said it’s preparing to store government data on privately owned, contracted servers, including Amazon’s. Meantime, Quebec has offered to handwave the cost of connecting Amazon’s massive server farm in Varennes to Hydro-Quebec – a mere $2-million lagniappe for the U.S. giant. This is against the backdrop of New York City giving Amazon the breeze because it demanded so many tax breaks and other incentives.
Chris 08:45 on 2019-02-18 Permalink
Also in the news: “Amazon paid no federal taxes on $11.2 billion in profits last year”, Washington Post.
JaneyB 10:22 on 2019-02-18 Permalink
Did not know about the private, foreign server plan. That’s just outrageous. Our govt has more confidence in Amazon’s security than its own?