GOVERNMENTS OFTEN PREFER MICROSOFT BECAUSE IT OFFERS STRONGER SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE OPTIONS, WORKS WELL WITH EXISTING LEGACY SYSTEMS, PROVIDES A FULL INTEGRATED SUITE OF TOOLS (WINDOWS, OFFICE, AZURE), AND HAS LONG-ESTABLISHED PUBLIC-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS. MICROSOFT SERVES IMPORTANT NEEDS THAT GOOGLE'S CLOUD-FOCUSED TOOLS DON'T ALWAYS MEET.