Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

July 2017 - Azure Government

Microsoft Azure leads the industry in ISO certifications

July 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 07/28/17
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
We are happy to announce that Microsoft Azure recently completed a new set of independent third-party ISO and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) audits to expand our certification portfolio. Azure leads the industry with the most comprehensive compliance coverage, enabling customers to meet a wide range of regulatory obligations. If that were not ...

General availability of Storage Service Encryption and “Secure transfer required”

July 21, 2017 Jul 21, 2017 07/21/17
Kyle Deeds, Program Manager
*Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption for Azure Files Storage, as well as the "Secure transfer required" feature now being supported in the Azure Government Storage account. Storage Service Encryption for Azure File Storage Azure File Storage is a fully managed service providing distributed ...

Announcing the Cognitive Services White Glove Program for All Azure Government Customers

July 17, 2017 Jul 17, 2017 07/17/17
Julie Glixon, Program Manager
(image) Earlier this year we announced the initial release and public preview of Cognitive Services in Azure Government. From talking with you, we understand that building Artificial Intelligence in your application has proved to be a daunting task, but we're now here to help! Azure Government is expanding the Cognitive Services public ...

Join us: Advancing Digital Government in the Cloud — July 26

July 14, 2017 Jul 14, 2017 07/14/17
Karina Homme
(image) It's no secret that cloud computing empowers organizations to deliver better government. While cloud adoption is still in early stages, how to take advantage of new technologies is at the forefront of every government IT department. Hear from government and industry IT leaders who are paving the way to advance digital government at ...

Florida finalizes CJIS Technical Audit on Microsoft Government Cloud Services

July 14, 2017 Jul 14, 2017 07/14/17
Rochelle M. Eichner
(image) The audit is to ensure compliance with the FBI Criminal Justice Services Security Policy At Microsoft, we consider compliance a commitment, not a checkbox. As part of that commitment, we seek opportunities to collaborate with the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) regulators and our customers on our approach to compliance...

Azure Media Analytics Now Available on Azure Government

July 13, 2017 Jul 13, 2017 07/13/17
Steve Michelotti
We are pleased to announce the General Availability of Azure Media Analytics on Azure Government. Azure Media Analytics is built on top of Azure Media Services, and provides a host of extremely compelling features that enable a wide range of government scenarios. Examples of just some of the scenarios that Azure Media Analytics enables are...