Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager, Author at Azure Government

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Register now: Azure fundamentals training at AFCEA WEST

February 5th, 2018

Azure Fundamentals Training at AFCEA WEST We’re looking forward to seeing those of you attending AFCEA WEST and invite technical and business leaders to join us for an exclusive commercial cloud training event on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., in room 27A at the San Diego Convention Center. This is a great opportunity to learn about ...

Securing IaaS workloads for Department of Defense

February 5th, 2018

By Jason Henderson, Cloud Solutions Architect Kyle Hoyer, Technical Solutions Professional Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager, Azure Global A rapidly increasing number of DoD customers deploying IaaS workloads to Azure have been asking for guidance setting up secure virtual networks and configuring the security tools ...

Harnessing the intelligent cloud for Defense

November 30th, 2017

The rapid evolution of technology and the exploitation of data, machine intelligence and on-demand computing power is changing the landscape of defense. This is leading to a massive shift in how the United States Department of Defense (DoD) is looking to adopt cloud computing services to rapidly innovate, extend its mission capabilities and ...

Register and join us May 12: Defense Contracting: Delivering on the Demands of Secure Cloud for DOD

May 10th, 2017

Register to join Washington Technology and Microsoft on Friday, May 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., for a free morning event, at the Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner. Defense contractors, systems integrators and members of the Defense Industrial Base will gather to hear insights into technologies and strategies that can help deliver secure ...

Azure DoD Regions Accredited at Impact Level 5 and Now Generally Available

January 13th, 2017

Earlier today Tom Keane, General Manager, Azure announced that Azure Government is the first and only hyperscale commercial cloud service to be awarded an Information Impact Level 5 DoD Provisional Authorization by the Defense Information Systems Agency. In addition, Azure Government regions dedicated to US Department of Defense customer ...

Eight new service offerings added to Azure Government certification scope

December 14th, 2016

We are pleased to announce the addition of Azure Resource Manager, Automation, Azure Batch, Log Analytics, Azure Media Services, Policy Administration Service/RBAC, Redis Cache, and Scheduler to certification scope in Microsoft Azure Government. Each of these service offerings has received Joint Authorization Board (JAB) approval for addition...

Microsoft Azure Government and Booz Allen Announce Virtual Cloud Defense

November 4th, 2016

Cloud Security Suite Brings Power and Simplicity to Securing Cloud Deployments Microsoft and Booz Allen Hamilton are pleased to announce the general availability of Virtual Cloud Defense (VCD) for Azure Government. Virtual Cloud Defense from Booz Allen helps Azure Government customers secure cloud workloads and protect data by deploying cost...

DoD Region Preview frequently asked questions

November 2nd, 2016

Since announcing our Azure Government DoD Region Preview last week at Microsoft’s Government Cloud Forum, we have had overwhelming interest from customers and partners in participating. We’ve spent time compiling answers to the most frequently ask questions we’ve heard to help customers and partners understand what this unprecedented ...

Preview of New Department of Defense Regions in Azure Government

October 26th, 2016

Microsoft is pleased to announce the opening of the Preview of our new Azure Government Department of Defense (DoD) regions. As previously announced by Jason Zander, Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Azure, these regions offer a comprehensive cloud that is DoD information Impact Level 5-ready for infrastructure, platform, and ...

Microsoft Cloud in the UK now open

September 15th, 2016

On September 7, 2016 Microsoft became the first global cloud provider to offer a complete cloud with data residency in the UK when we announced the general availability of Azure and Office 365 from new UK datacenter locations. The Microsoft Cloud in the UK empowers the digital transformation of businesses and public sector organizations, ...

Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager