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Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP High is now available in Azure Government and Public clouds

Selcin TurkarslanFebruary 3, 2020Feb 3, 202002/3/20

Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance.
Our recently released Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP High is now available in Azure Government and Public clouds.

Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP Moderate is now available for Azure Government

Selcin TurkarslanNovember 14, 2019Nov 14, 201911/14/19

Innovating for government from the commercial cloud to the tactical edge

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalOctober 7, 2019Oct 7, 201910/7/19

From our commercial cloud to the tactical edge, we continue to deliver more innovation to empower government agencies to advance their mission. In addition to the recent product news enabling government to advance ‘tech intensity’, here are some recent highlights of new capabilities in Azure to support the full spectrum of government needs.

Azure Government continues to expand FedRAMP High coverage

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalSeptember 12, 2019Sep 12, 201909/12/19

13 new services added to FedRAMP High ATO as part of ongoing work to make commercial innovation more accessible to government agencies
Microsoft now has 80 services covered by the FedRAMP High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government in the continental United States.

New Azure Blueprint for NIST SP 800-53 R4 now available on Azure Government

John Molesky (Azure)September 4, 2019Sep 4, 201909/4/19

Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance.
Our recently released Azure Blueprint for NIST SP 800-53 R4 is now available in Azure Government.

Snowflake now available on Azure Government

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalJune 5, 2019Jun 5, 201906/5/19

Snowflake, the data warehouse built for the cloud, is now generally available on Microsoft Azure Government.
Snowflake is a data warehouse-as-a-service, which requires no management and features separate compute, storage, and cloud services that can scale and change independently. Snowflake’s architecture provides complete relational database support for both structured data,

Azure Government expands FedRAMP High coverage

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure GlobalMay 1, 2019May 1, 201905/1/19

10 new services added to FedRAMP High ATO as part of ongoing work to make commercial innovation more accessible to government agencies
Microsoft now has 67 services covered by the FedRAMP High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government in the continental United States.

DoD IL5 scope expands to all Azure Government regions

Dustin MartinApril 29, 2019Apr 29, 201904/29/19

Earlier this month we announced that Microsoft has expanded the IL5 Provisional Authorization (PA) granted by the Department of Defense (DoD) to all Azure Government regions. This expanded coverage brings more PaaS features and services at Impact Level 5 (IL5) to customers than any other cloud provider.

Enabling government to advance the mission

Azure Gov TeamApril 17, 2019Apr 17, 201904/17/19

Azure Government Secret now in private preview and pending accreditation
Azure Government Secret delivers comprehensive and mission enabling cloud services to US Federal Civilian, Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and US government partners working within Secret enclaves.
Developed using the same foundational principles and architecture as Azure commercial cloud,

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