Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Announcements - Azure Government

Premium Files and Blob Storage now available in Azure Government

April 8, 2020 Apr 8, 2020 04/8/20
Azure Gov Team
New capabilities in Azure Government include Azure Premium Files to help you achieve the next level of performance and Azure Blob Storage for scalable, cost-effective cloud storage for all your unstructured data. In addition, we recently announced the availability of SQL Database Managed Instance, Azure Dedicated Host, and Azure Storage ...

Announcing availability of Azure Sentinel, Azure AD Domain Services and DDoS Protection in Azure Government

April 2, 2020 Apr 2, 2020 04/2/20
Azure Gov Team
Azure Government continues to invest in delivering new cloud capabilities to government customers at a rapid pace. On the security side, we’ve recently added several new services to give you greater choice and help you optimize the security of your digital estate. New security services available in Azure Government include Azure Sentinel...

Azure Government Secret extends partner opportunity with marketplace program for ISVs

April 2, 2020 Apr 2, 2020 04/2/20
Josh Terry
Microsoft Azure Government Secret helps government customers accelerate classified missions, and along with the announcement of accreditation at Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 6 (IL6) and Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 503, we’re expanding the Azure Marketplace to provide customers in the DoD and IC community with easier ...

Azure Government releases 40+ new services, nearing parity with Azure commercial

March 26, 2020 Mar 26, 2020 03/26/20
Zach Kramer
Ongoing investments deliver rapid pace of innovation for mission across all data classifications In the last six months we’ve released more than 40 new services in Azure Government – along  with 101 total services now accredited at FedRAMP High – continuing our commitment to invest in Azure commercial parity and rapidly deliver new ...

New fully managed SQL and reserved storage for Azure Government customers

March 16, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 03/16/20
Azure Gov Team
Modernize your workloads more easily and cost-effectively with new Azure Government options including Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Dedicated Host and Azure Storage Reservations. Learn more about these services below, and reach out to us with any questions at azgovfeedback@microsoft.com. For a complete list of services, view Azure ...

Accelerate modernization with new migration services in Azure Government

March 13, 2020 Mar 13, 2020 03/13/20
Azure Gov Team
A common need of many government customers is the ability to migrate massive amounts of data to the cloud during modernization initiatives. Depending on your requirements, you can select from a wide range of tools and programs to support data migration. In this blog, we’ll cover a few of the newer migration services in Azure Government, ...