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Join us online June 24: The future of IoT and edge computing in gov

June 17, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 06/17/20
Karina Homme
By 2025 roughly a quarter of all data generated globally will be created in real time, according to IDC. IoT and edge computing play an essential role in making sense of that data right at the source. As government agencies work to expand and become more responsive to real-time insights gathered through sensors and devices, this can enable ...

Enhance data protection and compliance with customer managed keys

March 11, 2019 Mar 11, 2019 03/11/19
Azure Gov Team
This is the third blog in a three-part series on security in Azure Government co-authored by Robert Jaffee, Sr. Program Manager, and Diego Lapiduz, Chief Information Security Architect, with Microsoft Azure Global Government. (In case you missed them, check out the first and second blogs: Six tips for securing identity in the cloud and Five ...

Meetup replay: Women Leading Government Cybersecurity

December 6, 2018 Dec 6, 2018 12/6/18
Karina Homme
In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, we hosted a special edition Microsoft Azure Government Meetup, Women Leading Government Cybersecurity at 1776 in Washington, DC. In partnership with the Women in Technology DC Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel ...

Evaluating Risk with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Risk Assessment Checklist

June 15, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 06/15/17
Matt Rathbun
(image) Microsoft is pleased to announce the availability of our Risk Assessment Checklist for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) for Federal Agencies. The Checklist is available on the Service Trust Portal under "Compliance Guides". Microsoft worked with our Azure Blueprint Partner, First Information Technology Services (FITS), to ...

Microsoft Expands Data Offerings for Government with General Availability of Azure IoT Hub on Azure Government

June 12, 2017 Jun 12, 2017 06/12/17
Tom Keane, General Manager, Microsoft
(image) We're excited to announce today that Microsoft has made IoT Hub available in Azure Government, the most secure and compliant cloud platform for U.S. government to run mission workloads. Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing industries such as utilities and retail, and now U.S. government customers and their partners will be ...

ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Gov by Esri now available

May 31, 2017 May 31, 2017 05/31/17
Brenda Y Lee
We are happy to announce that Power BI Gov users can now use ArcGIS Maps for Power BI Gov (preview) created by Esri! This brings several new capabilities to Power BI Gov users. Geographic information systems (GIS) helps users gain a better understanding of the world by using spatial analysis on a map's data layers. It's a way to discover, use...