Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Strategies to stand up a modern gov software factory + cloud PMO

August 17, 2020 Aug 17, 2020 08/17/20

Karina Homme

Today’s government organizations face ever-increasing and evolving mission demands, requiring greater speed and agility to modernize IT. Some agencies have discovered a path to success by establishing software factories and cloud PMOs to accelerate development and delivery of better mission apps. To learn more about this new approach, we ...

Integrated compliance in Azure with Xacta 360

May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020 05/20/20

Azure Gov Team

This guest post contributed by Vicky Frescas and Tirtza Bernstein of Telos Corporation covers how to use Xacta® 360 with Azure and Azure Government. Learn more by attending the upcoming Accelerating ATO on Azure webinar on May 28 at 2PM EST. Telos Corporation recently announced the Xacta® 360 integration with Microsoft Azure Government to...

Meetup replay: Gov IT modernization in the era of COVID-19

May 20, 2020 May 20, 2020 05/20/20

Karina Homme

Our April Microsoft Azure Government meetup featured innovative demos and influential speakers in the federal space from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), CGI Federal, C3.ai, and Microsoft discussing strategies, challenges and tools for driving government IT modernization along the impacts COVID-19 brings to these efforts. Microsoft’s ...

Join us online May 27: The rise of DevSecOps in gov software initiatives

May 14, 2020 May 14, 2020 05/14/20

Karina Homme

Government is rethinking how it approaches software development and use of tooling in its technology programs by using more flexible methods to streamline the process and to improve cybersecurity from the start. Double clicking on a previous DevSecOps meetup, this month’s Azure Government DC Meetup takes us deeper into advances in tooling, ...

Meetup replay: Gov cloud demopalooza

April 24, 2020 Apr 24, 2020 04/24/20

Karina Homme

About 80 Microsoft Azure Government user community members joined us last month for our first-ever virtual meetup, Gov cloud demopalooza, featuring TechTrend Inc., Mobius Logic, Leidos and Microsoft. In case you missed it, we invite you to watch the replay on our Azure Government meetup channel to see the innovative demos and great ...

Join us online April 29: Gov IT modernization in the era of COVID-19

April 7, 2020 Apr 7, 2020 04/7/20

Karina Homme

It was recently announced that the Technology Modernization Fund could get an additional $3 billion for agencies to upgrade IT tied to the COVID-19 response. Now, more than ever, there’s a great sense of urgency and demand for government to modernize and adopt cloud technologies to ensure it can best serve citizens. With this in mind, we ...

Updated Azure Government session schedule at Ignite The Tour Government – Feb 6-7

February 6, 2020 Feb 6, 2020 02/6/20

Azure Gov Team

If you are at Microsoft Ignite The Tour Government, make sure you join us for our Azure Government specific sessions. Day 1 (Feb.6) Day 2 (Feb.7) Be sure to take advantage of opportunities to connect with our experts and partners, as well as check out the various demo stations in the Hub. Also, ...

Join us: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Government – Feb. 6-7

January 22, 2020 Jan 22, 2020 01/22/20

Azure Gov Team

Microsoft Ignite The Tour is bringing the very best of Microsoft Ignite to Washington, DC, Feb. 6-7, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Time is running out to secure your spot for two days of technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. During this conference, you’ll learn new ways to build solutions, ...

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