Azure Government
Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government
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New AI and Machine Learning services in Azure Government
Azure Government continues to invest in delivering new cloud capabilities to government customers at a rapid pace. Over the next few weeks, we’ll continue highlighting a wide range of new services along with how-to resources to help you accelerate modernization initiatives. New Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning services available in Azure Government include Azure Cognitive Search, QnA Maker, and Azure Machine Learning. 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 services by region. Azu...
New Azure services for mission-critical analytics
Azure Government continues to invest in delivering new cloud capabilities to government customers at a rapid pace. Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight a wide range of new services along with how-to resources to help you accelerate modernization initiatives. New analytics services available in Azure Government include Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Explorer, and Azure Data Factory. 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 services by region. Azure Stream Analytics Azure Stream Analy...
New services in Azure Government to enhance your security posture
Azure Government continues to invest in delivering new cloud capabilities to government customers at a rapid pace. Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight a wide range of new services along with how-to resources to help you accelerate modernization initiatives. 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. We’ll continue to bring new capabilities into Azure Government in the coming months; in line with our ongoing commitment to deliver the most secure and compliant cloud for the needs of government customer...
Azure Government continues to expand FedRAMP High coverage
21 new services added to FedRAMP High ATO as part of ongoing work to make cloud innovation more accessible to government agencies Microsoft now has 101 services covered by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government - more services than any other cloud provider. You can find a full list of Azure Government services with FedRAMP High coverage in the Azure Government audit scope documentation. Which new services are now in scope for FedRAMP? ...
New cloud playbook: Migrate and modernize with Azure Government
Looking for strategies, technical how-tos, and resources that will help ease your government agency’s cloud journey? Check out and download our newly-released Azure Government Migration and Modernization Playbook. This playbook is designed for anyone interested in or working with cloud – specifically, IaaS and PaaS. It details ways you can accelerate and optimize your Azure Government deployment by providing a clear roadmap; and helps you understand best practices for your cloud journey. Throughout the playbook, we point you to more resources, documentation and how-tos. Download the playbook today, and be s...
Supply Chain Risk Management for Zero Trust with Microsoft Azure (6 of 6)
This is the last blog of a six-part series where we’ve demonstrated the application of Zero Trust concepts for securing federal information systems with Microsoft Azure. In this sixth blog of the series we will explore how to leverage Microsoft Azure for supply chain risk management in Zero Trust models. This blog series is coauthored by TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, Sr. Program Manager, Azure Global Customer Engineering, Mark McIntyre, CISSP, Senior Director, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group and Adam Dimopoulos, Azure Global Customer Engineering. What is supply chain risk management? The Microsoft Z...
Insider Threat Monitoring for Zero Trust with Microsoft Azure (5 of 6)
This is the fifth in a six-part blog series where we will demonstrate the application of Zero Trust concepts for securing federal information systems with Microsoft Azure. In this fifth blog of the series we will explore how to leverage Microsoft Azure for insider threats in Zero Trust models. The last blog in the series will include monitoring supply chain risk management. This blog series is coauthored by TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, Sr. Program Manager, Azure Global Customer Engineering, Mark McIntyre, CISSP, Senior Director, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group and Adam Dimopoulos, Azure Global Custome...
Join us Feb. 26: The Need for Speed – Realizing DevSecOps in Gov
Citizens increasingly expect higher performance and quality of government services and applications – putting developers on the hook to deliver new, secure capabilities to their agencies faster than ever. To keep pace, agencies can implement DevSecOps– a methodology that leverages agile principles, automation and integrates security from the start. To hear how to realize DevSecOps in government, we invite you to RSVP and join the Microsoft Azure Government DC user community for a meetup on Wednesday, Feb 26 from 6 – 8:30 p.m., 1776 at the New America Building in Washington, DC. During this meetup, which is ...
Enforcing Policy for Zero Trust with Azure Policy (4 of 6)
This is the fourth in a six-part blog series where we will demonstrate the application of Zero Trust concepts for securing federal information systems with Microsoft Azure. In this fourth blog of the series we will explore how to leverage Azure Policy for enforcing access control in Zero Trust models. Additional blogs in the series will include investigating insider attacks and monitoring supply chain risk management. This blog series is coauthored by TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, Sr. Program Manager, Azure Global Customer Engineering, Mark McIntyre, CISSP, Senior Director, Enterprise Cybersecurit...