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Updated Azure Government session schedule at Ignite The Tour Government – Feb 6-7
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, make sure to stop by the Azure Government DC meetup user community area. We hope to see you there!
Monitoring Cloud Security for Zero Trust with Azure Sentinel (3 of 6)
This is the third 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 third blog of the series we will explore how to leverage Azure Sentinel for security monitoring in Zero Trust models. Additional blogs in the series will include leveraging policy, 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 Cy...
Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP High is now available in Azure Government and Public clouds
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. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) provides a catalog of FedRAMP High, Moderate, and Low baseline security controls, for federal information systems. Our new FedRAMP High blueprint ...
QnA Maker in Azure Government
In this episode of the Microsoft Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Software Engineer on the Azure Government team, talks with Russ Williams, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft supporting government customers, about QnA Maker in Azure Government. Russ begins by describing what QnA Maker is: a cloud-based service that easily enables creation of a question-and-answer system over your existing data – all with cutting edge Microsoft AI technology for language understanding. Russ shows a complete architecture for a system leveraging QnA Maker – and demos step-by-step how to build a soluti...
Protecting Cloud Workloads for Zero Trust with Azure Security Center (2 of 6)
This is the second 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 blog we will explore how to leverage Azure Security Center for hybrid security management and threat protection in Zero Trust Architectures. Additional blogs in the series will include leveraging policy, 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...
Azure Stream Analytics in Azure Government
In this episode of the Microsoft Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Software Engineer on the Azure Government team, talks with Jean-Sebastien Brunner, Principal Program Manager on the Azure Stream Analytics team, about Azure Stream Analytics in Azure Government. Jean-Sebastien starts out by explaining what Stream Analytics is and what problem it solves. In modern systems, real-time analytics and data flow is not only preferred, it is absolutely essential to making critical decisions in real-time. Jean-Sebastien demos how easy it is to get up and running with Stream Analytics in Azure Go...
Join us: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Government – Feb. 6-7
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, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. We also invite you to connect with us, the Azure Government team, as we present the following sessions: Overall there will be 100+ deep-dive sessions and worksh...
Implementing Zero Trust with Microsoft Azure: Identity and Access Management (1 of 6)
This is the first 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 first blog of the series we will explore identity and access management with Azure Active Directory. Additional blogs will include protecting cloud workloads, monitoring cloud security, policy enforcement, 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, ...
Join us: Jumpstart your gov agency’s path to 2020 cloud vision – Jan 29
More and more government agencies are reaching the tipping point with cloud; going beyond lift-and-shift as the full potential of cloud is becoming crystal clear. Without a doubt, 2020 will bring even greater focus on ways agencies can take advantage of cloud capabilities to enable their mission. With this in mind, I invite you to RSVP and join the Microsoft Azure Government user community as we kick off the New Year with a can't-miss meetup, Jumpstart your gov agency’s path to 2020 cloud vision, on Wednesday, Jan 29 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at 1776 New America in Washington, DC. During this free event, which is ...