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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 ...
Azure Maps 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 Chris Pendleton, Principal PM Manager on the Microsoft Azure Maps team about Azure Maps in Azure Government. Chris explains what makes Azure Maps different from other mapping solutions available. He goes into depth about how Azure Maps provides a truly unified experience including route efficiency, traffic management, geo-fencing, and more. For government customers, Azure Maps provides compliance with Azure Security, Azure Active Directory Tenancy, GDPR, Acce...
Securing the endpoint: designing SaaS service implementations to meet federal policy (2 of 4)
Several federal initiatives such as CDM (Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation), TIC (Trusted Internet Connection) increasingly becoming similar, in that identical tools and approaches such as Zero Trust can be used to meet multiple federal mandates. This convergence provides an opportunity to reduce complexity while helping agencies improve their security posture and increase IT efficiency. This blog, the second of a four-part series on meeting federal mandates with SaaS services, provides a deep dive on securing endpoints regardless of their location. The first blog focused on securing mobile. Adopting a Ze...
Cloud Shell in Azure Government
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Software Engineer, Microsoft Azure Government, talks with Bingfeng Li, Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Shell team at Microsoft, about Cloud Shell in Azure Government. Cloud Shell is a fully featured browser-based command line environment that is ready to run inside the Azure Government portal. Bingfeng explains that this means there is no need to install tools or runtimes directly on a developer/IT pro workstation – but open a browser and the full command line experience is at your fingertips. In many government agencies th...
Securing mobile: Designing SaaS service implementations to meet federal policy (1 of 4)
Several federal initiatives such as CDM (Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation) and TIC (Trusted Internet Connection) are increasingly becoming similar, in that identical tools and approaches such as Zero Trust can be used to meet multiple federal mandates. This convergence provides an opportunity to reduce complexity while helping agencies improve their security posture and increase IT efficiency. This blog, the first of a four-part series on meeting federal mandates with SaaS services, explains how government agencies can implement SaaS services such as Office 365 to help achieve compliance with Department o...
Azure DevOps Server in Azure Government
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Azure Government, talks with Jason Ingram, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, about Azure DevOps Server in Azure Government. Jason starts by explaining what Azure DevOps Server is – and how it is different than the Azure DevOps SaaS offering. Most notable, Azure DevOps Server can be used to create a DevOps experience inside a completely private network on Azure Government with no outside connection to the internet. In this demo-heavy video, Jason shows step-by-step how to set up this private DevOps ...
Simplify management of Federal Tax Information (FTI) with Azure Government and the new Azure Blueprint for IRS 1075
Contributors include Meladie Espiritu, Senior Program Manager, Azure Global and Abhijeet Jhala (AJ), Director Modern Government Partner Solutions, State Local Government 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. In today’s digital and data economy, revenue and tax collection agencies face modern challenges including aging, costly, and inflexible legacy infrastruct...
Azure Blueprint for FedRAMP Moderate is now available for Azure Government
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 Moderate is now available in Azure Government. 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 Moderate blueprint maps a co...
Join us! Driving IoT and Edge Innovation in Gov – Nov 20
The next wave of computing is taking shape around us – from smart devices and sensors that can speak, listen and action; to compute-enabled in remote parts of the globe – without requiring always-on connectivity to the cloud to make real-time, insightful decisions. This is the intelligent edge, and it’s defining the next wave of innovation and how organizations will address some of the world’s most pressing problems. To gain insights on the latest Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent edge solutions transforming government, RSVP and join us for a Microsoft Azure Government Meetup, Driving IoT and Edge Innov...