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Join us! Government cybersecurity in the era of cloud – Oct 23
In support of the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Microsoft Azure Government user community invites you to RSVP and join us for a meetup on “Government cybersecurity in the era of cloud,” on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at 1776 New America in Washington, DC. During this free event, which is open to the public, government and industry speakers will share strategies and insights on: Featured speakers include: For more details, be sure to check out the agenda and RSVP to join us for this free event. In addition to...
Innovating for government from the commercial cloud to the tactical edge
From our commercial cloud to the tactical edge, we continue to deliver more innovation to empower government agencies to advance their mission. In addition to the recent product news enabling government to advance ‘tech intensity’, here are some recent highlights of new capabilities in Azure to support the full spectrum of government needs. A priority for many government customers is accelerating their path to compliance in the cloud. We continue to lead the industry with the broadest compliance coverage and to advance new initiatives to accelerate and simplify your path to compliance: Gain more options wit...
Join us Oct. 11 in DC: Women in Cloud + Government Breakfast
With our nation’s capital consistently ranked as the best US city for women in technology, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a Women in Cloud + Government breakfast on Friday, Oct 11 from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. with accomplished technology leaders who are driving government innovation. During this event, held at Microsoft’s Innovation and Policy Center in Washington, DC, panelists will share their journey and experiences within the industry, and then we’ll open the floor for Q&A. Following the panels, there will be opportunities for networking and to experience innovation through a digital transformation sh...
How to optimize your cloud investment with Cost Management for Azure Government
As the government accelerates its cloud adoption, it becomes increasingly important to proactively manage costs. Azure Cost Management is a suite of tools that are designed to help you visualize, manage, and optimize costs across Azure. I recently filmed a YouTube video where I had the opportunity to present the main features available for government customers within the Azure portal. This post is meant to discuss those features again and provide further sources of documentation for you to browse as you begin your Cost Management journey. To learn more about how to approach Cost Management, see our arti...
Azure Government continues to expand FedRAMP High coverage
13 new services added to FedRAMP High ATO as part of ongoing work to make commercial innovation more accessible to government agencies Microsoft now has 80 services covered by the FedRAMP High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government in the continental United States. Why is FedRAMP compliance important? The new era of the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge is empowering agencies to lead citizens through digital transformation. In many cases, however, government agencies must find a balance between cost efficiency and the most robust security for their IT systems. To help agencie...
New Azure Blueprint for NIST SP 800-53 R4 now available on 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 NIST SP 800-53 R4 is now available in Azure Government. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publishes a catalog of security and privacy controls, Special Publication (SP) 800-53, for federal information systems. Our new NIST SP 800-53 R4 blueprint maps a core ...
Join us! Navigating a data-driven government in the cloud – Sept 16
The President’s Management Agenda calls for the use of government’s data as a strategic asset to improve operations and effectiveness in serving citizens. Agencies are on the hook to modernize for a data-driven world and deploy data strategies that will help solve mission challenges. To gain insights on how leading government and industry organizations are navigating this data-driven world, please RSVP and join us for a Microsoft Azure Government Meetup, Navigating a data-driven government in the cloud on Monday, Sept. 16 at 1776 New America in Washington, DC. During this meetup you’ll hear about: ...
Secure Azure Computing Architecture for DoD for SCCA Compliance on Azure Government
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager talks with Jason Henderson, Cloud Architect Microsoft Federal, about the Secure Azure Computing Architecture (SACA) in Azure Government. Jason starts by explaining how the SACA relates to the Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) policy, and how the SACA enables Azure Government customers to streamline the setup of their environment to easily comply with the SCCA. Jason discussing various services that can be used with the SACA – particularly with the DoD IL5 expansion in Azure Government. Jason shows a demo of ...
Azure Batch on Azure Government
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager, talks with Peter Shultz, Program Manager, on the Azure Batch team, about Azure Batch in Azure Government. The discussion begins with Peter describing what Azure Batch is and how Azure Batch is ideal for optimizing workloads that are parallelizable. Peter describes Azure Batch concepts and capabilities, while also enumerating several ideal use cases for government scenarios. Azure Batch can be used as a stand-alone service, or in conjunction with other Azure services. Peter shows a demo in which a serverless Azure Fu...