Azure Government

Announcing Azure US Government regions on Azure Status page

February 21, 2018 Feb 21, 2018 02/21/18

Sachin Dubey

We are happy to announcement that Azure US Government regions are now listed on Azure Status page. Microsoft Azure Government customers can now visit the page to view the availability status of various services and also get the latest status on any ongoing service interruption incidents. Status information on the page is near real time and ...

Networking features recently made generally available in Azure Government

February 21, 2018 Feb 21, 2018 02/21/18

Mike Ketchum

The Azure Government team continually strives to bring the latest Azure platform features to Azure Government.  In this post I highlight networking features that have recently been made generally available in Azure Government. Network Watcher Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a ...

Resources for building your Government CSP practice

February 13, 2018 Feb 13, 2018 02/13/18

Todor Batchvarov

Partners interested in reselling Azure Government can become an authorized Cloud Solution Provider for Government (Government CSP). To learn more, check out the Government CSP application process.   If you’re already a Government CSP and want to know how to create your first customer or even explore high level security and role-based access...

Join us Feb 28: Cloud DemoPalooza – Azure Gov Style

February 12, 2018 Feb 12, 2018 02/12/18

Karina Homme

We challenged our Azure Government DC user community to share 12-minute demos for this month's Meetup, Cloud DemoPalooza – Azure Gov Style, to showcase cool tech to help accelerate your cloud implementation. Be sure to RSVP and join us for our Azure Gov DC Meetup on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6 – 8:30 p.m., at 1776 in Washington, DC, to get an ...

Why cloud for state and local government?

February 8, 2018 Feb 8, 2018 02/8/18

Karina Homme

(image) With rapid technological advances, cities can now transform into smart cities with enhanced and interactive citizen services, better living, and increased economic growth. You can learn more about these opportunities by watching our on-demand webinar, The Benefits of Moving to the Cloud for State and Local Governments. Despite the many...

Improve security and performance with Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage

February 7, 2018 Feb 7, 2018 02/7/18

Mike Ketchum

Last week we announced general availability for Virtual Network (VNet) Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage in all Azure public cloud and Azure Government regions. The announcement can be seen here: Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage now generally available Azure Storage Firewalls and Virtual ...

A year in review for Azure Government

February 6, 2018 Feb 6, 2018 02/6/18

Tom Keane, General Manager, Microsoft

Looking back over the past year and seeing the progress we’ve made gives us a real sense of momentum as we continue to double-down on our investments in Azure Government in 2018. As the engineering lead for Azure Government, my team looks at everything from where we build datacenters, to what hardware and networking we put in those ...

Register now: Azure fundamentals training at AFCEA WEST

February 5, 2018 Feb 5, 2018 02/5/18

Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager

Azure Fundamentals Training at AFCEA WEST We’re looking forward to seeing those of you attending AFCEA WEST and invite technical and business leaders to join us for an exclusive commercial cloud training event on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., in room 27A at the San Diego Convention Center. This is a great opportunity to learn about ...

Securing IaaS workloads for Department of Defense

February 5, 2018 Feb 5, 2018 02/5/18

Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager

  By Jason Henderson, Cloud Solutions Architect Kyle Hoyer, Technical Solutions Professional Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager, Azure Global A rapidly increasing number of DoD customers deploying IaaS workloads to Azure have been asking for guidance setting up secure virtual networks and configuring the security tools ...

Microsoft Azure Government leader honored with FCW 2018 Federal 100 Award

February 1, 2018 Feb 1, 2018 02/1/18

Azure Gov Team

(image) We’d like to congratulate the recently-announced 2018 Federal 100 Award winners, including Karina Homme, senior director, Azure Government, who was recognized for her many contributions to the federal government IT community. The Federal 100 Awards are presented annually by Federal Computer Week to recognize government and ...