Azure Government
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Modernize your government agency with the latest in Azure and Microsoft 365
We hope to see you at Microsoft Government Tech Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 5–6, 2018! It will be two incredible days of technical learning, networking, and hands-on skill-building, led by the experts behind Microsoft’s cloud services. Who should attend? This exclusive learning event is targeted at ITI, ITDM, IT professionals, and developers. You have access to exclusive trainings and other engagements offered only to Government Tech Summit attendees along with peer-to-peer networking opportunities for our valued customers and partners! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the latest product updates and...
Jumpstart Your Move to the Cloud – Gov Edition (Recap)
Many government agencies often find that they are stuck, unprepared and seeking ways to help them transition to the cloud. To learn how others tackle this challenge, more than 90 members of the Microsoft Azure Government DC user community recently participated in a “Jumpstart Your Move to the Cloud - Gov Edition” Meetup featuring government and industry experts sharing best practices, resources and use cases at 1776 in Washington, DC. For those who could not join our Meetup in person or via livestream, you can watch the presentations on-demand by visiting the Microsoft Azure Government Meetup YouTube Channel. An...
VNet Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database now generally available in Azure Government
The Azure Networking team has announced the general availability of Virtual Network (VNet) Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database in all Azure regions, including Azure Government. The announcement can be seen here: VNet Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database now generally available VNet Service Endpoints for Azure SQL Database allow customers to isolate connectivity to their logical server from only a select subnet or subnets within their VNet. This enhances both security and performance by extending your VNet private IP space and identity directly to Azure SQL Database without leaving the Azure Government d...
Announcing Azure US Government regions on Azure Status page
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 users can configure refresh rate between every 2 and 30 mins with RSS feed support. Users can also configure personalized dashboards and alerts on the Azure Portal using the Service Health blade. This provides targeted alerts to show when service events directly impact your ...
Networking features recently made generally available in Azure Government
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 network scenario level in, to, and from Azure. Network diagnostic and visualization tools available with Network Watcher help you understand, diagnose, and gain insights to your network in Azure. Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage Virtual Network ...
Resources for building your Government CSP practice
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 control, you can find some helpful videos here: These overview videos will help you get up and running. We’d love to hear your feedback and are always working to improve your experience with Azure Government. We welcome you to reach out to our team at Azure Go...
Join us Feb 28: Cloud DemoPalooza – Azure Gov Style
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 inside scoop on what's moving the needle in government technology today. Please come prepared for engaging Q&A as we encourage interactive demos and dialogue. We received tremendous response to our DemoPalooza. Check out the demo rockstars already lined up: Patric...
Why cloud for state and local government?
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 benefits, government agencies can find it difficult to gain support for a transition to modern technologies. In the past, evolving existing systems or creating new experiences was costly and relied on stretching an already-pressured budget. State and local government agencies now ...
Improve security and performance with Virtual Network Service Endpoints and Firewalls for Azure Storage
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 Networks use Virtual Network Service Endpoints to allow administrators to create network rules that allow traffic only from selected VNets and subnets, creating a secure network boundary for their data. This enhances both security and performance by extending your VNet private IP ...