Azure Government
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New course: How to leverage the power of cloud for government
Government needs the agility to respond to almost any situation. While cloud can enable this agility, many cloud models aren’t designed with government in mind, and don’t adhere to strict government security and regulation standards. To provide insight into how government cloud solutions help agencies realize the benefits of cloud while remaining security compliant, we recently launched a self-paced, 30-minute GovLoop Academy course, “How to leverage the power of cloud for Government.” In six lessons, this interactive online course examines the unique cloud needs of the public sector. It also explains how Mic...
Announcing preview of new high performance computing capability: H-Series VMs
Late last year, we announced that H-Series virtual machines were coming to Azure Government to support high performance computing (HPC) workloads. I'm excited to announce that H-Series VMs are now in preview in US Gov Arizona . Customers can leverage this new capability for any unclassified workload including ITAR and FedRAMP High. These VMs support complex scientific and engineering workloads whether its modeling the next military aircraft or doing molecular level modeling to understand diseases. The addition of H-Series adds to the existing HPC capabilities on Azure Government which includes: H-Seri...
Join us Jan. 31! Jumpstart Your Move to the Cloud – Gov Edition
As we enter the New Year, many government agencies continue to resolve to take advantage of cloud computing. However, oftentimes, agencies find that they are stuck, unprepared and seeking ways to help them transition to the cloud. With these challenges in mind we are kicking off 2018 with a can't-miss Meetup, Jumpstart Your Move to the Cloud - Gov Edition, on Wednesday, Jan. 31 starting at 6 p.m. at 1776 in Washington, DC. Be sure to RSVP and join us for this month's Meetup featuring a speaker lineup of cloud experts who will help you figure out where to begin and what valuable resources are available. You will...
Trends in Government Software Developers
A few months ago, StackOverflow published their findings on Trends in Government Software Developers. StackOverflow is the #1 source for software developers to find answers on the Internet and has been the leader in this space for years. Because StackOverflow is one of the most highly trafficked sites on the Internet, they have at their disposable vast amounts of data on developers throughout the world. An analysis of StackOverflow’s trends in government software developers shows that Microsoft Azure Government is the perfect place for government developers to be. Azure Government provides all the technologies c...
Optimize Uptime While Staying Secure
With the recent announcement of the industry-wide, hardware-based CPU vulnerability, organizations must ensure they have appropriately updated their infrastructure to secure their environment. Microsoft Azure Government customer environments were patched prior to the public announcement. Additionally, Microsoft publicly announced the patching procedures this week. If you are an Azure Government customer, you have peace of mind knowing that Microsoft is proactively securing your infrastructure with minimal to no time investment of your own. However, the question often gets asked: Will I experience downtime while ...
VDI with Citrix on Azure Government
In this episode of the Microsoft Azure Government video series, Steve Downs, senior program manager, Microsoft Azure Government, sits down with Jose Padin, sales engineering director, US Public Sector, Citrix to discuss Citrix's Secure Digital Workspace capabilities available in Azure Government. During this video, VDI with Citrix on Azure Government, Steve and Jose share insights and answer a host of questions including: Joe also wraps up with a demonstration of Citrix's capabilities on Azure Government. Watch the VDI with Citrix on Azure Government video on Channel 9 now.
Announcing the availability of DoD regions via Government CSP Program for Azure Government
We are excited to announce that partners can now re-sell Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 5 Azure Government regions to their customers through the Cloud Solution Provider Program (CSP). We’re committed to expanding partner opportunities to bring cloud innovation to their defense customers, and the availability of the DoD regions through CSP is an important step. The DoD regions for Azure Government are available through the Azure Government management portal, making it simple for customers and partners to access these regions when required to meet defense mission requirements. DoD-approved customers will...
VDI with Frame on Azure Government
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Downs sits down with Dave Reber from Frame to discuss the Frame platform for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Frame is a Microsoft VDI partner focused providing a great user experience for remote applications hosted in Azure Government. Dave shares a bit about Frame’s history and covers a few of the use cases Frame helps its customers solve. How does Frame’s browser-based admin model simplify administration while also delivering an exceptional user experience? What is a secure browser and how easy is it to deploy with Frame? Plus, Dave demonstrates ...
How to optimize your cloud strategy
In recent years, U.S. government agencies have moved to the cloud faster than private corporations in an attempt to replace aging systems and improve organizational efficiency.[1] Cloud adoption can transform how IT departments at federal civilian agencies operate, deliver services, and share information. To maximize the value and impact of their cloud migration, however, CIOs must help their agencies achieve a certain level of cloud maturity – and the path to maturity begins with a solid and sustainable strategy. Recently, the International Data Corporation (IDC) published its Cloud Adoption in Federal Civili...