Azure Government
Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government
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New Operations Management Suite Solutions Available
Since Operations Management Suite (OMS) GA'd in Azure Government in October 2016, we've added features and solutions that continue to improve your experience. Key capabilities added since GA include The team remains committed to enabling all features and solutions that are generally available in OMS for Azure Government as quickly as possible. See documentation for a list of OMS for Azure Government variations from Azure Commercial. Many OMS solutions are still in Preview in Azure Commercial, and we will update you as we deliver new features. The following solutions are available today in...
Microsoft Azure Government Now Available from Six US Datacenter Regions
I am pleased to announce that Azure Government is commercially live in two additional datacenter regions in Arizona and Texas for U.S. government customers and their partners following my announcement late last year. With these expansions, Azure Government has capacity in proximity to government customers and partners on the East Coast, West Coast and Central United States. With a total of six U.S. datacenter regions, including two dedicated regions with DoD Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization (PA), Azure Government continues to deliver the most customer choice in the U.S. for locating government workload...
Announcing the Azure Government HackFest + Training Event – August 22-23 in Sacramento, CA
Join us! Microsoft Azure Government HackFest + Training, August 22-23 in Sacramento, CA After the great success of our first Azure Government HackFest + Training event in Washington, DC - we are now happy to announce our second HackFest event – this time in Sacramento, CA! Register now for this can't-miss opportunity that features one day of training presentations by members of the Microsoft Azure Government Engineering team followed by an all-day HackFest for all experience levels (yes, ALL are welcome - newcomers to experienced developers - in this friendly and supportive HackFest environment!). Each team...
Azure Gov June Meetup Replay: IoT Strategies in Government
For those who could not join us at the June Azure Gov DC Meetup, we are pleased to bring you the replay of IoT Strategies in Government. The first segment kicks off with Azure Government updates then features Mike Baker, cloud solution architect, Azure Team, Microsoft Federal, who provides insights on tools and technologies that enable you to connect, monitor and manage billions of IoT assets with Azure IoT. In the second segment, Chris Cyrus, vice president, Docker Public Sector, and Andrew Weiss, lead sales engineer, Docker Public Sector, give a presentation on how Docker is helping to drive the movement ...
Compliance on Azure Government
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Zach Kramer talks with Matt Rathbun (CISO, Azure Government) about compliance in Azure Government. Matt and Zach discuss the various compliance regimes offered by Azure Government including FedRAMP High and Moderate, DISA Level 4 and 5 for DoD workloads, CJIS for federal law enforcement data, and more. They also cover the wide array of Azure Government services currently available today that are covered by these compliance certifications. Learn how Azure Blueprint can streamline the certification process for the compliance of your solution. Matt also shares hi...
Microsoft Azure Enables NIST CSF Compliance: Identify Function
Today, as part of our ongoing support of the Cybersecurity Executive Order, I am pleased to announce the first in a series of documents on enabling compliance with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) through Microsoft Azure services. This first release specifically outlines how to implement the Identify function requirements using the services offered by Azure. The Whitepaper is available on the Service Trust Portal under "Compliance Guides". We will publish a similar guide for each of the remaining CSF Function areas in the coming weeks. Microsoft is committed to assisting our Federal customers, who must com...
Criminal Justice Information Services – What’s new in v5.6 and being considered for v5.7
Microsoft helping agencies prepare for regulatory revisions As part of Microsoft's commitment to meet the applicable requirements of the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy, it is critical to prepare in advance for future requirements as well. With law enforcement deploying innovative solutions for camera technology, biometrics, jail/court/offender management, investigation and evidence solutions with cloud solutions, the CJIS Security and Access (S&A) subcommittee shared important information at the recent CJIS Advisory Policy Board (ABP) meeting. CJIS Audits in 2016 Mr. Brad Trui...
Hear how contractors can drive IoT innovation in government – July 11 in Washington, DC
Gartner projects that 21 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020. With the U.S. government market for the Internet of Things (IoT) beginning to take shape, we invite government contractors register to join Washington Technology and Microsoft to a free event, "How Contractors Can Drive IoT Innovation in Government," Tuesday, July 11, from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m., at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC. Across government, agencies are exploring how they can harness the countless networked devices already embedded in their operations to gain new insights into their existing services - and to create ...
Announcing Microsoft Azure Government services in the Cloud Solution Provider program
We are excited to announce that Azure Government services are now available through the Cloud Solution Provider program (CSP). The CSP program enables partners to make Microsoft Cloud services part of their customer offerings, expanding U.S. government customer options in meeting their mission goals. With the CSP program, partners can now create high-value service offerings that combine use of Azure Government with solution management, customer support, and billing to U.S. government customers. The security, privacy, compliance and transparency of the Azure Government platform give U.S. government partners the ri...