Azure Government

Azure Government extends lead in the Cloud with leap in FedRAMP coverage

February 22, 2017 Feb 22, 2017 02/22/17

Spenser Bullock

Microsoft continues to lead the charge in realizing the power and promise of the cloud for Government customers. We are pleased to announce that Azure Government has been granted authorization for 12 additional customer-facing services to our FedRAMP High P-ATO. We now offer 32 Infrastructure and Platform services to our customers in our Azure...

Getting Started with Azure – Backup Vaults and Policies

February 16, 2017 Feb 16, 2017 02/16/17

Brian Christopher Harrison

One of the biggest questions that government customers may have when migrating to Azure Government, is how they can quickly get up and running. There are a number of different challenges that a customer may have, and many different services that we offer within Azure. Backup Vaults and policies are one of the many services we offer to ease ...

The Importance of Regulation – Microsoft Signs CJIS Information Agreement with Missouri

February 9, 2017 Feb 9, 2017 02/9/17

Rochelle M. Eichner

Microsoft has signed agreements with 26 states – contractually committing to CJIS requirements for more than 2/3rds of the US Population Do you ever wonder why we have government regulation?  Do you have to deal with regulations to get your job done? My family runs a hog farm and there are a number of regulations that have confused me. In ...

Keeping up with Azure Government – January Highlights

February 9, 2017 Feb 9, 2017 02/9/17

Spenser Bullock

As we start the new year, Azure Government team is looking to add more capabilities for our government customers. We are excited by all of the progress that was made last year and we plan to build off of that momentum this year. Just this month we became the only hyper-scale cloud to achieve the US Department of Defense Impact Level 5 ...

Azure Government Documentation: January update

February 8, 2017 Feb 8, 2017 02/8/17

Ryan GH

(image) Thanks to our customers, partners, and Azure team for contributing to a great start to Azure Government documentation!  We now fully integrated with the rest of the Azure documentation.  You will notice that they add an “Other Clouds” tab where you can find Azure Government and Azure Stack documentation. We have expanded to over...

VM Images Update from December through January

February 7, 2017 Feb 7, 2017 02/7/17

Sarah Weldon

We are pleased to share with you the most-recently published VM images from December and January that are now available for Microsoft Azure Government customers. Published in January: * This sku is Powershell/classic Portal only, same in Azure Public. Published in December...

Join us Feb. 22 in DC: “Achieving Governance in Today’s Cloud Era – Gov Edition”

February 3, 2017 Feb 3, 2017 02/3/17

Karina Homme

(image) With the ever-increasing complexity and proliferation of data, protecting our nation’s most valuable information is no easy endeavor. In response to this growing challenge, the Microsoft Azure Government DC user community will discuss strategies for governance that have helped government agencies prepare for today’s cloud era. ...

VNET Peering generally available for Azure Government

February 2, 2017 Feb 2, 2017 02/2/17

jawalte

Earlier this year we were able to bring VNET peering to Azure Government, with all of the same functions as commercial Azure. We are aware that government agencies often have complex networking requirements.  This means that VNET peering is a key ask from our customers and are glad to provide this solution for our customers.   VNET peering...

Azure Blueprint helps DoD Mission Owners accelerate compliance with L5 security controls

January 23, 2017 Jan 23, 2017 01/23/17

John Molesky

Azure Government Engineering is pleased to announce the release of Azure Blueprint for the DoD Information Impact Level 5 baseline. Azure Blueprint provides DoD customers with a simplified method to understand the scope of their security responsibilities when architecting solutions in Azure, streamlining the path to attain a mission-level ...

Azure DoD Regions Accredited at Impact Level 5 and Now Generally Available

January 13, 2017 Jan 13, 2017 01/13/17

Derek Strausbaugh, Principal Program Manager

(image) Earlier today Tom Keane, General Manager, Azure announced that Azure Government is the first and only hyperscale commercial cloud service to be awarded an Information Impact Level 5 DoD Provisional Authorization by the Defense Information Systems Agency. In addition, Azure Government regions dedicated to US Department of Defense ...