Azure Government
Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government
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Announcing Cosmos DB and Blob (Hot/Cool) Storage
As we look to continue to expand and evolve the platform, we are excited to announce two new generally available services in Azure Government: Azure Cosmos DB and Blob Storage (Hot/Cool). Yesterday Microsoft announced Azure Cosmos DB and today we are bringing it to you in Azure Government. The update will be rolled out to all Azure Government users in the coming days. This is part of our effort to accelerate innovation in our government cloud. Azure Cosmos DB Azure Cosmos DB started as "Project Florence" in the late 2010 to address developer pain-points faced by large scale applications inside Microsoft, ob...
Expanding Cognitive Services Pilot for Azure Government
Update (05/16/17): Emotion was originally called out a separate API but all functionality is included as part of the Face API. The standalone Emotion API is not part of our deployment in Azure Government. In March, we announced the initial preview of Cognitive Services in Azure Government. Today we are expanding the initial preview to include all Azure Government customers. Building Artificial Intelligence into your applications can be a daunting task. With Cognitive Services, we bring a set of APIs that allow you to quickly integrate AI into your application. Our partners during the preview have been using th...
Microsoft Azure Government Expands Support for Defense Industrial Base and Defense Contractors – Announcing Support for DFARS Requirements
Microsoft is furthering its commitment to U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contractors and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) by announcing support for Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requirements for Azure Government Services. This allows DoD's mission partners to host Covered Defense Information (CDI) in Microsoft's secure, compliant cloud dedicated to US government workloads. DFARS 252.204-7012 specifies required contract clauses related safeguarding Covered Defense Information and cyber incident reporting requirements for cloud service providers (CSPs). Compliance with DFARS requir...
Register and join us May 12: Defense Contracting: Delivering on the Demands of Secure Cloud for DOD
Register to join Washington Technology and Microsoft on Friday, May 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., for a free morning event, at the Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner. Defense contractors, systems integrators and members of the Defense Industrial Base will gather to hear insights into technologies and strategies that can help deliver secure commercial cloud solutions. Learn how to exceed customer's cloud security requirements and get a competitive edge in this growing market. Defense organizations are looking for business partners that can execute on cloud security-not just on controls specified by the DFARS bu...
Now Available: Palo Alto Networks VM-Series Virtualized Next-Generation Firewall
Comprehensive, Prevention-Based Security for Azure Government Cloud Today on Azure Government The Palo Alto Networks® VM-Series virtualized next-generation firewall on Microsoft Azure allows government agencies to apply the same advanced threat prevention features and next-generation firewall application policy controls used in their physical data centers to the Azure Government Cloud. As a result, government agencies can confidently make the move to a public infrastructure, while ensuring that their applications and data are protected from a wide range of known and unknown threats. Enabling Cloud First Governm...
Azure Gov April Meetup Replay: Enhancing Government Services Through Advanced Analytics
For those who could not join us at the April Azure Gov DC Meetup, we are pleased to bring you the replay of "Enhancing Government Services Through Advanced Analytics". The first segment kicks off with Azure Government updates then features Lisa Connelly, account executive, and Bonnie Strayer, senior solution engineer, of Esri's National Government Team. In addition to providing insight to Esri and Microsoft's collaboration to provide more efficient solutions for customers, they also showcase a Chesapeake Conservancy use case. In the second segment, Karriem Lateef, technology solutions professional, Micros...
Azure Friday video featuring Azure Government!
In the newest episode of Azure Friday, Steve Michelotti talks with Scott Hanselman about Azure Government, which provides a separate physical and network-isolated instance of Azure for federal, state, and local governments with a higher level of compliance for US Government workloads. Steve shows how easy it is to get connected and get started with Azure Government. Checkout the Azure Friday video library and the video below! We welcome your comments and suggestions to help us continually improve your Azure Government experience. To stay up to date on all things Azure Government, be sure to subscribe to...
We want to hear from you! Azure Government on Feedback site
We are pleased to announce the general availability of Azure Government Feedback through feedback.azure.com. Internal and external customers can now submit feedback and requests for services and scenarios in Azure Government through this site. For support please file a support ticket in the Azure portal and for any personal questions or feedback please email the Feedback alias at azuregovfeedback@microsoft.com . To get up-to-date public information on service releases and all things Azure Government, please subscribe to the RSS feed or click "Subscribe by Email!" on the Azure Government Blog. Azure Government Fe...
Setup continuous deployment to Microsoft Azure Government using Visual Studio Team Services
Continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) help teams reliably deliver quality apps to end customers at a faster pace of update. From code through build, test, and deployment you can define efficient and fully managed pipelines that automate and control the entire process. Release Management in Visual Studio Team Services is a powerful service that enables CD for various applications. Onetime configuration and repeated execution of the release pipelines means the automated delivery process is started whenever a new build is available. Microsoft Azure Government has unique Azure endpoints to ma...