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Riverbed expands to deliver solutions in Azure Government
Riverbed Technology is bringing Riverbed SteelHead CX to the Microsoft Azure Government Cloud. Government customers are now able to understand, optimize, and control applications and data across the hybrid enterprise, extending into the cloud. With SteelHead CX in Azure you get: If you have any questions pertaining to Riverbed SteelHead CX ,please comment on this blog! 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 our RSS feed and to receive emails, click “Subscribe by...
Adding Value with Cisco CSR1000v on Azure Government
Microsoft Azure Government Cloud is an isolated and dedicated cloud platform, which enables government agencies and government approved contractors to host sensitive data. Connectivity from on-premises locations to Azure Government Cloud must be secure, scalable and dynamic.  With Cisco CSR1000v now available on Azure Government Cloud, Government Cloud customers can enjoy the same advanced routing and security benefits delivered on Azure public cloud. Cisco CSR1000v provides best in class routing capabilities that support full path encryption with the strongest cipher suites available in the market, L4-L7 firew...
Azure Blueprint takes ATO Processes to the Next Level: DoD Impact Level 4!
I am pleased to announce the release of the Azure Blueprint for the Department of Defense (DoD). Azure Blueprint recently released documentation to streamline the path for Azure Government customers working with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Baseline to attain Authorizations to Operate (ATO). Azure Blueprint has expanded to support our DoD customers working in Azure Government to document their customer security responsibilities. The Azure Blueprint Customer Responsibilities Matrix (CRM) and System Security Plan (SSP) template can now be used by DoD mission owners and t...
Securing your enterprise applications and virtual workspace with Citrix solutions and Microsoft Azure Government
Citrix and Microsoft continue to expand our strategic partnership to meet the security needs of the modern workforce with application and desktop virtualization and network delivery from Microsoft Azure Government. Citrix solution NetScaler is available now on Azure Government community cloud to help agency IT teams securely and efficiently support a mobile government workforce while cutting operational costs and delivering an unmatched user experience. With Citrix solutions available on the Azure Government Marketplace, employees can securely access the apps and data they need to provide vital services wherever...
ArcGIS for Server on Microsoft Azure Government
Esri is excited to announce the availability of ArcGIS for Server on the Microsoft Azure Government Cloud. ArcGIS for Server will allow you to deploy leading-edge GIS technology on Microsoft Azure virtual machines. As the world’s leading enterprise mapping and spatial analytics platform, ArcGIS for Server provides a complete Web GIS environment for mapping and spatial analytics with ready-to-use maps and apps that can be shared and used by everyone in the organization.  ArcGIS for Server easily dovetails with other enterprise systems, including Microsoft Azure SQL and supports Azure security and compliance sta...
Backup: How Operational Management Suite (OMS) keeps customers safe on Azure
Over my first year working at Microsoft, it has been very clear that we are doing everything that we can to really be the go-to Cloud Service Provider (CSP) for customers when it comes to all types of Cloud based services. Now that Azure Government is available, we are trying to do the same for the Public Sector community. However, not everyone is ready to throw all of their eggs into the proverbial Azure basket or to start leveraging some of the more cutting edge services like Platform as a Service (PaaS) or Software as a Service (SaaS). So in that vain, Public Sector customers that may be a little more leary o...
The Capabilities of Red Hat VM Images in a Pay-as-you-go Model for Azure Government
We are happy to announce that government customers can now deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 and 7.2 VM images in a Pay-As-You-Go model directly from the Azure Government Marketplace with per-minute billing. This is following our partnership announcement with Red Hat in Azure Government on July 27th, 2016. What does this mean for consumers? This means Azure Government customers will be able to use the secure region for their clouds along with the capabilities of the stable and trusted platform for critical IT infrastructure from Red Hat. The RHEL images are certified by Red Hat and have gone through exten...
Emerging from the depths, Godzilla G-series VMs for Azure Government
Update, 10/21: Azure GS-Series Virtual Machines A G-Series variant, the GS-Series now supports Premium storage in the US Gov Virginia region. GS-Series VMs enable resource-intensive applications with the fastest processors, the most memory, and the highest input/output operations per second (IOPS) (for storage disk performance compared to any other series). For more information, please refer to the Additional Resources links below for Azure Virtual Machines. We are excited to announce the general availability of the G-Series Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure Government. Azure G-Series Virtual Mac...
F5 Now Available in Microsoft Azure’s US Gov Cloud
F5 is pleased to announce the general availability of its BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) application delivery controller (ADC) solutions in the Microsoft Azure US Government Cloud. Customers who want to deploy mission-critical government applications in Microsoft-managed and physically-isolated datacenters within the continental United States can now take advantage of F5’s market-leading application services to make their applications faster, more available, and more secure. With F5 now available in Azure Government Cloud, you will be able to leverage existing IT investments, maintain consistency and control by re...