Azure Government
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Announcing new Support Plans and Options for Azure Government
We are pleased to announce today a change on Support Plans availability on Azure Government, focused on improving the support experience and ensuring the same level of benefits, features and support quality to all our Azure customers. These changes include: Who is affected? Existing Azure Government customers will be automatically migrated to a new Azure Government support plan, according to their relationship level with Microsoft. New Azure Government customers will also benefit from the same terms: What is included and is there a cost to it? The new support plans for Azure Government...
Bringing Azure SQL Data Warehouse and SQL Server Stretch Database to the Azure Government database family
Following the arrival of SQL Database v12, we’d like to announce the general availability of Azure SQL Data Warehouse and Azure SQL Stretch Database in Microsoft Azure Government. Azure SQL Data Warehouse Azure SQL Data Warehouse is a cloud-based, fully managed database capable of processing massive amounts of data, both relational and non-relational. Built on our massively parallel processing (MPP) architecture, SQL Data Warehouse allows you to manage your data quickly and flexibly Benefits include: Additional Resources: SQL Server Stretch Database SQL Server Stretch Database part of SQL Serve...
Azure App Service generally available in Azure Government
We are excited to share the general availability of Azure App Service on Azure Government. App Service is a cloud platform which enables developers to build, deploy and run powerful web apps, mobile back-ends and API apps that connect to data anywhere in the cloud. It is an integrated solution which streamlines development and provides powerful DevOps capabilities while meeting your needs for security, reliability, and scalability. Azure App Service provides developers with everything they need to build: Web and API Apps allow you to host any website, web app, or API app in the cloud. It supports a wide arr...
Join us! Internet of Things at DC Azure Gov Meetup – Oct. 26
Please RSVP and join us for the next DC Microsoft Azure Gov Meetup, Internet of Things for Government, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 6 – 8 p.m., at 1776 in Washington, DC. In addition to excellent networking, we are excited to feature Kevin Miller, principal program manager of Microsoft’s Azure IoT team who will be in town from Redmond, Washington.   During this Meetup, we will explore some of the ways IoT is being used across various industries today, with a focus on public sector. You will hear about newly available technologies and technology patterns that are enabling the next generation of organizational t...
Log Analytics and Microsoft Operations Management Suite Portal now available in Microsoft Azure GovernmentÂ
We are excited to announce the general availability of Log Analytics and the Operations Management Suite Portal in Microsoft Azure Government.  Log Analytics in Operations Management Suite Portal Log Analytics is a service in Operations Management Suite (OMS) that helps you collect and analyze data generated by resources in your cloud and on-premises environments. It gives you real-time insights using integrated search and custom dashboards to readily analyze millions of records across all your workloads and servers regardless of their physical location. You can create a Log Analytics workspace directly fro...
Azure Blueprint: architecting secure solutions just got easier!
Azure Government Engineering is pleased to announce the initial release of the Azure Blueprint program! The program is designed to facilitate the secure and compliant use of Azure for government agencies and third-party providers building on behalf of government. Azure Government has been granted a JAB Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO) based on Microsoft internal security protections and processes. Customers can leverage this P-ATO to reduce the scope of security responsibilities in a cloud-based system. Inheriting security control implementations from Azure Government allows customers to focus on implem...
New portal for Azure Government now generally available
A few months ago we announced the new portal preview. Today we are excited to share that the new portal is now generally available in Azure Government. This portal provides an integrated experience allowing users to manage their Azure services and applications. The classic portal (http://manage.windowsazure.us) will continue to co-exist with the new portal so you can continue to access all your resources while we continue migration. In addition to the offerings from the new portal preview that was shared, we have added the following:   Availability Known issues There are a number of known issues that customer...
Compliance is a commitment, not a checkbox
With the recent heartbreaking public safety events in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Minnesota and other locations around the United States, it was inspiring to have the opportunity for Microsoft to participate in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) User Conference. It included over 700 law enforcement professionals strategizing on how to use technology to enhance their ability to achieve the goal of citizen and officer safety. One of the primary objectives of law enforcement today is to deploy solutions that connect systems, people, and devices in real-time to improve police response…and i...
Generally available, securing your data with Storage Service Encryption
We are happy to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption (SSE) for data at rest in Azure Government storage accounts. SSE enables customers to meet a comprehensive set of security and compliance requirements meeting government organizational needs. With this feature, Azure Storage automatically encrypts your data prior to it persisting to storage using 256-bit AES encryption, one of the strongest block ciphers available. Data is decrypted by the storage service before being returned, enabling you to secure your data without having to modify code or add code to any applications.  For mor...