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Azure HD Insight Enterprise Security Package now in Azure Government

May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 05/6/20
Azure Gov Team
Now available in Azure Government, the Azure HDInsight Enterprise Security Package (ESP) provides Active Directory-based authentication, multi-user support, and role-based access control for HDInsight clusters. Azure HDInsight offers several methods to address enterprise security needs, and most of these solutions aren't activated by ...

New Azure services for mission-critical analytics

March 10, 2020 Mar 10, 2020 03/10/20
Azure Gov Team
Azure Government continues to invest in delivering new cloud capabilities to government customers at a rapid pace. Over the next few weeks, we’ll highlight a wide range of new services along with how-to resources to help you accelerate modernization initiatives. New analytics services available in Azure Government include Azure Stream ...

Azure Stream Analytics in Azure Government

January 23, 2020 Jan 23, 2020 01/23/20
Steve Michelotti
In this episode of the Microsoft Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Software Engineer on the Azure Government team, talks with Jean-Sebastien Brunner, Principal Program Manager on the Azure Stream Analytics team, about Azure Stream Analytics in Azure Government. Jean-Sebastien starts out by explaining what Stream ...

Build recap: Azure innovations announced for government

May 15, 2018 May 15, 2018 05/15/18
Azure Gov Team
At the recent Build 2018 developer conference, Microsoft shared the breadth of innovation coming to Azure--across Azure Stack, data and analytics solutions, IoT and more. Government customers can continue to count on this rapid pace of commercial innovation coming to Azure Government over time, as services becoming generally available, ...

A hybrid approach for the Department of Defense

April 26, 2018 Apr 26, 2018 04/26/18
Azure Gov Team
Today, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is taking significant steps to modernize existing systems, opening the door for the use of emerging technologies to increase speed and agility. Accelerating adoption of cloud technologies is critical to the DoD’s ability to maintain the long-term strategic advantage of US military forces. However...

Join us April 25: Intersection of AI and Analytics in Government

April 13, 2018 Apr 13, 2018 04/13/18
Karina Homme
Many believe AI will advance government; changing the speed, reliability, and ability for agencies to make more informed decisions and better deliver on their missions. Integral to leveraging the power of AI is data which floods many agencies yet is often underutilized or even locked up due to lack of resources, knowledge of tools, and ...

ExpressRoute monitoring with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is now generally available in Azure Government

April 9, 2018 Apr 9, 2018 04/9/18
Azure Gov Team
This blog was contributed by:  Abhave Sharma, Program Manager, R&D Networking IDC   We are pleased to announce the availability of ExpressRoute monitoring with Network Performance Monitor (NPM) in Azure Government Cloud-Virginia. Check out what the new capability can do for you below: Overview You can now monitor end-to-end ...

Join us March 21: Intersection of AI and Analytics in Government

March 14, 2018 Mar 14, 2018 03/14/18
Karina Homme
Many believe AI will advance government; changing the speed, reliability, and ability for agencies to make more informed decisions and better deliver on their missions. Integral to leveraging the power of AI is data which floods many agencies yet is often underutilized or even locked up due to lack of resources, knowledge of tools, and ...

A year in review for Azure Government

February 6, 2018 Feb 6, 2018 02/6/18
Tom Keane, General Manager, Microsoft
Looking back over the past year and seeing the progress we’ve made gives us a real sense of momentum as we continue to double-down on our investments in Azure Government in 2018. As the engineering lead for Azure Government, my team looks at everything from where we build datacenters, to what hardware and networking we put in those ...