Insights, how-tos and updates for building solutions on Microsoft's cloud for US government
October 1, 2019Oct 1, 201910/1/19With our nation’s capital consistently ranked as the best US city for women in technology, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a Women in Cloud + Government breakfast on Friday, Oct 11 from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. with accomplished technology leaders who are driving government innovation.
September 18, 2019Sep 18, 201909/18/19As the government accelerates its cloud adoption, it becomes increasingly important to proactively manage costs. Azure Cost Management is a suite of tools that are designed to help you visualize, manage, and optimize costs across Azure.
I recently filmed a YouTube video where I had the opportunity to present the main features available for government customers within the Azure portal.
September 12, 2019Sep 12, 201909/12/1913 new services added to FedRAMP High ATO as part of ongoing work to make commercial innovation more accessible to government agencies
Microsoft now has 80 services covered by the FedRAMP High Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) for Azure Government in the continental United States.
September 4, 2019Sep 4, 201909/4/19Disclaimer: Customers are wholly responsible for ensuring their own compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Information provided in this post does not constitute legal advice, and customers should consult their legal advisors for any questions regarding regulatory compliance.
Our recently released Azure Blueprint for NIST SP 800-53 R4 is now available in Azure Government.
September 3, 2019Sep 3, 201909/3/19The President’s Management Agenda calls for the use of government’s data as a strategic asset to improve operations and effectiveness in serving citizens. Agencies are on the hook to modernize for a data-driven world and deploy data strategies that will help solve mission challenges.
August 27, 2019Aug 27, 201908/27/19In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager talks with Jason Henderson, Cloud Architect Microsoft Federal, about the Secure Azure Computing Architecture (SACA) in Azure Government. Jason starts by explaining how the SACA relates to the Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) policy,
August 20, 2019Aug 20, 201908/20/19In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager, talks with Peter Shultz, Program Manager, on the Azure Batch team, about Azure Batch in Azure Government. The discussion begins with Peter describing what Azure Batch is and how Azure Batch is ideal for optimizing workloads that are parallelizable.
August 16, 2019Aug 16, 201908/16/19Managing governance and cloud spend are often cited as top challenges for government. And, while effective governance to ensure control over costs, performance, and security is essential for cloud success, many agencies are not fully leveraging the various tools, resources, and automation capabilities that can enable success.
August 13, 2019Aug 13, 201908/13/19In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager, talks with Sachin Dubey, Software Engineer, on the Azure Government Engineering team, to talk about Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 in Azure Government. The discussion starts with an explanation of what ADLS is and many of the advantages of ADLS compared to traditional blob storage.
August 7, 2019Aug 7, 201908/7/19In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti, Principal Program Manager talks with Kevin Mack, Cloud Solution Architect, supporting State and Local Government at Microsoft, about Terraform on Azure Government. Kevin begins by describing what Terraform is, as well as explaining advantages of using Terraform over Azure Resource Manager (ARM),
