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Register now: Cyber Agility with the Cloud webinar

Karina HommeJanuary 30, 2018Jan 30, 201801/30/18

Cloud enables an ever-accelerating pace of innovation and change. At the same time, cloud architecture challenges fundamental assumptions of on-premises cybersecurity practices; existing security and compliance frameworks simply can't keep up. The next evolution of cybersecurity is a transition away from "best practice" models of security to a...

Balancing government innovation with modernization (MGT)

Karina HommeJanuary 29, 2018Jan 29, 201801/29/18

A 2016 Government Accountability Office (GAO) Study found that federal government invests over $80 billion on IT annually—but 75 percent of that money is being spent to maintain old and legacy systems. Even with the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 and the proposed IT Modernization Fund, Federal CIOs need to find the right ...

Azure standard support for U.S. Azure Government customers

Karina HommeJanuary 24, 2018Jan 24, 201801/24/18

In response to customer requests for support that includes (1) a fixed monthly cost, (2) fast response times for critical cases, and (3) a plan that covers the entire organization, we're pleased to announce important updates for Azure Standard support. With these changes, Azure now offers the most cost effective and predictable support ...

How to optimize your cloud strategy

Karina HommeDecember 13, 2017Dec 13, 201712/13/17

In recent years, U.S. government agencies have moved to the cloud faster than private corporations in an attempt to replace aging systems and improve organizational efficiency.[1] Cloud adoption can transform how IT departments at federal civilian agencies operate, deliver services, and share information. To maximize the value and impact of ...

Unlock data insights to drive agency mission

Karina HommeNovember 28, 2017Nov 28, 201711/28/17

Now more than ever, federal CIOs can leverage business intelligence (BI) and advanced analytics to simplify data management, unlock valuable insights, and use these insights to improve operations across their agencies. Advanced analytics allows CIOs to connect available data to their agency’s larger mission. Sophisticated tools and ...

Data Science Virtual Machines are now available on Azure Government Cloud

Gerardo SacaOctober 11, 2017Oct 11, 201710/11/17

This post was co-authored by: Gopi Kumar, Principal Program Manager, AI and Research For any questions, feel free to contact Gopi on Twitter: @zenlytix We are happy to announce the availability of the Data Science Virtual Machine on Microsoft Azure Government Cloud. Microsoft's Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM) is a family of popular VM...

Join us Sept. 27! The Power of Data Analytics to Transform Government

Karina HommeSeptember 18, 2017Sep 18, 201709/18/17

Government agencies across the spectrum are sitting atop invaluable datasets that are locked up because of lack of resources, tools and compliance regimes. Fortunately, cloud-based analytics capabilities are allowing these datasets to be turned into knowledge. Whether it's data about the mission, citizen services or simply data from running ...

Azure Government Sacramento HackFest + Training Recap

Steve MichelottiAugust 29, 2017Aug 29, 201708/29/17

After the huge success of our first Azure Government HackFest + Training event in Washington, DC, our next HackFest + Training event in Sacramento, CA had a lot to live up to. With over 100+ attendees packed into the California Chamber of Commerce in Sacramento, we are pleased to say that the Sacramento HackFest event surpassed the first DC ...

Advance Your Skills: Azure and Azure Government Training Resources

Steve MichelottiAugust 25, 2017Aug 25, 201708/25/17

Whether you are a beginner wanting to learn the basics of cloud computing or an experienced developer working with cloud services, there is a plethora of resources available that can help you gain further knowledge and insight on all of the capabilities of Azure and Azure Government. If you have the desire to learn more about cloud ...

Azure NC Virtual Machines Availability – GPU Compute

Kyle Deeds, Program ManagerAugust 16, 2017Aug 16, 201708/16/17

Azure NC-based instances are powered by NVIDIA Tesla® K80 GPUs and provide the compute power required to accelerate the most demanding high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. Customers can now use these instances to run deep learning training jobs, HPC simulations, rendering, real-time data analytics, DNA sequencing, and many more ...

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