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Quickly deploy DoD STIG-compliant images and visualize compliance using Azure

Azure Gov TeamJanuary 5, 2021Jan 5, 202101/5/21

This blog is authored by members of Microsoft’s Government Cybersecurity, Azure Global Critical Infrastructure team: Michele Myauo, Principal Engineering Manager; Adam Dimopoulos, Senior Program Manager; and Shawn Gibbs, Senior Program Manager. At Microsoft, our security and compliance story is one of our greatest differentiators. ...

Join us Oct. 28: Balancing security + gov cloud innovation

Karina HommeOctober 22, 2020Oct 22, 202010/22/20

The proliferation of data combined with the speed of advancing technology bring complex challenges to government’s ability to protect itself from evolving cyberthreats while striving to accelerate cloud innovation. In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a virtual Azure Government Meetup...

97 Azure Government services now authorized for DoD IL5 workloads

Azure Gov TeamSeptember 29, 2020Sep 29, 202009/29/20

We continue to drive expansion of support for Department of Defense Security Requirements Guide (DoD SRG) Impact Level 5 (IL5) to all Azure Government regions. We’ve added 18 new services for a total of 97 services authorized for IL5 workloads in Azure Government – more than any other cloud provider. These services include a broad ...

Join us online Sept. 30: How government can put AI into action

Karina HommeSeptember 14, 2020Sep 14, 202009/14/20

Today’s AI solutions perform increasingly complex tasks that can enhance government’s mission; from predictive maintenance to language translation to improving farming and expediting disaster response. While the magnitude of impact AI can have on agencies is significant, there are many roadblocks to adoption and understanding optimal ...

Commercial best practices for DevSecOps in Defense

Azure Gov TeamJune 26, 2020Jun 26, 202006/26/20

The Department of Defense has taken several measures to integrate a DevSecOps strategy across its entire organization. For example, the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative is a joint effort on behalf of the Chief Information Officer and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to integrate tools and services ...

79 Azure Government services now authorized for DoD IL5 workloads

Azure Gov TeamMay 22, 2020May 22, 202005/22/20

Just over a year ago, we announced the expansion of support for Department of Defense Security Requirements Guide (DoD SRG) Impact Level 5 (IL5) to all Azure Government regions – today we have 79 services authorized for IL5 workloads in Azure Government, enabling mission owners with more services at IL5 than any other cloud provider. ...

DoD IL5 scope expands to all Azure Government regions

Dustin MartinApril 29, 2019Apr 29, 201904/29/19

Earlier this month we announced that Microsoft has expanded the IL5 Provisional Authorization (PA) granted by the Department of Defense (DoD) to all Azure Government regions. This expanded coverage brings more PaaS features and services at Impact Level 5 (IL5) to customers than any other cloud provider. With six regions across the United ...

Enabling government to advance the mission

Azure Gov TeamApril 17, 2019Apr 17, 201904/17/19

Azure Government Secret now in private preview and pending accreditation Azure Government Secret delivers comprehensive and mission enabling cloud services to US Federal Civilian, Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and US government partners working within Secret enclaves. Developed using the same foundational ...

US Army Corps of Engineers get real-time dredging insights from moving to Azure

Azure Gov TeamDecember 10, 2018Dec 10, 201812/10/18

With a mission to strengthen our nation’s security by building and maintaining infrastructure, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a federal agency under the Department of Defense with approximately 38,000 civilians and soldiers delivering engineering services in more than 130 countries worldwide. One of the key ...

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