General Availability

Application Security Groups now generally available in Azure Government

April 25, 2018 Apr 25, 2018 04/25/18

Mike Ketchum

We are pleased to announce general availability of Application Security Groups (ASG) in all Azure regions including Azure Government. This feature provides security micro-segmentation for your virtual networks in Azure. The detailed announcement can be viewed here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/applicationsecuritygroups/ ASGs ...

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 ...

Networking features recently made generally available in Azure Government

February 21, 2018 Feb 21, 2018 02/21/18

Mike Ketchum

The Azure Government team continually strives to bring the latest Azure platform features to Azure Government. In this post I highlight networking features that have recently been made generally available in Azure Government. Network Watcher Network Watcher is a regional service that enables you to monitor and diagnose conditions at a ...

Win10 Enterprise Now Available on Azure Government!

October 18, 2017 Oct 18, 2017 10/18/17

Sarah Weldon

We are excited to announce that Windows 10 can be deployed from Azure Government Marketplace. You can now run Windows 10 to run Dev/Test scenarios or with your Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution, all in your Azure Government Subscription. To get started, select Windows10 in the Portal to deploy, and click create, follow the steps ...

Power BI Premium generally available for U.S. government users

September 28, 2017 Sep 28, 2017 09/28/17

Miguel A. Martinez

With more than 20 compliance offerings, Power BI delivers an end-to-end business intelligence solution while helping organizations comply with national, regional and industry-specific requirements. Today, we are pleased to build on this legacy by announcing Power BI Premium will be generally available for both the U.S. Government Community ...

Azure Active Directory Premium is now in limited preview in Azure Government

September 18, 2017 Sep 18, 2017 09/18/17

Zach Kramer

We are excited to announce a limited preview of Azure Active Directory Premium in Azure Government! This preview is for customers that have specific compliance needs (e.g., FedRAMP or DoD requirements), and while certifications aren't in place yet, we plan to have them in place for general availability. Getting started To gain access to ...

Network Performance Monitor is now generally available in Azure Government

September 5, 2017 Sep 5, 2017 09/5/17

Sarah Weldon

We are pleased to announce the availability of Network Performance Monitor (NPM) in Azure Government Cloud-Virginia. Check out what NPM can do for you below: Overview Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is a cloud based hybrid network monitoring solution, that monitors connectivity between: Network monitoring for hybrid ...

Azure Monitor now available in Azure Government

August 24, 2017 Aug 24, 2017 08/24/17

Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global

With Azure Monitor, you can now consume monitoring metrics and logs within the portal and via APIs in near real-time and gain more visibility into the state and performance of your resources. Azure Monitor provides you the ability to configure alert rules to get notified or to take automated actions on issues impacting your resources. Azure ...

Azure Media Analytics Now Available on Azure Government

July 13, 2017 Jul 13, 2017 07/13/17

Steve Michelotti

We are pleased to announce the General Availability of Azure Media Analytics on Azure Government. Azure Media Analytics is built on top of Azure Media Services, and provides a host of extremely compelling features that enable a wide range of government scenarios. Examples of just some of the scenarios that Azure Media Analytics enables are...

Microsoft Expands Data Offerings for Government with General Availability of Azure IoT Hub on Azure Government

June 12, 2017 Jun 12, 2017 06/12/17

Tom Keane, General Manager, Microsoft

We're excited to announce today that Microsoft has made IoT Hub available in Azure Government, the most secure and compliant cloud platform for U.S. government to run mission workloads. Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing industries such as utilities and retail, and now U.S. government customers and their partners will be able to ...

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