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 offering. F...
Government needs the agility to respond to almost any situation. While cloud can enable this agility, many cloud models aren’t designed with government in mind, and don’t adhere to strict government security and regulation standards.  To provide insight into how government cloud solutions help agencies realize the benefits of cloud while remainin...
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 Cloud (...
It's no secret that cloud computing empowers organizations to deliver better government. While cloud adoption is still in early stages, how to take advantage of new technologies is at the forefront of every government IT department. Hear from government and industry IT leaders who are paving the way to advance digital government at the Microsoft...
When it comes to the CJIS Security Policy, Microsoft is committed to providing law enforcement agencies with trusted cloud services that are uniquely equipped and will help meet or exceed their CJIS compliance requirements. The CJIS Security Policy provides a secure framework of laws, standards, and elements of published and vetted policies for ac...
The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Implementation Guidelines is designed to provide insight into the CJIS security controls applicable to Microsoft Cloud services, and provide guidance to law enforcement agencies on where to access detailed information to assist in CJIS audits. This document provides guidelines and resource...
Cloud Security Director of Cloud Health and Security Engineering, Matt Rathbun, shares his thoughts and insights on ways to improve the agility of regulatory frameworks in a cloud-centric world. Check out Matt’s post...
Calling all architects, developers and cloud professionals to participate in the 2016 National Day of Civic Hacking. Â In support of this exciting initiative, Microsoft is supporting two key events--we hope you can join us! DC Azure Meetup--May 24 As a proud supporter of this National Day of Civic Hacking event, Microsoft will provide insight and ...
Getting started in Azure is easy to do, and you can have production workloads running in the cloud in very little time. However, there are some essential aspects of the Azure platform that require some forethought and planning. While it is easy to get up and running quickly, without the necessary planning in some areas, you could find it necessary ...
[Update: Azure uses sparse storage, so only the bits that represent user data are transferred. When transferring disk VHDs that are less than full, this will make the throughput look seemingly much better.] As some of the Azure Government blog posts have eluded to, AzCopy is the preferred way to move files around. Many of us are using Azure credits...
