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Management - Azure Government

Predict and manage Azure Government costs using Resource Usage and RateCard APIs

May 1, 2018 May 1, 2018 05/1/18
Sachin Dubey
Government agencies need to be able to get detailed granular consumption data and derive insights to effectively manage their cloud consumption. The Resource Usage and RateCard APIs provide Azure Government customer access to their Azure consumption and pricing details: To get started with this APIs leverage the billing API code ...

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 ...

Azure Advisor in Preview in Azure Government

April 9, 2018 Apr 9, 2018 04/9/18
Gerardo Saca
Azure Advisor is now in preview in Azure Government. Advisor is a free offering that helps you to follow best practices to optimize your Azure deployments. It analyzes your resource configuration and usage telemetry to recommend solutions that can help you improve the cost effectiveness, performance, and high availability of your Azure ...

Why cloud for state and local government?

February 8, 2018 Feb 8, 2018 02/8/18
Karina Homme
With rapid technological advances, cities can now transform into smart cities with enhanced and interactive citizen services, better living, and increased economic growth. You can learn more about these opportunities by watching our on-demand webinar, The Benefits of Moving to the Cloud for State and Local Governments. Despite the many ...

How can agencies address technical debt?

January 31, 2018 Jan 31, 2018 01/31/18
Karina Homme
The federal government has an estimated $7 billion in technical debt causing increased risk to government as this debt accumulates. Much of this is due to agencies that have deferred maintenance or reduced funding for initiatives due to budgetary constraints. This tactic, left unmanaged, can lead to significant costs later especially if it ...

Balancing government innovation with modernization (MGT)

January 29, 2018 Jan 29, 2018 01/29/18
Karina Homme
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 ...

How to optimize your cloud strategy

December 13, 2017 Dec 13, 2017 12/13/17
Karina Homme
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 ...

Web App Easy Auth Configuration using PowerShell

December 6, 2017 Dec 6, 2017 12/6/17
Michael S. Hansen
In a previous video with an associated blog post, we discussed the different forms of identity in Azure Government and how Web Apps written in .NET can be configured to use Azure Active Directory (AAD) identities in either Azure Government or Azure Commercial (Public). In that discussion and walk-through, the Azure portal was used to configure...

Conquering the Upfront Cost Barrier to IoT

December 5, 2017 Dec 5, 2017 12/5/17
Karina Homme
According to a recent report from the International Data Center (IDC), How government organizations look at IoT, the top three roadblocks to IoT deployment are upfront costs, security, and privacy.[1]  Over 30 billion devices are estimated to be connected to the internet by 2020.[2] The Internet of Things (IoT) can offer government ...

Migrate user workspaces to Azure Government with Citrix Xenapp/XenDesktop 7.16

December 4, 2017 Dec 4, 2017 12/4/17
Steve Downs
In October, we announced that Citrix Cloud included the ability to provision non-persistent user workspaces into Azure Government and today I’m pleased to share that Citrix’s traditional on-premises XenApp and XenDesktop products also includes that capability – with the release of XenApp/XenDesktop 7.16.  Provisioning user workspaces...