Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Join us Oct. 27, 2021: Key strategies + tech for agencies to improve the nation’s cybersecurity

October 20, 2021 Oct 20, 2021 10/20/21

Karina Homme

We invite you to RSVP and join us Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 6 – 7 p.m. ET, to hear speakers from government and industry discuss strategies and demo technologies that will help agencies improve their cybersecurity during a virtual Azure Government user community meetup.

STIG solution templates now available in Azure Government Secret for Windows, Linux, and more

July 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 07/15/21

Nirali Shah

Today we’re announcing that our Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) solution templates are now also available in Azure Government Secret, enabling customers to build, host, and transform their applications faster across Impact Level 6 on secure and compliant infrastructure.

Accelerating authorization: DoD mission owners can now coordinate with Microsoft on eMASS

June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21

Ibrahim Waziri Jr., Ph.D.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has approved Microsoft access to the Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS). This allows DoD mission owners to coordinate with Microsoft on access to the Azure security authorization packages, including control inheritance and control implementation details.

Join us: What’s next? Emerging tech impacting US government

May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021 05/20/21

Karina Homme

We invite you to RSVP and join the Azure Government User Community Wednesday, May 26 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST for a meetup on “What’s next? Emerging tech impacting US government” via Teams Live.

Zero Trust architecture in Azure for government

May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021 05/5/21

TJ Banasik

The Azure Sentinel: Zero Trust (TIC 3.0) Workbook provides an overlay of Microsoft offerings to Zero Trust models, measurable over time via visualizations. Implementers, SecOps analysts, assessors, security and compliance decision makers, and MSSPs can leverage this capability to build, design, and monitor cloud security architectures.

Video: Microsoft Azure and Kubernetes—Managed Kubernetes at hyperscale for government

April 27, 2021 Apr 27, 2021 04/27/21

Nirali Shah

Brendan Burns, Microsoft CVP of Azure Compute and Co-Founder of Kubernetes, presents at the United States Air Force Software Officer, Nicolas Chaillan’s, Ask Me Anything (AMA) series on DevSecOps for DoD.

Meetup replay: Cloud DemoPalooza – Gov Style

October 22, 2018 Oct 22, 2018 10/22/18

Karina Homme

Last month, we challenged the Azure Government user community to share 15-minute demos to showcase cool tech to help accelerate your cloud implementations. During our September meetup, Cloud DemoPalooza – Gov Style, we heard from Snowflake, General Dynamics IT, CGI Federal and Microsoft on everything from data warehouse-as-a-service to tech ...

RSVP and join us for our Aug. 29 Meetup: Future of Gov Security – Automated ATOs, Revamped TIC & Beyond

August 24, 2018 Aug 24, 2018 08/24/18

Karina Homme

The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) is calling on agencies to accelerate their IT modernization efforts with a continued focus on security. At this month’s meetup, we will discuss how agencies can navigate ATOs and TIC compliance, so they can realize the benefits of the cloud and achieve greater agility while strengthening their ...

Microsoft + GitHub = Empowering Developers

June 5, 2018 Jun 5, 2018 06/5/18

Azure Gov Team

(image) Yesterday, we announced an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world’s leading software development platform. Developers are at center of solving the world’s most pressing challenges. The era of the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge is upon us. Computing is becoming embedded in the world, with every part of our daily life and ...

Modernize Citizen Services with AvePoint

May 24, 2018 May 24, 2018 05/24/18

Azure Gov Team

Advancements in technology can challenge government agencies to meet rising citizen expectations. At the same time, they provide an opportunity for agencies to modernize operations, becoming more responsive, transparent, and efficient. AvePoint, who won the 2017 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for Public Sector: Microsoft CityNext, offers...

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