Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Security - Azure Government

Microsoft Azure leads the industry in ISO certifications

July 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 07/28/17
Lily Kim, General Manager, Azure Global
We are happy to announce that Microsoft Azure recently completed a new set of independent third-party ISO and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) audits to expand our certification portfolio. Azure leads the industry with the most comprehensive compliance coverage, enabling customers to meet a wide range of regulatory obligations. If that were not ...

General availability of Storage Service Encryption and “Secure transfer required”

July 21, 2017 Jul 21, 2017 07/21/17
Kyle Deeds, Program Manager
*Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Storage Service Encryption for Azure Files Storage, as well as the "Secure transfer required" feature now being supported in the Azure Government Storage account. Storage Service Encryption for Azure File Storage Azure File Storage is a fully managed service providing distributed ...

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...

Compliance on Azure Government

July 6, 2017 Jul 6, 2017 07/6/17
Steve Michelotti
In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Zach Kramer talks with Matt Rathbun (CISO, Azure Government) about compliance in Azure Government. Matt and Zach discuss the various compliance regimes offered by Azure Government including FedRAMP High and Moderate, DISA Level 4 and 5 for DoD workloads, CJIS for federal law enforcement ...

Azure Blueprint illustrates the clear path to meet the Cybersecurity Executive Order

May 23, 2017 May 23, 2017 05/23/17
Matt Rathbun
(image) With the release of the Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, agencies have new requirements to meet and document compliance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). Agencies have a limited window to ...

Microsoft Tech Summit DC to feature government-focused sessions – March 6-7

March 1, 2017 Mar 1, 2017 03/1/17
Karina Homme
Are you headed to the Microsoft Tech Summit March 6-7 in Washington, DC?  If so, be sure to connect with the Azure Government Engineering team.  Among the more than 50 technical training sessions, we are hosting 14 government-specific sessions starting with a can’t-miss “What’s New in Azure Government Cloud” by Tom Keane, General ...