Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

Fall roundup of recent Azure Government announcements

December 11, 2018 Dec 11, 2018 12/11/18
Lily Kim, General Manager(Azure Global Government)
We’re continuing to focus on delivering the innovations our government customers and partners have requested. In this blog, you’ll find a brief summary of our recent announcements from late summer and early fall for your reference. Also, we invite you to join us for the Microsoft Ignite | The Tour | Government, Feb. 4-5, in Washington, ...

US Army Corps of Engineers get real-time dredging insights from moving to Azure

December 10, 2018 Dec 10, 2018 12/10/18
Azure Gov Team
With a mission to strengthen our nation’s security by building and maintaining infrastructure, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a federal agency under the Department of Defense with approximately 38,000 civilians and soldiers delivering engineering services in more than 130 countries worldwide. One of the key ...

Meetup replay: Women Leading Government Cybersecurity

December 6, 2018 Dec 6, 2018 12/6/18
Karina Homme
In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, we hosted a special edition Microsoft Azure Government Meetup, Women Leading Government Cybersecurity at 1776 in Washington, DC. In partnership with the Women in Technology DC Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel ...

Real-time Data Streaming with Event Hubs on Azure Government

December 5, 2018 Dec 5, 2018 12/5/18
Yujin Hong
Azure Event Hubs is a managed Data streaming and Event Ingestion platform, capable of processing millions of events per second. Event Hubs can process and store events, data, or telemetry produced by distributed software and devices. Data sent to an event hub can be transformed and stored by using any real-time analytics provider or batching/...

Adopting Emerging Tech in Government

November 15, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 11/15/18
Karina Homme
As blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and augmented reality continue to create buzz throughout the tech industry, government agencies are exploring ways to apply emerging tech to empower their workforce and deliver innovative services to the public. Key to moving forward is the ability for agencies to define emerging ...

Cloud-based capabilities help public safety agencies keep communities safe

November 12, 2018 Nov 12, 2018 11/12/18
Azure Gov Team
From call to case closure, public safety agencies depend on flexible and secure digital solutions. It’s why we’re pleased to announce Motorola Solutions has selected Microsoft Azure Government as the cloud provider for its public safety software suite. One of the most comprehensive in the industry, Motorola Solutions’ software suite ...

Join us for the Azure Government Innovation Tour – first stop Sacramento!

November 6, 2018 Nov 6, 2018 11/6/18
Azure Gov Team
Join us in Sacramento on December 6, 2018 to learn to develop and deploy mission critical applications in Azure Government. At this free, code-first event for government-focused developers, IT Pros, and mission leaders, you'll learn the latest on how to be more productive with Azure. Steve Michelotti and Yujin Hong of the Azure Government ...

Reducing risk and driving quality in the aerospace supply chain

October 23, 2018 Oct 23, 2018 10/23/18
Azure Gov Team
With one of the most complex and distributed supply chains in the world, aerospace and defense manufacturers need to demonstrate compliance with numerous regulations including AS9100, ITAR, EAR, and FedRAMP. Inside their supply chain, this requires compiling data on each manufactured component from an enormous number of subcontractors and ...

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 ...