Azure Government

Updates for building solutions across Microsoft's Clouds for Government

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 ...

Criminal Justice Information Services – What’s new in v5.6 and being considered for v5.7

June 26, 2017 Jun 26, 2017 06/26/17
Rochelle M. Eichner
Microsoft helping agencies prepare for regulatory revisions As part of Microsoft's commitment to meet the applicable requirements of the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy, it is critical to prepare in advance for future requirements as well. With law enforcement deploying innovative solutions for camera technology, ...

Announcing Microsoft Azure Government services in the Cloud Solution Provider program

June 21, 2017 Jun 21, 2017 06/21/17
Tom Keane, General Manager, Microsoft
We are excited to announce that Azure Government services are now available through the Cloud Solution Provider program (CSP). The CSP program enables partners to make Microsoft Cloud services part of their customer offerings, expanding U.S. government customer options in meeting their mission goals. With the CSP program, partners can now ...

Microsoft Partners with Federal Tax Administrators at Annual Conference

June 20, 2017 Jun 20, 2017 06/20/17
Rochelle M. Eichner
(image) Microsoft hosts Commissioners, Top Deputies, and Legal Staff at Redmond Campus The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) Annual Conference was host to over 250 Policy leaders such as economists, top deputies, commissioners, budget directors and legal staff assembling to discuss state and federal tax policy. A foundation for regulatory ...

Getting Beyond Lift-and-Shift on Azure Government Video – Part 2

June 20, 2017 Jun 20, 2017 06/20/17
Steve Michelotti
Management wants you to move to the cloud. But if you simply lift-and-shift, you are missing out on tremendous opportunities to increase scalability and optimize resources, while also decreasing time and costs. In this episode of the Azure Government video series, Steve Michelotti and Zach Kramer talk about the benefits of moving to PaaS. The ...

Evaluating Risk with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Risk Assessment Checklist

June 15, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 06/15/17
Matt Rathbun
(image) Microsoft is pleased to announce the availability of our Risk Assessment Checklist for the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) for Federal Agencies. The Checklist is available on the Service Trust Portal under "Compliance Guides". Microsoft worked with our Azure Blueprint Partner, First Information Technology Services (FITS), to ...

Microsoft Expands Data Offerings for Government with General Availability of Azure IoT Hub on Azure Government

June 12, 2017 Jun 12, 2017 06/12/17
Tom Keane, General Manager, Microsoft
(image) We're excited to announce today that Microsoft has made IoT Hub available in Azure Government, the most secure and compliant cloud platform for U.S. government to run mission workloads. Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing industries such as utilities and retail, and now U.S. government customers and their partners will be ...