Government Cloud

ECS has established a center of excellence to help government and commercial customers orchestrate cloud computing initiatives and manage the life cycle of cloud adoption strategies. The company said Monday its Cloud CoE will provide clients access to multiple technology platforms from Amazon Web Services, IBM, Microsoft and Google. John Sankovich, vice president of cloud solutions at ECS, said the company seeks to help […] More

Several cloud service industry experts and Amazon Web Services’ customers and partners recently took part in a podcast on digital transformation, as well as how the cloud contributes to such phenomenon. AWS said Friday Adelaide O’Brien, research director of IDC Government Digital Transformation Strategies, believes a change in leadership and culture in different business aspects […] More

Amazon Web Services has reported that a cloud-based online platform works to help government agencies access geospatial data, services and applications. DOI launched the GeoPlatform site in 2015 for agencies to use, analyze and exchange geospatial information, according to an AWS blog post published Thursday. The department works with Zivaro, formerly known as Global Technology Resources Inc., to manage the web-based […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information to support plans to transfer its enterprise endpoint security system to a cloud environment certified by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The migration of the Enterprise Anti-Virus Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System will include operations and maintenance support for the current environment and […] More

Thales and Microsoft have teamed up to build a cloud platform designed to help the armed forces and other defense clients store and secure classified and sensitive data within their information technology infrastructure. Microsoft said Tuesday it will integrate its Azure Stack hybrid cloud platform with Thales’ cybersecurity and encryption tools to develop the defense […] More

Pulse Secure has made its virtual application delivery controller platforms available on Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud (US) region through AWS Marketplace to help federal agencies develop agile applications in the cloud. Marion Smith, vice president and general manager of Pulse Secure’s virtual ADC business unit, said in a statement issued Tuesday the company’s virtual ADS […] More

Microsoft‘s plan to acquire software development platform GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock by the end of 2018 could position the former as a key provider of federal cloud computing services due to the latter’s deals with government agencies. Laura Criste, a federal market analyst with Bloomberg Government, wrote in an analysis published Friday that […] More

Subject matter experts at CACI International will deliver a presentation about cloud computing technology at Amazon Web Services‘ 2018 Public Sector Summit, scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on June 20 and 21. The ‘Tech Talk’ forum will cover the five benchmarks of cloud-native design and the use of DevSecOps methodology to support automation and continuous operational […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected Box to provide a cloud-based technology platform for DARPA personnel to collaborate with each other and external research partners. Box said Tuesday it will provide a cloud content management platform along with data management, governance and protection expertise in support of the agency’s digital workplace initiatives. “We are thrilled to support […] More