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  • Microsoft Adds Big Data, Analytics, Visualization Tools to Azure Govt Cloud
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    Microsoft Adds Big Data, Analytics, Visualization Tools to Azure Govt Cloud

    Microsoft has added two big data and visualization tools to the company’s Azure Government cloud platform. Tom Keane, a Microsoft general manager, wrote in a blog post published Monday the HDInsight and Power BI offerings are designed to help government agencies manage, analyze and visualize huge quantities of data in Azure. He said HDInsight works to help users build data and […] More

  • Datapipe Obtains FedRAMP Certification for PaaS Cloud Platform
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    Datapipe Obtains FedRAMP Certification for PaaS Cloud Platform

    Datapipe has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for the company’s platform-as-a-service offering to government agencies. FedRAMP’s Joint Authorization Board certified the Datapipe Government Cloud platform as compliant with 800-53 Revision 4 controls that cover privacy and additional security measures. Datapipe provides operating and security services to support an organization’s virtual operating system and virtual network layer through PaaS. Dan Tudahl, president and general manager […] More

  • InfoReliance Enters Multistate IaaS Platform Marketing Agreement
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    InfoReliance Enters Multistate IaaS Platform Marketing Agreement

    The state of Utah has awarded InfoReliance a 10-year master agreement to offer an infrastructure-as-a-service platform to state agencies and education institutions that are part of the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative procurement program. InfoReliance said Tuesday it will sell 53 IaaS offerings such as cloud services for initial setup, access, training and support under the agreement. The company also […] More

  • OpenGov, Workiva Partner to Offer Cloud-Based Budgeting Tools to State, Local Govt Agencies
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    OpenGov, Workiva Partner to Offer Cloud-Based Budgeting Tools to State, Local Govt Agencies

    Workiva and OpenGov have forged an alliance to offer cloud-based tools intended to help state and local government customers manage budgeting and financial reporting functions. OpenGov said Tuesday it will pair Workiva’s Wdesk collaborative work management platform with the OpenGov Budget Builder and OpenGov Intelligence tools that work to aid budgeting, analysis and public disclosures. Zac Bookman, OpenGov co-founder and CEO, said the […] More

  • Microsoft Adds 12 Services to FedRAMP-Compliant Azure Govt Cloud Suite
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    Microsoft Adds 12 Services to FedRAMP-Compliant Azure Govt Cloud Suite

    Microsoft has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program approval to include an additional 12 customer-facing services in the Azure Government Cloud‘s provisional authorization-to-operate. The company said Wednesday it now offers 32 infrastructure and platform service offerings that comply with FedRAMP’s high-impact baseline requirements. Microsoft’s entire Operations Management Suite is certified for use in Azure Government and designed to help customer agencies utilize the hybrid cloud along with […] More

  • NTT Data-Oracle Partnership to Integrate Cloud Into Healthcare Analytics Platform
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    NTT Data-Oracle Partnership to Integrate Cloud Into Healthcare Analytics Platform

    NTT Data and Oracle have expanded a partnership with the intent to incorporate end-to-end cloud computing features into the latter’s unified healthcare analytics platform. Both companies aim to help healthcare organizations merge, expand or replace data warehouse and data aggregation tools with Oracle’s Healthcare Foundation platform, NTT Data said Monday. Healthcare Foundation is designed to support warehousing of administrative, clinical, financial and -omics modules […] More

  • HyTrust Survey: 25% of Healthcare Orgs Don’t Encrypt Patient Data in Public Cloud Environments
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    HyTrust Survey: 25% of Healthcare Orgs Don’t Encrypt Patient Data in Public Cloud Environments

    A new HyTrust survey has found that 25 percent of healthcare organizations that adopt public cloud platforms do not subject patient information to data encryption. HyTrust polled 51 healthcare organizations and biotech firms and found that 63 percent of the respondents plan to use cloud platforms from multiple vendors, the company said in a Feb. 15 news release. Eighty-two […] More

  • Thales Partners With 4 Cloud Service Providers to Support Customer Encryption Key Mgmt
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    Thales Partners With 4 Cloud Service Providers to Support Customer Encryption Key Mgmt

    Thales has integrated its data security technology with cloud technology platforms from Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce as part of efforts to help customers manage their encryption keys. Microsoft collaborated with Thales to provide key management services for Azure and Office 365, which will support users’ efforts to control their data on premise or in the cloud, […] More

  • Sergio Farache: Avnet to Resell AWS Cloud Offerings to Public Sector Clients
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    Sergio Farache: Avnet to Resell AWS Cloud Offerings to Public Sector Clients

    Avnet has joined Amazon Web Services’ Government Reseller Program to provide AWS cloud offerings to public sector clients. Avnet said Tuesday its technology solutions business will resell AWS cloud platforms and services to state, local government agencies and education institutions through the Avnet Cloud Marketplace. Sergio Farache, senior vice president of strategy and specialist business […] More

  • DLT to Provide Cloud Platforms Under Multistate Cooperative Procurement Contract
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    DLT to Provide Cloud Platforms Under Multistate Cooperative Procurement Contract

    DLT Solutions has received a 10-year contract to provide cloud platforms and services to state and local government agencies that are part of the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing organization. The company said Thursday it will offer its platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and software-as-a-service cloud platforms through Amazon Web Services, Google, Akamai and other vendor partners under the […] More

  • CSRA Gets AWS Managed Service Partner Designation; Larry Prior Comments
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    CSRA Gets AWS Managed Service Partner Designation; Larry Prior Comments

    CSRA has obtained Amazon Web Services’ Managed Service Partner designation after the former completed the evaluation process for requirements in application migration and cloud infrastructure. The status seeks to authorize CSRA to automate, monitor and manage their public sector clients’ environments, CSRA said Tuesday. Larry Prior, president and CEO of CSRA, said the company works to […] More

  • AWS Enters Agreement With Plano, TX to Provide GovCloud to City Agencies, Police
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    AWS Enters Agreement With Plano, TX to Provide GovCloud to City Agencies, Police

    Amazon Web Services and the city of Plano, Texas, have entered into an agreement to give local government and law enforcement agencies access to the company’s U.S. government cloud platform. AWS said Monday the Criminal Justice Information Services agreement works to enable Plano’s city government and police department to use AWS GovCloud (US) to utilize encryption and other features […] More