Microsoft talks up their government cloud, “not all clouds are created equal”

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Published onOctober 18, 2016

published onOctober 18, 2016

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“Not all clouds are created equal” seems to be the latest Microsoft pitch when to comes to creating services for the U.S. government. Earlier today, we reported about Microsoft Office 365 becoming compliant withSecurity Restriction Guidelineson Level 4 and 5. The service has been approved for high-security data for government defensive offices and is being implemented into the Microsoft Government Cloud. This makes Microsoft the first and currently the only commercial cloud provider to have Level 5 clearance for the Department of Defense.

In celebration of this achievement, Corporate Vice President Jason Zander released a blog post that detailed more reasons why theGovernment Cloudwas a cut above the rest.

Some of the key points the post pointed included:

There is little doubt that Microsoft Government Cloud is making strides in the industry to ensure the safety of high-level information. Azure Government is already servicing over six million users from federal to local government offices. With the addition of Office 365, now the Department of Defense will have access to all service’s needs across each of their approved devices.

By combing Azure Government and Office 365 U.S. Government Defense services, the Microsoft Government Cloud continues to improve and expand to, even more, data centers. Two of which should be available at the end of the year and another couple joining the list in early 2017.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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