Government Cloud

Learn about the latest technologies that drive the rapid adoption of cloud services by the public sector. This section focuses on offerings for public, private, hybrid and multi-cloud environments specifically tailored for federal agencies.

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  • Report: Federal Cloud, E-Commerce Programs May Drive Growth for Amazon - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Federal Cloud, E-Commerce Programs May Drive Growth for Amazon

    The U.S. government may provide the largest growth opportunity for Amazon as the company competes for the Defense Department’s potential 10-year, $10B cloud contract, CNN Business reported Thursday. The report noted that Amazon is considered to be the frontrunner for the single-award Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud procurement contract. The JEDI program could position the Seattle-based e-commerce firm […] More

  • AWS Grants 'Government Competency' Status to SAIC - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Grants ‘Government Competency’ Status to SAIC

    Science Applications International Corp. has obtained a Government Competency designation from Amazon Web Services as a provider of cloud offerings to the public sector. SAIC said Thursday the status recognizes the company’s services and experience in efforts to deliver government information technology applications and workloads via AWS. The Reston, Va.-based IT services contractor designs, generates and manages cloud-based workloads, […] More

  • Rubrik Unveils Cloud Data Mgmt Platform for Microsoft Azure - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rubrik Unveils Cloud Data Mgmt Platform for Microsoft Azure

    Rubrik has introduced a platform designed to help enterprise customers manage and secure data from on-premise information technology infrastructure to a Microsoft cloud environment. The Rubrik Accelerator for Microsoft Azure offering allows customers to automate processes to move cloud-based information such as backup, recovery and archival schedules, the data management company said Wednesday. Mike Tornincasa, executive vice president of worldwide sales […] More

  • Arizona State University, AWS to Support Smart City Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Arizona State University, AWS to Support Smart City Development

    Arizona State University and Amazon Web Services have partnered to address community limitations in the Phoenix area through the use of cloud technologies. The partnership will establish the ASU Smart City Cloud Innovation Center to support smart city designers, generate options for technology alternatives, boost economic development and facilitate distribution of government technologies across the […] More

  • Intel, Microsoft, Cray Enter Cloud Supercomputing Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel, Microsoft, Cray Enter Cloud Supercomputing Partnership

    Cray has partnered with Intel and Microsoft to help customers manage workloads on a high-performance computing system hosted in a cloud environment. The partnership will allow clients to leverage Cray’s Sentinel supercomputer alongside a suite of Azure cloud services and tools such as those designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, storage, archiving, remote visualization and internet-of-things applications, the company said Tuesday. […] More

  • Microsoft, Motorola Solutions Partner on Cloud-Based Software Offering for Public Safety Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, Motorola Solutions Partner on Cloud-Based Software Offering for Public Safety Agencies

    Motorola Solutions has chosen Microsoft‘s Azure Government to support a software platform for public safety agencies to manage applications in a cloud computing environment. The partnership seeks to leverage both companies’ offerings to help agencies run hybrid architectures designed for use on premise or in the cloud, Motorola Solutions said Monday. Andrew Sinclair, corporate vice president […] More

  • AWS Launches GovCloud US East Region; Raytheon's John DeSimone Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Launches GovCloud US East Region; Raytheon’s John DeSimone Quoted

    Amazon Web Services has launched a second region in the U.S. and the 19th worldwide for its cloud computing platform that works to help government customers manage workload and sensitive data. The AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region offers an architecture for public sector clients to continue business operations in the event of an outage, the company said Monday. This […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud.gov Support Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Potential Cloud.gov Support Sources

    The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has launched a market survey to identify potential sources of professional services for a web-based cloud computing platform designed for government use. GSA said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice FAS’ technology transformation services division seeks large or small companies that can help the agency manage and maintain cloud.gov site. […] More

  • ECS Selected as Transcom Cloud Service Provider - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS Selected as Transcom Cloud Service Provider

    ECS has received a contract of an undisclosed value to provide managed commercial cloud services to U.S. Transportation Command. The company said Tuesday it will help Transcom automate and scale information technology systems, infrastructure and applications through the firm’s Cloud Center of Excellence. Fairfax, Va.-based ECS added its cloud delivery approach will allow the command to utilize advanced […] More

  • BGOV: IBM’s Planned Red Hat Purchase Could Reshape Federal Cloud Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BGOV: IBM’s Planned Red Hat Purchase Could Reshape Federal Cloud Market

    IBM’s planned $34B acquisition of Red Hat could have an impact on the federal cloud market and agencies’ information technology modernization plans, Bloomberg Government reported Friday. IBM agreed in late October to pay $190 in cash for each share of Red Hat in a move to establish a global provider of hybrid cloud platforms. BGOV […] More

  • ECS to Offer Access to IBM Cloud Platform; John Sankovich Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ECS to Offer Access to IBM Cloud Platform; John Sankovich Quoted

    ECS has been selected as an authorized provider of IBM’s public, private and hybrid cloud offerings. ECS said Thursday it will utilize its Cloud Center of Excellence platform to provide direct customer access to IBM’s cloud suite, which is integrated with artificial intelligence and advanced data technology. John Sankovich, vice president of cloud solutions at […] More

  • Delphix to Support Microsoft Azure Gov't Cloud Adoption via Data Platform; Carahsoft’s Michael Adams Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Delphix to Support Microsoft Azure Gov’t Cloud Adoption via Data Platform; Carahsoft’s Michael Adams Quoted

    Delphix has expanded its data offering’s capabilities to help public sector clients speed up the migration of applications to the Microsoft Azure Government cloud platform. The company said Thursday its Delphix Dynamic Data Platform and other offerings are available to government agencies through Carahsoft Technology. Michael Adams, who oversees the Delphix team at Carahsoft, said Delphix’s […] More