Government Cloud

Globecomm has been designated as a “Standard Technology Partner” within Amazon Web Services‘ Partner Network. The partnership authorizes Globecomm to integrate its global satellite and fiber network with AWS’ storage, computing and cloud content delivery services, Globecomm said Tuesday. The telecommunications company can also provision clients’ content, work processes and network connectivity into AWS and give existing […] More

Xerox‘s suite of managed printing services has been pre-vetted and approved to continue pursuing certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The cloud-based MPS offering obtained “in-process” designation that represents a step prior to full FedRAMP authorization, Xerox said Wednesday. Ted Dezvane, senior vice president of Xerox’s managed document services business, said the company’s MPS toolset […] More

Complete Discovery Source has obtained approval from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program‘s Joint Authorization Board to offer a service meant to help agencies manage records in cloud environments. The board granted authority to operate certification to CDS’ Federal Cloud Services offering after a rigorous security evaluation process, the said Monday. Nyi Htwe, chief technology […] More

ViON has launched cloud-based platform that is designed to let users compare, purchase and manage information technology services. The company said Wednesday its Marketplace works to offer a wide range of “as-a-service” data center technologies and help IT managers oversee IT requirements, procurement, workflows, contracts and performance indicators. ViON CEO and Chairman Tom Frana said the Marketplace […] More

Symantec has received certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer a cloud-based email security service to government agencies. Chris Townsend, vice president pf Symantec’s federal business, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday that the Symantec Email Security Service-Government offering works to help users protect messages delivered via Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange as well as Google‘s Gmail. […] More

Oracle has announced plans to open 12 new data centers across Asia, Europe and the Americas region in a push to expand the geographic reach of the technology firm’s cloud services. The company said Monday it will establish two facilities in the U.S. to serve Defense Department customers and another two in Canada. Other data center locations will […] More

Information technology association CompTIA has launched a new version of its cloud certification program in a move to emphasize the skills necessary for information technology professionals to deploy cloud services within an organization. CompTIA Cloud+ certification expands the coverage of the exam to include advanced cloud skills used in broader IT systems and operations, the association said […] More

CSRA has received a potential five-year, $8.5 million blanket purchase agreement to provide cloud computing services to the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. The company said Thursday it will provide USU access to Google‘s cloud offering, G Suite and Amazon Web Services’ cloud platform through the BPA that has a base term and four option years. Larry […] More

Palo Alto Networks has unveiled new features of its cloud security platform during the company’s Epic Cloud Security Event held Tuesday. The Next-Generation Security Platform will work to expand cloud workload protections to Google‘s cloud platform and offer added security for Amazon Web Services‘ and Microsoft‘s respective cloud environments, Palo Alto Networks said Tuesday. The new tools include […] More