Government Cloud

Microsoft and MapR Technologies are planning to deliver MapR Distribution for Apache Hadoop via Azure‘s cloud services and integrate MapR Distribution with Azure Data Lake. MapR said Wednesday the partnership aims to provide Hadoop to clients on demand and enable additional capacity for storage and analytics. Azure customers will also have access to the MapR-DB NoSQL database and MapR Distribution via the Microsoft […] More

Vion and Quasar Data Center have formed an alliance to jointly offer cloud services to state and local government, education and other public clients in Texas. Vion will deliver Quasar Data Center-hosted cloud infrastructure-as-a-service products for different types of applications through the partnership, Vion said Wednesday. Tom Frana, president and CEO of Vion, said the companies would […] More

Federal spending on cloud computing technologies will grow around 26.5 percent fiscal year 2015 compared to fiscal 2014, Alex Rossino of Deltek writes in a blog entry posted Tuesday. Rossino, a principal research analyst at the company, predicts agencies to see an increase in spending from $1.58 billion in fiscal 2014 to $2 billion in the current fiscal year. He […] More

Cisco has introduced a second version of its IOx fog computing platform in an effort to help enterprises implement Internet of Things, 365 Cloud Technology reported Saturday. IOx is designed to allow Linux and other third-party operating applications to run on Cisco-built network architectures, according to 365 Cloud Technology. The article says Cisco has also […] More

A new report from Forbes Insights and Microsoft predicts a surge in the adoption of cloud-based technologies among government agencies driven by scalability and potential cost savings. Forbes said Thursday the report titled From Promise to Reality: How Local, State and Federal Government Agencies Achieve Results in the Cloud shows familiarity with the technology, accreditation and the […] More

Autodesk has entered into the compliance process to certify Autodesk A360, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue and other cloud products and services for federal agency use as part of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The company said Thursday it has received an “in process” ranking through its work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “By following the FedRAMP compliance procedures, […] More

A Verizon cloud computing suite has been added to two contract vehicles that U.S. government agencies use to procure telecommunication products and services. Verizon said Wednesday its Enterprise Cloud: Federal Edition offering can now be purchased by agencies through the General Services Administration‘s Networx Universal and Enterprise program and the Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3 […] More

The District of Columbia’s Department of General Services has partnered with BuildingIQ to implement a cloud-based energy management technology at eight public facilities within the capital. BuildingIQ will deliver its Predictive Energy Optimization platform to DGS-managed hospitals, schools and offices with the goal of helping the establishments save energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions, DGS […] More

Intel has partnered with eASIC to develop technologies that integrate processing capabilities with customizable hardware in an effort to meet demand for custom application-specific integrated circuits to perform accelerated computing functions in the cloud and data centers. Intel said Tuesday future Intel Xeon processors will use eASIC platform technology in efforts to boost flexibility and time to market and decrease power […] More