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  • Microsoft's Cloud-Based CRM Platform Gets FedRAMP Board OK Via Accelerated Authorization Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft’s Cloud-Based CRM Platform Gets FedRAMP Board OK Via Accelerated Authorization Process

    Microsoft has received a provisional authority-to-operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program‘s joint authorization board for the company’s cloud-based customer relationship management software offering for public sector clients. The company said Thursday its Dynamics CRM Online Government platform has been granted P-ATO at moderate level through the FedRAMP Accelerated process that works to expedite the CSP certification timeline within six months or less. […] More

  • NC County Adopts Microsoft Cloud, Mobile Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NC County Adopts Microsoft Cloud, Mobile Tools

    Microsoft is helping government employees in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County perform business transactions and public services with the company’s software suite, cloud and mobile offerings. Mecklenburg County is using the Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Surface Pro devices and Windows Azure cloud platform, Microsoft said Wednesday. The county’s Food Services Department uses Microsoft’s products for food and restaurant inspectors to run state applications and medical examiners […] More

  • Microsoft, Level 3 to Build Private Cloud Networks for Windows Azure; Anthony Christie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft, Level 3 to Build Private Cloud Networks for Windows Azure; Anthony Christie Comments

    Microsoft and Level 3 Communications have formed a partnership to build private network connections using the Windows Azure cloud platform through the Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions ecosystem. The companies said Thursday that the technology collaboration is meant to enhance security, computing and storage capabilities, data throughput and application and network performance in a private environment […] More

  • Microsoft Teams with Facebook on Open Compute Project; Bill Laing Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft Teams with Facebook on Open Compute Project; Bill Laing Comments

    Microsoft Corp. has joined Facebook Inc.’s cloud initiative which aims to develop and share data center infrastructure designs, The Next Web reported Tuesday. Citing a Microsoft blog article, Kaylene Hong writes the software company intends to contribute its cloud server specification for data center hardware to the Open Compute Project. Bill Laing, Microsoft’s corporate vice […] More