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Cloud Computing for Government

BENEFIT FROM THE CLOUD

Get the basic information that agencies need to consider, including how you’ll benefit and where to start.

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DELIVER SOFTWARE IN THE CLOUD

Deliver applications to users—regardless of their location—so they can communicate and collaborate wherever they are.

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DEVELOP APPLICATIONS IN THE CLOUD

Say goodbye to infrastructure management: Develop your custom applications in a cloud operating environment.

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VIRTUALIZE AND CONSOLIDATE YOUR IT

Consolidate your data center and rent capacity as you need it, rather than owning and running hardware.

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KEEP YOUR CLOUD PRIVATE

Control access your private data and preserve your peace of mind with your own cloud—on premises or hosted by a trusted partner.

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SECURITY IN THE CLOUD

Explore security issues around cloud computing and learn ways to avert them.

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CLOUD FIRST: FEDERAL IT REFORM

Set the right pace for complying with the new cloud first policy.

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CLOUD BASICS

MICROSOFT CLOUD TECHNOLOGY

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FIND YOUR IT SOLUTION IN THE CLOUD

  • 1 Benefit from the cloud
  • 2 Collaborate in the cloud
  • 3 Develop for the cloud
  • 4 Virtualize and consolidate
  • 5 Keep your cloud private
  • 6 Secure your cloud
  • 7 Implement “cloud first”

DELIVER PRODUCTIVITY AND COLLABORATION APPLICATIONS IN THE CLOUD

When you provide your users with familiar productivity, communication, and collaboration applications—including email—in the cloud, you can easily accommodate temporary and deskless workers. And your users will get cloud technology updates automatically!

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Cloud Basics: Software as a Service

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DEVELOP APPLICATIONS FOR THE CLOUD

Make your internal applications available anywhere there is an Internet connection by putting them in the cloud, where you can test easily at scale and accommodate peak demands without adding hardware.

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Cloud Basics: Platform as a Service

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Building cloud solutions with Microsoft .NET Services and the Azure Services Platform

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KEEP YOUR CLOUD PRIVATE

Even if you must host your own data, you can take advantage of cloud computing. Even better, take a hybrid approach—create a private cloud for your most sensitive data, either on premises or through a partner, and use public cloud services for less critical information.

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Cloud Basics: Journey to the private cloud

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Getting started with the Microsoft private cloud

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SECURE YOUR CLOUD

Federal, state, and local agencies vary in their security and regulatory compliance needs, and you know your needs best. Cloud computing may offer IT solutions that meet your needs. Just be sure you look carefully at how well cloud providers protect key functions and sensitive data.

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Cloud Basics: Security in the cloud

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Secure and protect your cloud computing assets

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IMPLEMENT “CLOUD FIRST”

Forge ahead on Federal IT Reform—from initiating “cloud first” programs to eliminating surplus servers that tax your agency’s budget and time.

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Cloud first: Federal IT reform

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Microsoft virtualization—learning snack

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News

Windows Azure beats Amazon EC2, Google app engine in cloud speed test
Microsoft releases cloud migration, Office 365 assessment tool
Pew and Microsoft partner to help provide timely, accurate election day information to voters
Kundra to agencies: Manage your 'digital oil' | Federal News Radio
IT reforms save taxpayers $3 billion in less than five months, fed CIO says | nextgov
Pentagon open to commercial cloud suppliers, official says | nextgov
Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emmanuel discusses benefits of real-time 311 data | Government Technology
Government IT forecast: Cloudy with a chance for myth-busting | U.S. General Services Administration blog
ANALYSIS: Managing technology pay as you go | Government Executive
Agencies look to the cloud for help with digital ID requirement | nextgov
Army sees DISA as ‘clear choice’ for secure cloud IT services | nextgov

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