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NTT Data-Oracle Partnership to Integrate Cloud Into Healthcare Analytics Platform

NTT DataÂ andÂ OracleÂ have expanded a partnership with the intent to incorporate end-to-end cloud computing featuresÂ into the latter’s unified healthcare analytics platform. Both companies aim to help healthcare organizations merge, expandÂ or replace data warehouse and data aggregation tools with Oracle’sÂ Healthcare Foundation platform,Â NTT Data said Monday. Healthcare FoundationÂ is designed to supportÂ warehousing of administrative, clinical, financial and -omics modules […] More

by Scott Nicholas February 22, 2017, 7:58 am
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HyTrust Survey: 25% of Healthcare Orgs Donâ€™t Encrypt Patient Data in Public Cloud Environments

A newÂ HyTrustÂ surveyÂ has found that 25 percent of healthcare organizations that adopt public cloud platforms do not subject patient information to data encryption. HyTrust polled 51 healthcare organizations and biotech firms and found that 63 percent of the respondents plan to use cloud platforms from multiple vendors, the company said in aÂ Feb. 15 news release. Eighty-two […] More

by Jane Edwards February 22, 2017, 1:48 am
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Thales Partners With 4 Cloud Service Providers to Support Customer Encryption Key Mgmt

Thales has integrated itsÂ data security technology with cloud technology platforms from Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft and SalesforceÂ as part of efforts to help customers manageÂ their encryption keys. Microsoft collaborated with Thales to provide key management services forÂ Azure and Office 365, which will support users’ efforts to control their data on premise or in the cloud, […] More

by Ramona Adams February 16, 2017, 6:15 am
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Sergio Farache: Avnet to Resell AWS Cloud Offerings to Public Sector Clients

Avnet has joined Amazon Web Servicesâ€™ Government Reseller Program to provide AWS cloud offerings to public sector clients. Avnet said Tuesday its technology solutions business will resell AWS cloud platforms and services to state, local government agencies and education institutions through the Avnet Cloud Marketplace. Sergio Farache, senior vice president of strategy and specialist business […] More

by Jane Edwards February 15, 2017, 6:17 am
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DLT to Provide Cloud Platforms Under Multistate Cooperative Procurement Contract

DLT Solutions has received a 10-year contract to provide cloud platforms and services to state and local government agencies that are part of the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing organization. The company said Thursday it will offer its platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and software-as-a-service cloud platforms through Amazon Web Services, Google, Akamai and other vendor partners under the […] More

by Jane Edwards February 13, 2017, 8:59 am
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CSRA Gets AWS Managed Service Partner Designation; Larry Prior Comments

CSRA has obtained Amazon Web Servicesâ€™ Managed Service PartnerÂ designation after the former completed the evaluation process for requirements in application migration and cloud infrastructure. The status seeks to authorize CSRA to automate, monitor and manage their public sector clientsâ€™ environments, CSRA said Tuesday. Larry Prior, president and CEO of CSRA, said the company works to […] More

by Jane Edwards February 8, 2017, 4:55 am
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AWS Enters Agreement With Plano, TX to Provide GovCloud to City Agencies, Police

Amazon Web Services and the city of Plano, Texas, have entered into an agreement to give local government and law enforcement agencies access to the company’s U.S. government cloud platform. AWS said Monday theÂ Criminal Justice Information Services agreement works toÂ enable Plano’s city government and police department to use AWSÂ GovCloud (US)Â to utilize encryption and other features […] More

by Ramona Adams February 7, 2017, 11:30 am
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John Dancy: CSRA to Migrate Workload to Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

CSRA will transfer its workload to Microsoftâ€™s Azure Government cloud platform under a three-year enterprise agreement between the two companies. The dealÂ also allowsÂ CSRA to use Microsoftâ€™s Office 365 software platform for the cloud environment, CSRA said Monday. John Dancy, chief information officer of CSRA, said the company aims to operate 70 percent of its applications […] More

by Jane Edwards February 7, 2017, 4:12 am
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USDA Taps Salesforce to Deploy Cloud Tech at Farm Service Agency; Dave Rey Comments

The Agriculture Department‘s Farm Service Agency will use Salesforce‘s cloud service platform to support a new program designed to inform FSA customers about non-USDA initiatives that could bring growth opportunities. The companyÂ said WednesdayÂ the Bridges to Opportunity program will utilize the Salesforce Service Cloud to distribute information among 10,000 FSA employees as well as monitor trends […] More

by Scott Nicholas February 1, 2017, 10:03 am
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Proofpoint’s Cloud-Based Data Archiving Platform Gains FedRAMP Certification; Darren Lee Comments

ProofpointÂ has obtainedÂ Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification for a cloud-based technologyÂ platform the company developed to help organizationsÂ archive and retainÂ information. Enterprise ArchiveÂ is designed to also help agenciesÂ comply withÂ government regulations such as the National Archives and Records Administrationâ€™s Capstone email management frameworkÂ and boost capacities to performÂ data capture, retention and disposition tasks, the company said Friday. “Proofpoint […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 26, 2017, 7:57 am
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ConnectSolutions Earns SOC-II Certification for Internal Data SecurityÂ Controls

ConnectSolutions has achieved Service Organization Control 2 Type II certification for its internal data security controls and practices after a services and systems evaluation by auditing company Armanino. SOC-II works to validate the compliance of the company’s commercial cloud with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Trust Services Principles and Criteria forÂ policies, communications, procedures […] More

by Dominique Stump January 25, 2017, 12:40 pm
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Microsoft Introduces Azure Blueprint for DoD Impact Level 5 ATO

Microsoft has expanded the Azure Blueprint program in efforts to help Defense Department mission owners achieve authorization to operate under theÂ Impact Level 5 baseline. John Molesky writes in a blog post published Monday the newÂ Azure Blueprint release covers a DoD L5 Customer Responsibility Matrix and System Security Plan template to assist personnel who implement mission-level […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 25, 2017, 10:45 am