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IBM Subsidiary Awarded Contract to Provide AWS Cloud for Australiaâ€™s Tax Agency

IBMâ€™s Australian arm has receivedÂ a potential six-month, $2.4 million contract to provide anÂ Amazon Web Services-built cloud platform for a federal government agency in Australia, ZDNet reported Friday. Asha McLeanÂ writes the contract withÂ the Australian Taxation Office comes a month after IBM received approximately $5.3 million in contracts from Australiaâ€™s five federal agencies that include the departments […] More

by Jane Edwards October 7, 2016, 7:09 am
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QTS Buys VMware Govt Cloud Platform in Push to Expand Hybrid Cloud Portfolio; Dan Bennewitz Comments

QTS Realty TrustÂ has purchasedÂ a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-compliant cloud platform from VMware for an undisclosed sum. QTS said WednesdayÂ it has rebranded VMware vCloud Government Service as QTS Government Cloud and expects the acquisition to help expand QTSâ€™ portfolio of hybrid cloud platforms designed to help federal information technology professionals meetÂ IT infrastructure compliance requirements. […] More

by Jane Edwards October 5, 2016, 5:15 am
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Microsoft Reaches $3B Cloud Investment in Europe; Satya Nadella Comments

Microsoft hasÂ reachedÂ more thanÂ $3 billion in cloud infrastructure investments that support the company’s efforts to meet demand fromÂ European partners and clients. Microsoft said Monday the company plans to offerÂ its cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 from France-based data centers in 2017. “We continue to invest heavily in cloud infrastructure to […] More

by Ramona Adams October 4, 2016, 3:52 am
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Microsoft’s Cloud-Based CRM Platform Gets FedRAMP Board OK Via Accelerated Authorization Process

MicrosoftÂ has received a provisional authority-to-operate from theÂ 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 companyÂ said Thursday itsÂ Dynamics CRM Online GovernmentÂ platform has been grantedÂ P-ATO at moderate levelÂ through the FedRAMP AcceleratedÂ process that worksÂ to expedite the CSP certificationÂ timeline within six months or less. […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 30, 2016, 3:00 am
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ManTech Subcontracts Govplace for Agency Cybersecurity & Cloud Systems

Govplace has receivedÂ subcontract from ManTech InternationalÂ to provide cybersecurity and cloud systems to federal agenciesÂ in support of the government-wideÂ Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation and Continuous Monitoring as a Service initiatives. Govplace said Thursday it will work with prime contractor ManTech underÂ CDM Group F phases 1 and 2 that coverÂ 44 federal agencies through a government-only shared services platform […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 29, 2016, 11:05 am
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Accenture Introduces Cloud-Based Tool Available Through Salesforce to Assist Wealth Managers

Accenture has unveiled a new cloud-based platform developedÂ to assistÂ wealth management firms that attempt to comply with the Labor Department‘s fiduciaryÂ rule for advisers that oversee retirement accounts that will take effect onÂ April 2017. The companyÂ said Wednesday theÂ Accenture Wealth Management Compliance Solution for Salesforce will work withÂ the latter’sÂ Financial Services Cloud created to transformÂ the client-advisor relationship for the […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 29, 2016, 4:00 am
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Microsoft Intros New Security, Cloud, Intelligence Tools for IT Professionals

Microsoft has introduced new cloud, security and intelligence platforms and services designed to help information technology professionals address network security threats and meet their organizationsâ€™ digital transformation objectives. The company said Monday it will launch on Oct. 1 its Enterprise Mobility + Security E5 and Secure Productive Enterprise offerings that work against security threats. Microsoftâ€™s […] More

by Jane Edwards September 27, 2016, 5:41 am
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MediaValet to Help Store US Naval Institute’s Archive for Digitization Project

MediaValetÂ has received a contract to help store, secureÂ and manage the U.S. Naval Institute’s library of historic assets as part of the nonprofit professional military association’s long-termÂ digitization project. The cloud software maker and service providerÂ said ThursdayÂ the USNIÂ team wants a digital management system that willÂ consolidate the non-profit military association’s historical assets, educational material and marketing collateral into […] More

by Ramona Adams September 23, 2016, 6:57 am
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CSC, Hitachi Data Systems Seek to Facilitate Cloud Adoption for Enterprises Via Expanded Partnership; Dave Zolet Comments

Computer Sciences Corp.Â and Hitachi Data SystemsÂ have agreed to expand their strategic partnership in an effort to help enterprises adopt cloud-based digital platforms designed to accelerate business processes. CSC and HDS will jointly provide clients withÂ the CSC BizCloud tool equipped with the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform, SAP‘sÂ Hana in-memory data management platform and storage-as-a-service offerings, CSC said […] More

by Jane Edwards September 21, 2016, 10:30 am
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MeriTalk: 82% of Respondents Say Public Sector Institutions Plan to Increase Cloud Spending in 2017

A newÂ MeriTalkÂ study has foundÂ that 82 percent of cloud adopters in the public sector say their agencies or organizations will increase investment in cloud computing platforms in 2017. The report titledÂ â€œDestination Cloud:Â The Federal and SLED Cloud Journeyâ€Â is underwritten by Avnet Government Solutions and NetAppÂ and is based on an online poll of 300 federal, local, state and […] More

by Jane Edwards September 19, 2016, 9:58 am
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Report Forecasts Cloud Tech Demand in Financial Services Industry Through 2020

A Technavio study, released byÂ Research and Markets, predicts the global private and public cloud market in financial services industry will experienceÂ a compound annual growth rate of 13.12 percentÂ from 2016 to 2020. The 107-page market research report incorporates analysis and inputs from industry professionals and covers the market landscape and its growth forecast over the next […] More

by Jay Clemens September 16, 2016, 3:05 pm
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General Dynamics to Help Air Force Researchers Develop Cloud-Based Threat Detection, Analysis Platform

General DynamicsÂ has been awarded a $15 million contract by theÂ Air Force Research LaboratoryÂ to prototype cloud-based threat detection andÂ analysis softwareÂ as part of effortsÂ to automate the processÂ for threat assessments. AFRLâ€™s intelligence analysts will use theÂ platformÂ to correlate geospatial and signals intelligence, cyber indicator and warning data streams, General Dynamics said Thursday. General Dynamics’ mission systems unit will design, […] More

by Jay Clemens September 16, 2016, 9:59 am