Government Cloud

An integrated open source and cloud computing technology presents a potential investment area for government agencies that seek agile and adaptable federal IT solutions, Carahsoft Technology said Monday. The company noted that cloud adoption works to help agencies generate savings and meet requirements in government mandates such as FITARA and FedRAMP. Software-as-a-service and hybrid clouds also work […] More

Hitachi‘s consulting arm and SAP have agreed to host SAP for Industrial Machinery & Components software platforms through Hitachi’s private cloud on a subscription basis. Hitachi Consulting Enterprise Cloud will work to help industrial manufacturers quickly access SAP platforms on the cloud without the need to pay for upfront licensing costs linked to on-premises software implementation, Hitachi said Monday. “Organizations […] More

Carahsoft has observed that businesses certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program are able to compete on a “level playing field” to offer cloud-based information technology products and services to government agencies. The company said in a blog article published Friday it estimates the number of FedRAMP-compliant providers grew about 41 percent from December 2014 to June 2015. […] More

A Deltek report indicates federal civilian and defense agencies have collectively spent about $2.29 billion on cloud computing products and services during fiscal 2015. Alex Rossino, a principal research analyst at Deltek, writes in a blog article published Tuesday the company found that the U.S. Defense Department awarded $1.14 billion in contracts to cloud vendors over […] More

IBM and Vencore have partnered to hold a competition for developers to build cloud-based predictive analytics and mobile software applications that can help emergency response organizations carry out their missions. The First Responder Application Challenge is meant to encourage development of a fully functioning app that will run on IBM’s Bluemix cloud platform or Vencore’s Intelligent Data Exploitation […] More

Five companies have joined IBM’s cloud ecosystem to deliver hybrid cloud services to the U.S. federal government. IBM said Tuesday that Arrow, Avnet Government Solutions, Ingram Micro, Tech Data and ViON will incorporate the IBM cloud system into their respective offerings as part of the partnership. “With our partners, we have a strong understanding of the […] More

QTS Realty Trust has received a Cisco cloud and managed services certification for the former company’s disaster recovery as a service and infrastructure as a service products. Cisco audited QTS’ enterprise and federal cloud offerings designed to provide Cisco-powered DRaaS and IaaS services, QTS said Friday. Frank Eagle, vice president of business development at QTS, said Cisco’s certification […] More

ServiceNow will provide cloud services to NASA in support of the NASA Shared Services Center, which seeks to facilitate the delivery of IT, human resources and grant services to employees, contractors and researchers. The enterprise software firm said Nov. 3 its cloud-based service management platform works to support the consolidation of NSSC’s systems and automation of 50 […] More

Microsoft has teamed up with Taser International to develop and deploy a cloud platform that will work to help law enforcement officials collect and manage digital evidence. Microsoft said Monday it will integrate its Azure cloud computing platform and Windows 10 devices with Taser’s Axon suite of body cameras and Evidence.com offering that works to […] More

EMC and VMware have teamed up to establish a new business that will work to provide a portfolio of hybrid cloud platforms for government and commercial clients. Virtustream CEO Rodney Rogers will oversee the joint venture that will operate as part of the Virtustream brand, VMware said Tuesday. The new cloud services business will work to combine […] More