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Jack Dangermond: FedRAMP Green Lights Esri’s GIS Cloud Service for Federal Clients

Esri has been certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer cloud services for government users of a geographic information system technology. Jack Dangermond, president of Esri, announced at the company’s annual geospatial conference that its managed cloud service offering is designated FedRAMP compliant at the moderate security level, Esri said Monday. […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 11, 2015, 2:34 am
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VMware Government Cloud Service Achieves FedRAMP Certification

VMware has received certification under the governmentâ€™s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to provide cloud services to public sector customers, Data Center Knowledge reported Wednesday. Yevgeniy Sverdlik writes VMwareâ€™s vCloud government service has been confirmed to meet federal security requirements for cloud offerings. VMwareâ€™s partner Carpathia provides the government cloud service from its data […] More

by Jay Clemens February 5, 2015, 9:18 am
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Adobe Unveils Cloud Services for Gov’t Clients; John Landwehr Comments

Adobe has introducedÂ newÂ cloud service offerings for government customers in an effort to help public sector organizations develop and deliver content and websites to citizens. The companyÂ unveiled the product at the Adobe digital government assembly, where the company also announced tools and resources designed toÂ complement the offerings, Adobe said Tuesday. John Landwehr, Adobeâ€™s public sector chief […] More

by Jay Clemens February 3, 2015, 10:37 am
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Brian Cann: CGI, Hitachi to Provide Integrated Cloud Services

CGI and Hitachi Data Systems have inked an agreement to deliver private and hybrid Hitachi-powered cloud services to customers. The cloud model is designed to help users gain access to business data via mobile devices and desktop computers, CGI said Thursday. â€œOur partnership with Hitachi Data Systems helps clients achieve their goals to transform enterprise […] More

by Jay Clemens January 30, 2015, 9:27 am
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Deloitte Panel Discusses Cloud Security Misconceptions; Mike Goodfellow Comments

Mike Goodfellow, an advisory partner for Deloitte‘s operations in Canada, clarified misconceptions about the limits and safetyÂ of cloud computingÂ at this week’sÂ Deloitte 360 conference, Business in Vancouver reported Tuesday. “We have to protect ourselves, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we exclude options,” Goodfellow told his audience during a panel discussion at theÂ conference. Tyler Orton writes that […] More

by Anna Forrester January 28, 2015, 10:50 am
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MeriTalk Report Examines Challenges to Federal Cloud Adoption; Mike Younkers Comments

MeriTalk has released a new report that highlights potentialÂ challenges to federal cloud adoption and opportunities to increase the migration rate. The study finds that 75 percent and 53 percent of federal cloud users cite data control retention and long-term contracts, respectively, as factors that prevent them from moving other services into the cloud, MeriTalk said […] More

by Jay Clemens January 22, 2015, 12:27 pm
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European Space Agency Combines Cloud Infrastructure with Red Hat Linux; Gianni Anguilletti Comments

The European Space Agency has incorporated Red Hatâ€™s Linux platform into the agencyâ€™s private cloud infrastructure that is intended to provide information technology services to multiple users. The ESA cloud infrastructure is developed based on VCE systems and a blade x86 architecture, Red Hat said Tuesday. Gianni Anguilletti, Red Hatâ€™s country manager in Italy, said […] More

by Jay Clemens January 21, 2015, 10:22 am
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Carahsoft Adds QTS Data Center, Cloud Offerings to GSA Schedule; John Lind, John Lee Comment

QTS has partnered with Carahsoft Technology Corp. to offer U.S. government customers access to QTS’s information technology service offerings through a General Services Administration acquisition program. QTS said Thursday its data center, colocation and cloud offerings have been added to Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule 70 contract. The QTS 3Cs suite includes a FedRAMP-certified platform designed to […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 16, 2015, 5:56 am
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Arrow Offers CenturyLink Cloud for Resale; Dee Dee Lear, Blake Wetzel Comment

CenturyLink‘s cloud platform is now available to managed service providers, independent software vendors and other resellersÂ in the U.S. and Canada via Arrow Electronics‘ ArrowSphere cloud services marketplace. “Solution providers, MSPs and ISVs … are now able to utilize CenturyLink Cloud global services for building public, private and hybrid cloud solutions for their business, government and […] More

by Anna Forrester January 15, 2015, 10:37 am
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Ingate, eTechHelp Partner to Integrate NCTCOG’s Cloud-Based Enterprise Communication Apps

Ingate Systems and eTechHelp have collaborated to help the North Central Texas Council of Governments consolidate the group’s multivendor communication tools with an Office 365 cloud platform. The companies said Monday they worked to integrate Cisco‘s Unified Communications technology and Microsoft‘s Exchange Online hosted messaging service into a single cloud computing environment. ETechHelp used the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 14, 2015, 6:30 am
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Tim Hoechst: Agilex Joins AWS’ Govt Cloud Reseller Program

Agilex has agreed to offer professional services for U.S. government customers of an Amazon Web Services cloud offering. The partnership allows Agilex to deliver consulting, development, engineering and operational services to agencies thatÂ aim to leverage the AWS GovCloud (US) system, Agilex said Tuesday. AWS designed the GovCloud region platform for public-sector organizations to transfer sensitive […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 7, 2015, 2:13 am
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InfoReliance to Help Build HHS Enterprise Apps Through AWS Cloud Platform

InfoReliance has been awarded a 12-month contract to help the Department of Health and Human Services create and test enterprise applications withÂ Amazon Web ServicesÂ cloud technology. The technology consulting firm said Monday it will provide AWS cloud computing services as well as app development and testing support to HHS’ office of the chief information officer. The […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 6, 2015, 11:22 am