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  • In-Q-Tel, Microsoft, Bain Capital, CNTP Invest in Frame Cloud-Based App Delivery Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel, Microsoft, Bain Capital, CNTP Invest in Frame Cloud-Based App Delivery Platform

    Frame, a developer of cloud application delivery platform, has secured $16 million in a funding round that included investors In-Q-Tel, Microsoft‘s ventures arm, Bain Capital Ventures and Columbus Nova Technology Partners. In-Q-Tel said Wednesday that Frame developed a platform that works to help organizations migrate desktops and virtual applications to any device through Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services cloud platforms. […] More

  • AWS Adds Serverless Computing Service to GovCloud Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Adds Serverless Computing Service to GovCloud Region

    Amazon Web Services has begun to offer a serverless computing service in the company’s GovCloud isolated cloud region for U.S. government customers. AWS said Thursday the AWS Lambda computing service is designed to help developers run code in GovCloud without provisioning or managing servers. Lambda works to execute code when needed and charge users only for the compute time […] More

  • CMS Explores Potential Maintenance Support Sources for Health Plan Mgmt System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CMS Explores Potential Maintenance Support Sources for Health Plan Mgmt System

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a request for information on potential contractors that can help the agency update and maintain a web-based data system that supports CMS’ Medicare Advantage and Part D, also known as Prescription Drug, programs. CMS said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Wednesday the Health Plan Management System works to oversee […] More

  • StoneFly Integrates Veeam Backup Storage Platform With Microsoft Azure Govt Cloud - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    StoneFly Integrates Veeam Backup Storage Platform With Microsoft Azure Govt Cloud

    StoneFly has incorporated its cloud storage offering designed for Veeam Software’s backup and disaster recovery tool into Microsoft’s Azure Government cloud platform. StoneFly’s Scale-Out Cloud Storage for Veeam platform works to help users manage multiple nodes for cloud storage and repositories through a common user interface as well as access file storage, block storage and other […] More

  • Dell EMC's Steve Harris Foresees 'Integrated Hybrid Cloud' as Federal Spending Priority Area - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dell EMC’s Steve Harris Foresees ‘Integrated Hybrid Cloud’ as Federal Spending Priority Area

    Steve Harris, vice president and general manager of Dell EMC‘s federal business, has told MeriTalk in an interview published Wednesday he forecasts that agencies will prioritize investments in integrated hybrid cloud platforms in the next three years as part of information technology modernization efforts. Harris, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, said he believes agency chief information officers should have […] More

  • KeyW Gets ISO Quality Management Certification for Engineering, Technology Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    KeyW Gets ISO Quality Management Certification for Engineering, Technology Services

    National security services provider KeyW has obtained an International Organization for Standardization certificate for the company’s quality management processes at its headquarters and supporting facility located in Hanover, Maryland. Platinum Registration issued the ISO 9001:2015 certification that covers KeyW’s cybersecurity, cloud, data analytics, engineering services and analysis and operations, KeyW said Wednesday. ISO 9001:2015 outlines criteria for quality […] More

  • ViON, Kaminario Partner on Flash Storage Offering for Federal Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ViON, Kaminario Partner on Flash Storage Offering for Federal Agencies

    Information technology company ViON and all-flash storage provider Kaminario have forged a partnership to offer flash storage to federal agencies. ViON said Wednesday it will implement the Kaminario K2 all-flash storage array with an as-a-service model to support agencies’ cloud migration efforts. The joint offering is designed to support agencies’ IT modernization projects and aid compliance with the Federal Risk […] More

  • IBM-Nutanix Alliance to Offer Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Enterprise Workloads - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM-Nutanix Alliance to Offer Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Enterprise Workloads

    IBM and Nutanix have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement to develop and offer an integrated infrastructure system for large enterprise customers to manage workloads. The alliance plans to integrate Nutanix’ Enterprise Cloud Platform and IBM’s Power Systems server in an effort to bring new workloads to hyperconverged deployments, IBM said Tuesday. Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey said the joint initiative […] More

  • In-Q-Tel, Ombud Forge Decision Mgmt Tech Partnership; Thad Eby Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    In-Q-Tel, Ombud Forge Decision Mgmt Tech Partnership; Thad Eby Comments

    In-Q-Tel has formed a strategic partnership with Ombud to help the Denver, Colorado-based technology company further develop and deliver a decision management platform to U.S. intelligence agencies. Ombud’s decision management tool is a cloud-based platform that works to facilitate workflows, decision-making processes and organizational execution by leveraging enterprise content management, knowledge collaboration and deep learning technologies, IQT said Tuesday. Ombud […] More

  • Carahsoft, CloudPassage Partner to Offer Workload Security Platform in Public Sector - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft, CloudPassage Partner to Offer Workload Security Platform in Public Sector

    CloudPassage has partnered with Carahsoft to offer on-demand server and workload security service to the public sector through the latter’s positions on the General Services Administration Schedule 70 and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement contract vehicles. Carahsoft said Tuesday that it will act as master government aggregator of CloudPassage’s  Halo platform in an effort to help agencies protect servers in cloud computing […] More

  • Susie Adams: Microsoft Provides Tech Support for VA Healthcare Access Tool - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Susie Adams: Microsoft Provides Tech Support for VA Healthcare Access Tool

    Microsoft has provided its government cloud platform and database technology to the Department of Veterans Affairs in an effort to help VA launch a web-based tool for military veterans and family members to access their healthcare data electronically. Susie Adams, chief technology officer of Microsoft’s federal business, said Thursday VA’s Access to Care platform is built and hosted in […] More

  • Okta Receives 'Moderate' FedRAMP Certification for Identity, Access Mgmt Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Okta Receives ‘Moderate’ FedRAMP Certification for Identity, Access Mgmt Platforms

    Okta has obtained “moderate” Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program  certification to provide government customers access to the company’s identity and access management offerings via the Amazon Web Services Cloud. The Justice Department granted an authorization to operate after the company demonstrated its compliance with 300 controls that include business continuity, incident response and vulnerability management applications, Okta said Thursday. “The cloud continues to be […] More