Azure Government
The latest Azure Government coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
FedRAMP High Stamp Clears Quest Entra ID Tools for Federal Government Use
Quest Software announced on July 8 that its Identity Defense and Identity Recovery for Microsoft Entra ID products have achieved FedRAMP High authorization, making them available as a fully vetted...
Federal Agencies Face Critical Azure Skills Gap, Microsoft Pushes Role-Based Upskilling
Federal agencies are not short on cloud ambition, but many are still short on the Azure expertise needed to turn that ambition into durable capability. The result is a familiar federal pattern: big...
OpenAI Military Policy Shift: Azure, DoD Contracts & Windows AI Security Implications
OpenAI's quiet reversal of its public ban on military applications of its artificial intelligence models represents one of the most significant and controversial policy shifts in modern AI...
Windows Server 2025 Security Baseline v2506: Microsoft's New Hardening Cadence Explained
Microsoft has quietly but significantly shifted its approach to delivering server hardening guidance, marking a departure from traditional annual or semi-annual security baseline releases. On June...
Everfox TTC Approved for Azure Clouds: Enabling Secure Cross-Domain Access
Microsoft's recent approval of Everfox's Trusted Thin Client (TTC) for use across Azure Government and Azure commercial clouds represents a pivotal development in secure multi-classification...
Azure Government Compliance Automation: Policy as Code for FedRAMP & DoD SRG
Microsoft's latest compliance guidance for Azure Government represents a significant shift toward automated, auditable cloud security, arriving at a strategically important moment for federal...
SAS Viya on Azure Government: Managed Analytics for U.S. Public Sector Compliance
SAS Viya, the cloud-native analytics platform from SAS Institute, is now available as a fully managed service on Microsoft Azure Government, providing U.S. federal, state, and local government...
Azure Government SAS Viya debuts with cloud-native AI for US agencies
The landscape of government analytics is undergoing a significant transformation with SAS Viya's official availability on Microsoft Azure Government, marking a pivotal moment for U.S. public sector...
Private Scan Manager for Azure runs AI data governance inside your own tenancy
In an era where data sovereignty and regulatory compliance have become paramount concerns for organizations worldwide, Concentric AI has unveiled a groundbreaking solution that could reshape how...
Concentric AI deploys data discovery scanner inside Azure tenants for regulated data residency
The landscape of enterprise data security is undergoing a fundamental shift, driven by the dual pressures of stringent regulatory compliance and the explosive growth of unstructured data. Concentric...
Concentric AI Launches Private Scan Manager for Azure: A Game-Changer for Regulated Data Security
Concentric AI has announced a significant advancement in data security for regulated industries with the launch of its Private Scan Manager for Microsoft Azure. This new capability allows the...
CloudFit Wins 2025 Microsoft Defense Award for CMMC Compliance Solution
CloudFit Software has been recognized as Microsoft's 2025 Global Defense & Intelligence Partner of the Year, marking a significant milestone in the cybersecurity compliance landscape for defense...