John Lee
Vice President, Cloud Solutions, Carahsoft
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Accelerating FedRAMP
September 20th, 2016
The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced a restructured and streamlined approval process that will enable vendors to more quickly achieve a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Authority to Operate (ATO).
- Tagged Acquia, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Akamai, BlackMesh, BMC, Box, Cloud Computing, FedRAMP, Google, Google for Work, GovDelivery, HPE, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Virtustream, VMware
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On the On Ramp to FedRAMP
August 17th, 2016
As we’ve written here previously, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), is a federal government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.
- Tagged Autodesk, Cloud, ConnectSolutions, FedRAMP, FireEye, New Relic, SAP NS2, Socrata, Veracode, VMware
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Making Better Use of SEWP
August 2nd, 2016
The cloud adoption and transition movement has been taking place for a number of years, yet many agencies are still struggling to procure all the necessary pieces required to effectively use the cloud.
- Tagged Cloud, Cloud Computing, FedRAMP, FITARA, SEWP V
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The Right Steps to Building a FedRAMP Agency
July 25th, 2016
For the first several years of introduction (and encouragement) of cloud into the federal government, the biggest roadblock was the perception that giving up itemized control of systems meant weakened security and greater vulnerability. FedRAMP offers a way for agencies and their leaders to feel assured that cloud solutions can stand up to higher standards.
- Tagged Acquia, Adobe, Akamai, Box, Carpathia, FedRAMP, Google for Work, GovDelivery, HPE, Nintex Drawloop, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Virtustream, VMware
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7 Tips for Simplified Cloud Migration
April 1st, 2016
Cloud has become an accepted, and even necessary, part of government IT strategy. Policies like FedRAMP, and now the recently released FedRAMP High protocol, are helping agencies standardize on security and compliance, and estimates suggest that cloud could save the U.S. government nearly $20 billion. Even more, plans for a Cloud Services Portfolio could further support agencies in their move to cloud.
- Tagged Cloud, FedRAMP, Innovation in Government, VMware
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Aligning Cloud Strategy with Executive Priorities
December 1st, 2015
The promise of efficiency and cost savings of an estimated $5 billion annually resonates with everyone in government, but there are other concerns that can stall the move to the cloud. Typically, these obstacles to adoption stem from priorities within agency leadership.
- Tagged Cloud Computing, Hybrid Cloud
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As Easy as Duck Soup
November 23rd, 2015
Early this summer, SEWP Program Manager COR, Joanne Woytek gave a great overview of the NASA SEWP V vehicle at an 1105 event focused on GWACs. With the fiscal year-end buying season heating up, we thought this would be a good time to highlight the vehicle and how our government customers can use it to make critical IT purchases.
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A Sweet SEWP
September 9th, 2015
Carahsoft and many of our reseller partners are proud holders of the NASA SEWP contract. We’ve found it to be an easy-to-use vehicle for our government customers to acquire precisely the technology they need when they need it.
- Tagged Contract, Government Technology, SEWP V
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New Look for FedRAMP
March 17th, 2015
On March 11th, GSA unveiled a new website for FedRAMP, the program designed to accelerate cloud adoption in the federal government.
- Tagged Cloud, Cloud Computing, FedRAMP
