Understanding Compliance Between Commercial, Government, DoD & Secret Offerings - July 2025 Update
Understanding compliance between Commercial, Government, DoD & Secret Offerings: There remains much confusion as to what service supports what standards best. If you have CMMC, DFARS, ITAR, FedRAMP, CJIS, IRS and other regulatory requirements and you are trying to understand what service is the best fit for your organization then you should read this article.Microsoft Reference Identity Architectures for the US Defense Industrial Base
The white paper “Microsoft Reference Identity Architectures for the US Defense Industrial Base” is the result of deep collaboration among the National Defense ISAC "MSCloud" Working Group. It provides the group’s consensus on common challenges coupled with guidance on potential ways to overcome those challenges.Sustaining Windows in Government Clouds
*This blog will primarily focus on United States Government Clouds. If you’re an IT professional working in a highly regulated industry, particularly the government sector, managing Windows devices can be challenging. Due to tighter rules and restrictions, you may not be able to use important tools like Update Compliance or Endpoint Analytics in Impact Level Microsoft Clouds, or perhaps your security posture does not allow diagnostic data to be transmitted to Microsoft, reducing the visibility of these highly effective tools. In this blog, we will explore the Microsoft service description for impact levels, security requirement considerations around cloud features, observations of government customers pre- and post-pandemic, and some recommendations to help manage Windows quality and feature updates in highly regulated environments.
