DocM Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/08/amazon-expands-its-cloud-services-us-military/92090/ Amazon Expands Its Cloud Services to the U.S. Military Amazon Web Services has become the first commercial cloud provider authorized to handle the Defense Department?s most sensitive unclassified data. Today?s announcement that AWS has achieved a provisional authority to operate under DOD?s cloud security model at impact levels 3-5 is a major win for the company, as it allows DOD customers to provision commercial cloud services for the largest chunks of their data. In technical speak, the provisional ATO granted by the Defense Information Systems Agency means DOD customers can use AWS? GovCloud ? an isolated region entirely for U.S. government customers ? through a private connection routed to DOD?s network. DOD customers can now secure AWS cloud services through a variety of contract vehicles. In layman?s terms, AWS is the first company with the ability to take any and all of DOD?s unclassified data to the cloud. ?In a nutshell, we?re very excited to announce we?ve received the DOD provisional ATO through impact levels 3-5 ? we?re the first commercial cloud provider to achieve this,? Teresa Carlson, vice president for AWS? worldwide public sector, told Nextgov. ?I think it highlights our continued commitment to being a leader in cloud computing. This opens up a whole new world of opportunities for DOD to do what other groups have been doing.? > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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