Windows Azure cloud services achieve critical federal security milestone

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Starting Monday, it will be easier for government organizations to realize the benefits of secure cloud computing.
Microsoft received notice that Windows Azure was granted the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board (JAB) Provisional Authority to Operate (P-ATO). Windows Azure is the first public cloud platform, with infrastructure services and platform services, to receive a JAB P-ATO

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