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Posts about federal, DoD, and agency adoption of cloud computing, cloud infrastructure, and cloud migration strategy.

Istio for Kubernetes

Why do you need Istio for Kubernetes?

Istio for Kubernetes; as more and more real-world IT projects embrace cluster-based microservice architecture, the Kubernetes framework alone was not adequate to manage containerized workloads and services. As a result, the service mesh architecture embarked. What is Service Mesh? A service mesh is an extra layer of networked software that you deploy alongside your cluster or your orchestration framework (eg.: Kubernetes). Even though Kubernetes is a pro among container orchestration systems to handle and manage the containers or the connectivity between pods, it lacks transparency to provide us visibility to interconnections (networking) between microservices (pods). Therefore, in a cluster with complex arrays of microservices, Kubernetes alone would be unsuccessful to maintain the resilience of the cluster. It is the service discovery mechanism in Kubernetes that provides network connectivity and load… Continue readingWhy do you need Istio for Kubernetes?

AWS GovCloud Kubernetes Solutions

AWS GovCloud Kubernetes Solutions

What is AWS GovCloud? AWS GovCloud Kubernetes Solutions are a secluded cloud platform for the US state, federal and local government with infrastructure and services designed to regulate customer-focused workloads, host sensitive data of US citizens, and address the most rigorous U.S. government security and compliance stipulations. The north-eastern and north-western regions of the US are considered as AWS GovCloud regions, isolated physically and logically (network isolation) from standard AWS regions. Nevertheless, the AWS GovCloud can be accessed and used by any US citizen, US Federal, state, and local government agency, and their partners to architect secure cloud solutions for accelerating government services. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative AI integration services! Currently, the AWS GovCloud addresses the following US compliance regimes: FedRAMP High baseline, the… Continue readingAWS GovCloud Kubernetes Solutions

Microservices Architecture Best Practices

Microservices Architecture Best Practices

In this blog post, we are going to discuss microservices and best practices for building a successful microservice architecture design in detail. Let’s begin by answering the question of what microservices are! What are microservices? Microservices are a different form of the service-oriented architecture (SOA) style. They are also popularly known as the microservice architecture. Microservices are a group of small autonomous services communicating with each other, and it has the following characteristics. Amazon, eBay, Netflix, and Uber are some of the world-famous companies who use the microservice architecture. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative AI integration services! Best Practices for Building a Microservice Architecture Let’s discuss some of the best practices your organization can follow to build a successful microservice architecture. Adjusting to the microservices… Continue readingMicroservices Architecture Best Practices

Stars II Federal Cloud Service

Federal Cloud Computing Services

Federal Cloud Computing Services with GSA Multiple Award Schedule 47QTCA23D000J Cloud Computing Technologies provides cloud computing to Federal Agencies as a cloud solutions provider. CCT partners with FedRAMP compliant cloud service provider (CSP), Amazon AWS, which allows agencies to meet their cloud security requirements in storing, processing, and protecting any government data and gain socio-economic credits. Through FedRAMP, agencies gain assurance of compliance of government cloud computing services without having to conduct their own security review saving time and effort. Additional information available is at Federal Cloud Service Broker. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative AI integration services! The GSA Schedule preferred contract procurement vehicle for Federal Cloud Services, permits a cloud facilities integrated IT solution. Schedule orders may be configured in Fixed-Price, Time and Materials,… Continue readingFederal Cloud Computing Services

DevSecOps Center of Excellence KPI

DevSecOps Center of Excellence

DevSecOps Center of Excellence for DevOps Training of Cloud Native Computing with Software Security DevSecOps Center of Excellence is almost universal trend of switching from a traditional waterfall-based Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to more contemporary agile approaches has made way for faster delivery of software products. Many organizations implement this new approach by splitting longer life cycles into smaller iterations but continue to repeat the same processes. While improving delivery times, this approach has also created more leeway for security issues to creep in. DevOps training has become the default solution to this issue which is becoming increasingly relevant in current times. It brings together development and operations teams so that their processes are not isolated from each other. This leads to products being more resilient because operations teams… Continue readingDevSecOps Center of Excellence

Cloud Microservices

Cloud Native MicroServices

Information Technology leaders agree that Cloud Native MicroServices facilitates mobility. However, portability can be hindered when data is congested in stove-piped data storage systems. The requirements for mobility originate from the need for rapid access of information with location independence. Rapid access to information is the key for rapid knowledge supported decision making. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative AI integration services! Enterprise Mobility with Cloud Native Microservices Cloud Computing Technologies helps develop enterprise portability and efficiency. It also drives the flexibility of working environments and builds organizations’ adaptability. cloud computing empowers two sorts of versatility, expanded access and lower cost of operation in working environments. The first one is cloud computing permits representatives to move all the more sensitive data into a single security point… Continue readingCloud Native MicroServices

Military Cloud

DoD Cloud Way Forward

As DoD Cloud Strategy comes ahead and provides an institutionalized, efficient method of soliciting offers from small businesses for agile, devsecops, cloud computing technology services, all task orders are requested, awarded and managed using the GSA Schedule 47QTCA23D000J Contract. Therefore, GSA has propelled the cloud way forward for comprehensive development of this department initiative. As a side benefit of cloud service, the SeaPorte Multiple Award Contract contributes to the Nation’s engine of job growth and Veteran employment opportunities. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative AI integration services! Importance of DoD Cloud Architecture is an importance of DoD Cloud strategy encouraging that cloud service providers and a DoD cloud customer keep in mind the end goal of a integrated business Micro-services cloud framework for future interoperability. Ideally,… Continue readingDoD Cloud Way Forward

dod priorities for cloud computing

DoD Priorities for Cloud Computing

The Department of Defense strategic initiatives are to develop a new course of action with devsecops, agile, and cloud computing, which will help military services and their missions, as a whole. This new direction will also engage commercial cloud services vendors, a pre-existing source, to immediately leverage commercial sector cloud innovations for DoD operations. Further information available at Defense Priorities for Cloud Computing. This new agile development in Military use of cloud computing, which has the potentials to optimize DoD operations, is a move toward collaboration and efficiency which helps the military to be more effective with mobile devices and other related cloud technology. DoD is ready to implement new cloud approaches to further progress these DoD priorities for cloud computing benefits. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our… Continue readingDoD Priorities for Cloud Computing

Digital Transformation in Government

Government Digital Transformation using Smart Technology for Remote Work

Government Digital Transformation using Smart Technology for Social Distance Remote Work Many organizations have used Government Digital Transformation as a way to fundamentally change the way they provide value to customers by integrating technology. Government organizations seem to be quite behind due to many reasons, such as not cultivating a culture that supports transformation, and not considering social distance for health, adopting cloud efficiency, or remote work as priorities. Critical factors for enabling Social Distance Remote Work in Government Many governments are now embracing Digital Transformation. However, many of these projects fail due to the rigidity of the processes followed. Agile software factories are one of the most important tools that can be used to make this process run smoothly. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative… Continue readingGovernment Digital Transformation using Smart Technology for Remote Work

Navy Cloud Computing

Navy IT Savings in the Cloud

Navy IT Savings in the Cloud: Moving Navy data-centers, websites, and networks to secure cloud computing will more than likely reduce cost in IT spending and accelerate mobility of secure applications and secure data for fast paced decision making in critical operational environments. Further information is available at IT Savings using Cloud for the Military. Unlock the future of intelligent applications with our cutting-edge Generative AI integration services! Navy IT Savings in the Cloud Although there has been slow implementation of military-grade secure cloud computing in a commercial cloud setting, the development and advancements of two and three factor authentication along with the ability to secure data from loss on the battle-space, will only complement further phases of developing comprehensive military-grade cloud computing technology platforms. Further, emerging with security best… Continue readingNavy IT Savings in the Cloud