Smart Cloud Service Receives U.S. Government Authorization

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IBM’s SmartCloud for Government, infrastructure as-a-service cloud platform, has been granted Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Joint Authorization Board (JAB). With this approval, IBM’s SmartCloud for Government has achieved all the current critical security authorizations required by the government ahead of the June 2014 government deadline.

IBM’s SmartCloud for Government, FISMA and FedRAMP-compliant cloud environment is part of IBM’s established and dedicated Federal Data Centers (FDC) in Colorado and North Carolina. These rigorous security assessments help agencies looking to meet U.S. government Cloud First Computing mandate make more informed choices on platforms. Launched in 2010, the IBM SmartCloud for Government is a secure and comprehensive certified multi-tenant cloud computing environments. Numerous U.S. Federal Agencies are already taking advantage of IBM’s secure and resilient cloud offerings leveraging ATO’s across DOD and Civilian.

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FedRAMP is a U.S. government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. The JAB is the primary governance group of the FedRAMP program, consisting of the chief information officers of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. General Services Administration.