REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., April 21,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- To support growing customer
demand, Oracle today announced that Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure-Government Cloud has achieved FedRAMP High
Authorization. With the highest level of FedRAMP Authorization and
DISA Impact Level 5 provisional (IL5 PATO) authorizations, Oracle
Cloud can provide government customers with the stringent standards
of security necessary to protect the federal government's data.
Oracle is a long-standing strategic technology partner of the
U.S. Government. Many state, local, and federal government
customers are using Oracle to modernize their technology and meet
increasing productivity goals and standards requirements. Oracle's
cloud services are used by 8 of the top 10 federal agencies by
budget, all 4 branches of the U.S. military, and 36 states. More
than 1,000 public sector organizations globally take advantage of
Oracle's industry-leading technologies and superior
performance.
Oracle's Government Cloud is ideal for mission-critical
workloads like financials and other back office applications, as
well as newer workloads such as simulations, machine learning, and
cloud native applications. Oracle's U.S. Government Cloud
regions today offer Oracle Cloud services that include Compute (CPU
and GPU virtual machine and bare metal), Storage (block, object,
and archive storage, including new immutable object storage
capabilities), Database and Exadata Cloud Services, FastConnect,
Identity and Access Management, Key Management Service, and Load
Balancer.
"Government customers rely on Oracle Cloud to run their most
critical workloads. With FedRAMP High and Impact Level 5
authorizations, we are able to support the highest levels of
security standards for unclassified workloads across local, state,
and federal government, as well as the Department of Defense," said
Scott Twaddle, vice president,
Regulated Markets, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. "In addition, with
sponsorship from a U.S. government agency, Oracle is in the process
of providing several classified Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regions
to support the most sensitive workloads. This investment will soon
bring the cost, performance, and security benefits of Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure to the defense and intelligence communities for our
customers' workloads at all classification levels."
Along with FedRAMP High and IL5 PATO authorizations, Oracle
Cloud Infrastructure-Government Cloud has achieved dozens of
certifications and attestations for key security standards around
the globe, including SOC, ISO, PCI, and HIPAA. These independent
third-party assurance programs demonstrate Oracle's commitment to
security and to meeting the needs of public sector customers.
Oracle's Gen 2 Cloud was developed with a particular focus on
addressing government cloud needs with capabilities including
strong encryption, in-depth auditing, and robust security controls
and tools. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure-Government Cloud
provides customers with a compelling array of advanced technology,
including machine learning-enabled applications, integrated
security tools, automated analytics, and Oracle Autonomous
Database.
Additional Resources:
- Learn more about Oracle Cloud Regions
- Learn more about Oracle's Federal Risk and Standards Management
Program
About Oracle
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applications for Sales, Service, Marketing, Human Resources,
Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing, plus Highly Automated and
Secure Generation 2 Infrastructure featuring the Oracle Autonomous
Database. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please
visit us at www.oracle.com.
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