Microsoft Azure

The tech giant argued the move signalled a major transformation for the department, enabled by technology which would integrate and streamline critical Defence work processes.

The Digital Transformation Agency is putting its cloud-first policy into practice, becoming the first federal agency to embrace Microsoft’s newly-accredited secure cloud service.

The demands, expectations and security of government information and technology carry a different weighting of governance and public expectation. Microsoft Azure finally unleashes the capacity to deliver innovative and efficient solutions to radically improve government programs.

Collaboration is easy to say but much harder to achieve, especially when it comes to finding common platforms. Microsoft’s local Protected certification of its Azure platform is about to change that equation.

Seizing the opportunity to accelerate, reform and deliver personalised government services requires more than intent. It requires world class infrastructure backed by the accrued intelligence, wisdom and capability of global partners delivered on local ground.