IBM’s cloud cleared to hold DOD data at level 5
February 12, 2016
Grazed from FedScoop. Author: Greg Otto.
IBM’s cloud services have been given the authority to handle Defense Department data at the highest impact level for controlled unclassified information, giving DOD agencies a second commercial option for managing highly sensitive data. IBM Cloud has been granted a conditional authority to operate by the Defense Information Systems Agency, paving the way for the New York-based tech giant to handle data at Impact Level 5.
For the past 18 months, Amazon Web Services has been the only cloud service provider allow to handle all levels of unclassified data. IBM’s cloud is hosted out the Navy-owned Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, giving agencies the option for their own private cloud or hybrid model…
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