Microsoft Targets CRM in Government Cloud

Grazed from CIO-Today. Author: Jennifer LeClaire.

Despite their recent alignment in some areas, Microsoft now seems to be aiming square for Salesforce Relevant Products/Services.com’s jawline with its latest CRM Relevant Products/Services software Relevant Products/Services release. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft is hoping to gain major momentum among U.S. government agencies with its new cloud computing solutions. The well-rounded infrastructure Relevant Products/Services includes Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform, its Office 365 productivity apps, and now Dynamics CRM for customer Relevant Products/Services, or in this case, constituent relationship management.

In a Thursday blog post, Microsoft’s VP for the U.S. Public Sector Curt Kolcun announced updates to Microsoft’s cloud offerings, spanning infrastructure, data Relevant Products/Services, productivity, mobility, and more. The crux of the announcement is that Dynamics CRM Online will be joining Office 365 and Azure in servicing U.S. federal, state, and local governments agency…

Essentially, he explained, Dynamics CRM Online for government will be a separate offering for government customers in compliance with FedRAMP and operated by U.S. citizens. The new version will hit the market in early 2015 and allow government customers to leverage existing Microsoft on-premise and cloud investments, including integration with the Azure and Office 365 government community clouds…

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