IBM’s SmartCloud for Government has achieved all the current critical security authorizations required by the government.

IBM multiplies and consolidates progressively its ambitions around the cloud technologies, standards and services.

In this dynamic, Connectikpeople can observe that, IBM aims to be the global leader in cloud with an unmatched portfolio of open cloud solutions that help clients build, rent or tap into cloud capabilities securely. IBM announces more than 100 cloud SaaS solutions, 37,000 experts with deep industry knowledge helping clients transform, and a network of more than 25 global cloud delivery centers. Most recently IBM acquired SoftLayer with more than 21,000 clients in 140 countries to further build out its IaaS portfolio with an easy and secure on-ramp
to cloud. 

Henceforth 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).  This means IBM’s SmartCloud for Government has achieved all the current critical security authorizations required by the government ahead of the June 2014 government deadline.

For those who unfamiliar, 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. Launched in 2010, the IBM SmartCloud for Government provides one of the industry’s most secure and comprehensive certified multi-tenant cloud computing environments.