International Business Machines Corporation IBM SmartCloud for Government Receives FedRAMP Authorization from U.S. Federal Government

IBM’s 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). With this approval, IBM’s SmartCloud for Government has achieved all the current critical security authorizations required by the government ahead of the June 2014 government deadline.

IBM’s SmartCloud for Government, FISMA and FedRAMP-compliant cloud environment is part of IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) established and dedicated Federal Data Centers (FDC) in Colorado and North Carolina. These rigorous security assessments help agencies looking to meet U.S. government Cloud First Computing mandate make more informed choices on platforms. Launched in 2010, the IBM SmartCloud for Government provides one of the industry’s most secure and comprehensive certified multi-tenant cloud computing environments. Numerous US Federal Agencies are already taking advantage of IBM’s secure and resilient cloud offerings leveraging ATO’s across DOD and Civilian. Read more.