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Cloud Technologies, Innovation and Services

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Cloud Services

The ARS Arkloud is a distributed environment for DevSecOps and the entire Digital Engineering efforts of your program. Arkloud is an environment where each of the government and contractor teams can work and collaborate in a secure manner. Arkloud provides tools, technologies, and patterns to keep your software safe. From low-level embedded software to cutting edge web-clients and everything in between, Arkloud will empower your developers, improve efficiencies, and ensure they can be highly productive from almost anywhere...securely.

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Technical Description

ARS Arkloud is built on the Azure Cloud, using Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure App Gateway, and Azure Storage, and integrates with your existing Office 365 accounts. Arkloud is CloudOne compliant and tested, and works through DISA GCDS Web Application Firewall. This means that users can access Arkloud capabilities on NIPR net and other US government networks.

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Self-Service Automation

Self-Service, Cloud & Kubernetes environment focusing on automation, security and customizability, reducing the administrative overhead

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Tailored, Mission Tools

Best-in-class tools and experience tailored for the mission set. Including many pre-configured, out-of-the-box tools (like VS Code, MS Office, etc.)

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One Product, One Source

One product baseline for multiple customers with planned capacity of over 20,000 users for IL-5, IL-6, S/SAR, TS/SCI, and TS/SCI/SAR​

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Mature Cybersecurity

1,500+ security controls implemented and documented for a fully accreditable system with NIST SP 800-053 Rev 5

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Cloud and Edge

Extensible to the edge with off-the-shelf standard equipment and support for specialized hardware, including Property and License Management​

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Single User Portal

A single portal provides a consistent, team aware, single pane of glass for all user interactions

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Capabilities and Features

Customizable User Portal

  • Custom “home” page for users with all their approved resources (SaaS applications, etc.) and VMs

  • Central point for requesting new VMs and new Software (SW)

  • User interface for data transfers

  • Tailorable to customer theme/brand

User and Group Management

  • Customizable User Account Request process that supports all steps of a digital DD2875 via multiple approvals

  • Interacts with Identity Management Provider to generate and manage user accounts

  • Full approval process to create and manage groups of users/teams

  • Automated expiration of accounts based on user attributes 

  • Handles account level attachments

Virtual Machines

  • Fully automated provisioning and activation of VMs with no administrator support needed

  • User-created VMs and customizable operating system (OS), size, and SW, tailored to their task

  • Virtual Desktops with Azure Virtual Desktop, enabling a “BYOD” model to get into the environment

  • Full lifecycle management, permissions, quotas, and budgeting

Team Management

  • Automated management of “Team” level resources [VMs, Folders, Cloud Resources, Jira Projects, Confluence Spaces, etc.]

  • Integrated with Azure Resource Groups and Subscriptions

  • Automation will be tied to creation and management of teams

App/ Software Catalog

  • Extensible SW catalog that tracks all submitted/approved SW applications, on VMs or as SaaS

  • Users can submit requests for new SW, new versions, and to get access to existing SW

  • Tracks the installation methods and automation

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Azure Net-Zero “Green” Data Centers Initiatives​

Azure, as a part of Microsoft, has been 100 percent carbon neutral since 2012. This means we are removing as much carbon each year as we emit, either by carbon removal (carbon offsetting) or reducing carbon emissions. 

Studies by 451 Research have shown that AWS’ infrastructure is 3.6 times more energy efficient than the median of U.S. enterprise data centers surveyed and up to five times more energy efficient than the average in Europe. 451 Research also found that AWS can lower customers’ workload carbon footprints by nearly 80% compared to surveyed enterprise data centers, and up to 96% once AWS is powered with 100% renewable energy.

AZURE Can Help ​Significantly Lower Carbon​

Evolving beyond an operational approach Sustainability is often viewed from an operational point of view, with the environmental mission treated as a cost center in the business, as a risk or compliance to be managed. But for Azure, datacenters and sustainable cloud infrastructure are more than just business—they provide an incredible opportunity to give back to the communities where we operate. Azure has committed to focus on four key areas of environmental impact to local communities: carbon, water, waste, end ecosystems. 

ARS is partnered with Microsoft to meet Net-Zero “Green” Data Centers Initiatives. 

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