In today’s digitally driven world, government agencies face challenges from maintaining citizen trust to ensuring the security and efficiency of their operations.
With increasing governance complexities and ever-expanding data volumes, traditional methods of managing government processes are proving insufficient, so government agencies are turning to innovative solutions to address these challenges. Among these solutions lies Oracle Government Cloud, a dynamic and secure platform designed to meet the unique needs of the public sector.
Read on to learn more about Oracle Government Cloud and how our senior-level Oracle consultants can help maximize your technical investment.
What is the Oracle Government Cloud?
Oracle provides deployment models that meet operational, classification, local data residency, and security criteria for governments worldwide. By offering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services at consistent global pricing aligned with commercial public cloud sectors, Oracle enables global users to maintain data consistency and operational efficiency, regardless of location.
What users can expect…
A comprehensive set of cloud services
Oracle offers global government regions geographically separate from commercial public regions to help agencies maintain regulatory compliance and align OCI services with the correct certifications.
Consistent global pricing across deployment models
Government agencies under strong regulations and scrutiny can experience all OCI services with consistent global pricing, just like Oracle’s existing commercial cloud regions.
Flexibility to adjust how and where cloud services are delivered
Oracle’s dispersed cloud delivers various deployment models, such as air-gapped regions, that aid highly confidential workloads to help agencies meet data residency criteria and align core processes with evolving governmental requirements.
Main Features of Oracle Government Cloud
Oracle Government Cloud offers critical features to serve government and defense missions worldwide, including:
US Intelligence Community
Offers a range of Intelligence Community security features equivalent to Secret, Top Secret, and FedRAMP cloud capabilities.
US Government
Provides a certified cloud for federal, state, civilian, and local agencies, such as DISA Impact Level 4 (IL4) and FedRAMP High.
US Defense
Allows agencies to facilitate Joint Warfighting Council Cloud Capability (JWCC) in compliance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Impact Level 5 authorization.
Australian Defense and Government
Verifies the Australian public sector’s physically separated cloud for the Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) at the PROTECTED level.
UK Defense and Government
Enables OFFICIAL SENSITIVE workloads with a specific multi-regional cloud and supreme operations.
European Union (EU) Government Agencies
Aligns unrestricted cloud regions across EU public sector and private companies with EU residency and critical data privacy criteria.
International Intelligence and Defense
Provides a secure, separated cloud environment physically disconnected from the internet and created to handle secret and top-secret information.
Government Service Providers and Contractors
Allows companies and government-approved contractors to use OCI Government Cloud to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements or to expand OCI services into the government domain through intelligent Oracle Alloy features.
International Government Ministries
Provides services to private and public sector organizations using commercial public cloud regions, 48 of which are in 24 countries.
Key Benefits of Oracle Government Cloud
Security
Oracle Government Cloud was created with security in mind. It delivers intelligent security and compliance features, such as encryption, access controls, and identity management, to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.
Scalability
With varying governmental requirements and citizen demands, Oracle Government Cloud provides the scalability needed to keep up. Oracle enables agencies to control critical resources as they see fit, ensuring they always have what they need to support operational efficiency without overspending on useless infrastructure.
Compliance
Oracle Government Cloud simplifies critical efforts to maintain compliance with ever-changing government, industry, and agency regulations. Agencies can confidently meet compliance obligations with embedded certifications and access to advanced HIPAA, GDPR, and FedRAMP controls.
Integration
Oracle Government Cloud provides seamless integrations with existing government management systems, enabling agencies to make the most of their existing investments while maximizing the benefits of cloud computing technology. This integration ensures a seamless transition to the cloud and simplifies migration initiatives for agencies across any sector or specialty.
Analytics
Oracle Government Cloud provides dynamic analytics functionality to help agencies gain insights from data and thrive in a world where data-driven decision-making is increasingly critical. With embedded analytics tools and advanced analytics techniques like AI and machine learning, agencies can enhance their decision-making process and improve outcomes for citizens across the public sector.
Collaboration
With Oracle’s advanced collaboration tools, agencies can enhance collaboration efforts when managing projects, communicating, or sharing documents. Oracle Government Cloud provides resources to enhance collaboration across teams, enabling organizations to maintain effective communication and connection as governmental and industry requirements change.
Real-World Scenarios
Here are a few critical use cases for Oracle Government Cloud technology:
Federal Government Agencies
Federal government agencies use Government Cloud technology to improve collaboration efforts across agencies, modernize legacy systems, and upgrade cybersecurity initiatives. With top-of-the-line compliance management features and improved security controls, Oracle Government Cloud drives cloud adoption. It allows federal agencies to meet scrutinous requirements across the global IT environment.
State and Local Governments
State and local governments use Oracle Government Cloud to modernize their IT framework, boost citizen engagement, and enhance service delivery. By streamlining internal operations and digitizing manual services, Oracle enables state and local government agencies to improve productivity, enhance employee engagement, and protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.
Oracle Government and Education Cloud Products
Oracle Government Cloud
Oracle’s Government Cloud comprises two FedRAMP districts for public sectors and public cloud options for more relaxed data management criteria, offering a cost-effective, secure, and open cloud infrastructure platform created by government agencies.
HCM for Education and Government
Organizations can leverage Oracle HCM features to recruit and retain the talent needed to execute and optimize government missions at all levels.
ERP for Government
With core accounting, reporting, and procurement abilities, government leaders can securely access crucial financial data anytime, anywhere. Users can also transfer their financial data to a modern and secure cloud, further improving security and connectivity across enterprise platforms.
CX for Government
By simplifying processes and providing access to valuable data insights, agencies can improve user experiences, connect systems to meet citizen requirements and improve responsiveness across the entire value chain.
Oracle Analytics Cloud
With intelligent forecasting, trends analysis, and connection to the Oracle Analytics Cloud and the AWS Cloud platform, users can gain quick insights and improve decision-making across teams.
How Can We Help?
Whether you’re looking to begin your cloud journey with Oracle applications, align government cloud service operations with critical compliance requirements, or complete an implementation or integration project from start to finish, Surety Systems has you covered.
Our team of senior-level Oracle consultants has the functional expertise and technical knowledge to facilitate dynamic implementations, navigate complex integrations, and guide users to successful business outcomes.
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