Acquia Cloud Next Achieves FedRAMP Authorized Status [Video]

FedRAMP is one of those squashed-together government acronyms that most laypeople will never be privy to. It stands for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which empowers agencies to use modern cloud technologies to securely handle federal information – which, as you can imagine, is some of the most sensitive data in the world. 

FedRAMP has been somewhat of an enigma for CMS and DXP software solutions and how they’re hosted. Don’t get me wrong, there are a plethora of compliance requirements platforms already wrestle with satisfying (think about the rise of CCPA or HIPAA). However, as more federal agencies are requiring FedRAMP for specific applications, platforms are having to weigh the challenges of attaining this benchmark against the potential rewards of serving federal customers. 

Speaking of rewards, it’s worth noting that the U.S. federal government is the world’s largest single purchaser of goods and services, clocking in at almost $700 billion. IT represents …