navsea

About this tag
The NAVSEA tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Naval Sea Systems Command's cloud computing strategy, particularly its reliance on Microsoft Azure. Content highlights the NAVSEA Cloud's dependence on Azure-native services such as Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure SQL PaaS, and ExpressRoute, and the challenges of vendor lock-in. Topics include the Navy's procurement decisions, the difficulty of migrating workloads to other cloud providers, and the implications for enterprise IT. The tag is relevant for those interested in government cloud adoption, Azure architecture, and the operational constraints of large-scale, single-vendor cloud environments.
  1. NAVSEA Cloud Lock In: Navy’s Azure Dependence and Portability Plan

    The U.S. Navy has quietly confirmed a procurement and architecture problem that will look painfully familiar to any enterprise IT leader who’s ever bet the farm on a single cloud vendor: NAVSEA’s custom-built NAVSEA Cloud is locked to Microsoft Azure in ways the command now admits it cannot...