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Amazon Launches 'AWS GovCloud'
wiredmikey writes "Amazon Web Services today announced 'AWS GovCloud,' a new AWS Region designed to allow U.S. government agencies and contractors to move IT applications and systems into the cloud by addressing their specific regulatory and compliance requirements. Previously, government agencies with data subject to Compliance regulations such as the International Trade and Arms Regulation (ITAR), which governs how organizations manage and store defense-related data, were unable to process and store data in the cloud that the federal government mandated be accessible only by U.S. persons. AWS said that it will screen customers prior to providing access to the AWS GovCloud, helping to ensure customers are 'U.S. Persons,' not subject to export restrictions."
According to Amazon Web Services, and as mentioned in the article, GovCloud "supports existing AWS security controls and certifications such as FISMA, SAS-70, ISO 27001" -- So it seems as though you are incorrect on the fact that GovCloud hasn't received FIMSA certification.
For S3, you have to specify the home region of your storage. As far as I know, your storage is not copied in the other regions, that's what CloudFront is for. I believe EC2 is also setup in regions and your VM stays where you created it.
Why do you think that signing up for Amazon's cloud means your data will go overseas?
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... Outsource support and system management to Mumbai. What could possibly go wrong?
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