Where to run a CMMC environment: Microsoft 365 GCC High, Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, Google Cloud and Workspace, cloud versus on-premises, and open-source tools for the Level 2 controls.
When defense contractors need Microsoft 365 GCC High for CMMC: eligibility validation, its FIPS 199 High assessment and IL4 equivalency, US-citizen screening for Microsoft staff, sharing limits and missing features, what Microsoft's CMMC guides cover, and the controls you still own.
Choosing between Azure and Azure Government for a CMMC workload: FedRAMP High and IL5 authorizations, DFARS 7012 attestations, why Microsoft points most contractors to Azure Government, FIPS-validated key management, compliance tooling, and what stays in your scope.
Building a CMMC environment on AWS: FedRAMP High and DISA impact level authorizations, the CMMC Customer Package in AWS Artifact, standard versus GovCloud (US) Regions, GovCloud's US-person access rules, and how ITAR data fits.
Using Google Cloud and Google Workspace for CUI under CMMC: FedRAMP High authorization, Google's C3PAO attestation letters and implementation guides, how assessors verify FedRAMP status or equivalency, and the customer responsibilities that stay with you.
Deciding between a cloud enclave, an on-premises environment or a hybrid for CMMC: FedRAMP rules for cloud, assessing non-cloud providers in your scope, infrastructure that stays in scope either way, US-person clouds, ITAR, VDI and how scope size drives assessment cost.
Which self-hosted open-source tools cover CMMC Level 2 control areas such as identity and MFA, logging and detection, configuration baselines, vulnerability scanning and time sync, their licenses and paid-edition limits, and what DoD said about tool choices.
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