In today’s digital-first federal landscape, security, compliance, and performance are non-negotiable, especially when it comes to managing mission-critical applications and infrastructure in the cloud. That’s why we're proud to announce a major milestone:
IBM Platform Services for Government, including IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard, has achieved FedRAMP High Authorization.
This authorization places IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard among a select group of platforms that meet the U.S. government’s highest standards for cloud security and compliance. Now available as a SaaS offering hosted on AWS GovCloud (US), IBM Turbonomic empowers federal agencies to modernize and automate optimization of AWS, AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift environments with confidence, resilience, and speed.
IBM Turbonomic For Government Standard is now FedRAMP High–authorized, hosted on AWS GovCloud (US), and purpose-built to help U.S. federal agencies assure performance, maintain compliance, and optimize cloud spend across environments securely and automatically. Initially supporting AWS, AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift & Instana environments.
What This Means for Federal Agencies
Federal IT leaders have long been caught between a rock and a hard place, the need to embrace cloud innovation while navigating intense regulatory scrutiny. Each agency’s individual Authority to Operate (ATO) process is often time-consuming, costly, and redundant. Without FedRAMP-authorized solutions, many agencies are forced to delay or abandon their digital transformation efforts entirely.
IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard solves this problem.
✅ FedRAMP High = Maximum Confidence
FedRAMP High is the most rigorous authorization level available for unclassified systems. It covers data and workloads where a breach could result in catastrophic impacts. With this authorization, agencies can leverage IBM Turbonomic’s capabilities while inheriting over 420 security controls aligned to the NIST SP 800-53 High Baseline.
🔒 Security and Sovereignty Built-In
IBM Turbonomic is deployed in AWS GovCloud (US), ensuring U.S. data sovereignty and can be operated exclusively by U.S. citizens in an isolated environment. Federal agencies can trust that their sensitive workloads remain protected in a government-grade environment built for compliance from the ground up.
What Is IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard?
At its core, IBM Turbonomic is an Application Resource Management (ARM) platform that continuously matches application demand with infrastructure supply—across compute, database, storage, and network resources. Now in a FedRAMP High authorized form, IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard brings the same powerful optimization and automation engine trusted by enterprises worldwide into a secure, compliant environment tailored for the public sector.
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Environments supported – AWS, AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Instana, Prometheus
Federal agencies are under pressure to:
And they’re doing it all while navigating budget constraints and increasingly complex hybrid IT environments. IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard meets these challenges head-on, giving
agencies the tools they need to act decisively without sacrificing performance, compliance, or security.
One of the biggest roadblocks in federal cloud adoption is the time and effort required to achieve an ATO. With IBM’s “do once, use many” FedRAMP model, agencies can reuse IBM’s security documentation, including the System Security Plan (SSP), 3PAO reports, and continuous monitoring results cutting ATO timelines from months to weeks.
If you’re in one of the following roles at a U.S. federal agency, this solution is built for you:
Here’s what you get with IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard:
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FedRAMP High Authorization
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Highest level of cloud security for unclassified federal workloads
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Fully hosted in AWS GovCloud (US) to ensure data sovereignty
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Built-in support for NIST SP 800-53 High Baseline controls
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Managed by U.S. citizens on U.S. soil
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AWS, AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Instana, Prometheus
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A Message from IBM Leadership:
"We are proud to have achieved FedRAMP High Authorization for IBM Turbonomic, a testament to our unwavering commitment to delivering secure and compliant cloud resource management solutions for the U.S. Federal Government. With this milestone, we empower agencies to accelerate their digital transformation journeys with confidence."
— William Lobig, VP, Product Management, IBM Automation
"Achieving FedRAMP High Authorization for IBM Turbonomic for Government Standard reflects not only our commitment to security and compliance but also the strength of our technology foundation. Federal agencies operate in some of the most complex, mission-critical environments in the world. Our engineering and product teams have worked tirelessly to ensure Turbonomic delivers continuous performance optimization, automation, and resilience within the strictest security standards. This milestone underscores our belief that modernization and compliance don’t have to be at odds, agencies can have both, at scale, and without compromise."
— Vikram Murali, VP, Product Development, IBM Automation