AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Arjun Dooti
Arjun is a solutions architect at AWS. He focuses on data lakes, data warehousing, and databases. His expertise lies in designing scalable, efficient solutions to address complex data challenges. Passionate about modernizing data architectures, he has more than 17 years of experience in IT and managing infrastructure. He helps businesses leverage the cloud to make data-driven decisions and achieve their goals.
AWS transforms DC police department’s data processing system by utilizing Spark on Lambda
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC (DC-MPD) is one of the ten largest police agencies in the United States, serving as the primary law enforcement entity for the District of Columbia. Embracing cutting-edge technology provided by AWS, DC-MPD has integrated evidence analysis techniques with state-of-the-art information technology to advance crime-mapping, real-time crime statistics dashboards, and summary statistics for a holistic view of crime dynamics.