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Nils de Vries

Author: Nils de Vries

Nils De Vries is a principal solutions architect with Amazon Web Services (AWS). He works with higher education customers in Australia, helping them adopt cloud technology to build scalable and secure solutions using AWS. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors riding his mountain bike, and has a goal to automate everything in his house.

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Cloud incident response at UNSW with digital forensics powered by AWS

In the digital age, universities face increasing cyber threats that put valuable data at risk. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is taking proactive measures to address this growing concern. Read this blog post to learn how UNSW is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to modernize its IT infrastructure and bolster cybersecurity defenses as part of its cloud transformation program.

The Sunswift 7 racing car.

UNSW students build a world record-holding solar electric race car with AWS

The undergraduate students from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) didn’t just build a race car from scratch—they built a world-record-holding solar electric race car: the Sunswift 7. In three years, they engineered everything from the aerodynamic design to the software used to run the car. After going live with their telemetry system on AWS, the racing team set a new Guinness World Record for the World’s Fastest Electric Vehicle going over 1,000km (621 miles) on a single charge.