AWS Public Sector Blog
Category: Best Practices
An incident response playbook for satellite operations on AWS (Part-1): Detection and forensic readiness
In this post, the first in a two-part series, we focus on the detection and forensic readiness side of satellite IR. This post walks through instrumenting your ground segment with Amazon Web Services (AWS) security services and AWS Ground Station so that threats surface before they cause damage, and forensic data is already flowing when an incident occurs.
An incident response playbook for satellite operations on AWS (Part-2): Automated response and recovery
This blog covers what to do when those detections fire. Satellite incident response (IR) must account for constraints that ground-based systems never face: containment actions that wait for the next orbital pass, decisions that trade mission continuity against security, and recovery procedures where the compromised endpoint cannot be physically accessed. It walks through containment, eradication, recovery, automated runbooks, and tabletop exercises designed for satellite operations teams.
Integrating subject matter experts into generative AI evaluation with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center
Learn how the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Generative AI Innovation Center has helped dozens of organizations develop evaluation strategies that bridge this “articulation gap.”
AWS and UNC researcher build a prototype agentic AI tool to streamline grant funding
Federal funding cuts and fierce competition are forcing US researchers to look beyond their usual grant sources. To address this, Amazon Web Services (AWS) worked with a UNC researcher to develop the Grant Research Opportunity Wizard (GROW).
Practical digital sovereignty: Navigating the pillars of compliance, continuity, and control
In this series of blog posts, we will examine digital sovereignty and provide practical steps you can apply to your AWS workloads and environments to address the requirements of your business. This post is the first in the series and introduces the topic, exploring the concepts and explaining how you can practically implement them.
Six best practices for building resilient higher-education applications on AWS
Over the past five years, a world-renowned higher education institution has partnered with AWS and AWS Partner EPI-USE to modernize its most critical applications. The result: a serverless, multi-Region, and secure architecture built with the AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) that transforms how the institution delivers technology services. This modernization effort revealed six essential best practices that any higher education CIO, CTO, or enterprise architect can implement to strengthen institutional resilience and future-proof their technology infrastructure.
Building AI literacy by implementing Amazon PartyRock in educational settings
In this post, we explore how the intuitive interface, collaborative features, and diverse learning modalities of PartyRock make it an ideal tool for educators who want to support AI literacy goals while accommodating different learning styles and technical backgrounds.
Modernize Moodle LMS with AWS serverless services
In this blog post, you will learn how to deploy and run Moodle using serverless technology on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Fast track your Cloud Center of Excellence in 5 steps: A guide for government agencies
This post provides a five-step actionable approach that government agencies can follow to create an effective Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE).
Building national foundation models
This post examines real-world examples of successful national AI programs, explores the hidden economics that make AWS Cloud infrastructure essential, and discusses why cultural sovereignty matters as much as technical capability. Whether you’re planning a national AI strategy or evaluating infrastructure options, these lessons from global leaders will help you avoid common pitfalls and focus resources where they matter most.









