AWS Public Sector Blog
Category: Government
Application Process Open for PeaceTech Scalerator
AWS Partner Network (APN) member C5 Capital and the U.S. Institute for Peace’s (USIP) PeaceTech Lab, along with support from AWS, are collaborating to launch the PeaceTech Scalerator. The PeaceTech Scalerator will be a new part of the PeaceTech Lab and will be one of the first PeaceTech cloud innovation centers in the world where […]
What’s New for AWS Security & Compliance Services from re:Invent 2016
At this year’s re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, AWS made several security and compliance-related service availability announcements important to our public sector customers, including: AWS Shield, AWS Organizations, EC2 Systems Manager, enhancements to AWS Cloud Trail, and AWS Artifact. AWS Shield AWS Shield is a new managed service that protects your web applications against DDoS (Distributed […]
AWS Europe (London) Region Now Open
We announced our 16th AWS Region – our newest AWS Europe (London) Region. This is the third Region in Europe (joining Ireland and Frankfurt). AWS customers can use the new London Region to better serve end users in the United Kingdom. For public sector customers, this is important because customers can also use it to […]
The New AWS Research Cloud Program: Accelerating Science and Innovation
We want to simplify research in the cloud with easy-to-use tools for researchers and research-focused students. We created the AWS Research Cloud Program for researchers working in government and education institutions (as well as their commercial counterparts) in any of the 190 countries around the world where AWS offerings are available. We’re launching the program […]
Canada (Central) Region Now Open
Our new Canada (Central) Region is now available. AWS customers in Canada and the northern parts of the United States can choose this Region for fast, low-latency access to the suite of AWS infrastructure services. A few highlights for public sector customers in Canada: The new Canada (Central) Region is carbon neutral. The new AWS […]
How to Achieve and Maintain ITAR Compliance in the Cloud
AWS GovCloud (US) is AWS’s isolated cloud region, which addresses International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance requirements, and is accessible only to vetted root account holders who are U.S. Persons. Organizations and individuals with ITAR-controlled information are generally required to take necessary steps to make sure only U.S. Persons can view covered data. As […]
Learning the Language of Coding: A Q&A with New York City’s Chief Digital Officer
This week, more than 100 million students in over 180 countries will participate in the Hour of Code hosted by Code.org and powered by Amazon Web Services. Developing strong computational thinking skills is important to every student to prepare them for careers in today’s innovation-driven economy. During last year’s event, over 200 billion lines of […]
AWS Signs CJIS Agreement with the State of Utah
AWS has signed a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) agreement with the State of Utah, adding to the growing list of jurisdictions across the United States that are working with AWS to leverage the benefits AWS GovCloud (US), which includes the highest levels of information security for state and local law enforcement agencies. With the […]
AWS Public Sector Month in Review – November
As AWS re:Invent 2016 wraps up, check out the AWS Public Sector Month in Review for November featuring the recent content published for the education, government, and nonprofit communities. Read on to see what happened this past month: All – Government, Education, & Nonprofits New Office in Bahrain Opening to Build an Ecosystem to Jumpstart […]
New Office in Bahrain Opening to Build an Ecosystem to Jumpstart Cloud Capabilities
A post by Teresa Carlson, Vice President Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services I’m pleased to announce that AWS plans to open an office in Bahrain. The office will open on January 1st in Manama and will support organizations of all sizes, from start-ups to government institutions, as they make the transition to the AWS […]