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The Evolution of Cloud: Enabling Good Government
The shift in technology and move to the cloud is not like any other in our lifetime, and the speed of innovation is happening much faster than anyone anticipated. Cloud is the new normal. Every industry and all levels of government—including the U. S. federal government—are utilizing the cloud for their most complex, innovative, and mission-critical projects.
Read MoreKey Findings from Cloud Leaders: Why a Cloud Center of Excellence Matters
The recent release of the Cloud Management Report 2017 comes as public cloud usage eclipses the $200 billion mark. As consumption grows, more organizations are realizing the need for cooperation across business units to maximize the cloud’s value. This sets up the potential for widespread transformation. It can also introduce some complexity.
Read MoreDon’t Miss AWS Government and Education Competency Partners Featured at re:Invent
Our government and education customers have unique challenges they overcome on a daily basis to achieve their mission and improve the lives of students and citizens across the global. Helping us serve this critical market is our AWS Partner Network (APN) of tens of thousands of partners with differentiated capabilities, solutions, and specialties that enable us to meet our customer’s needs.
Read MoreThe AWS Public Sector Partner Program – Quickly and Easily Find Partners
The AWS Public Sector Partner Program (PSP) recognizes partners with solutions and experience in helping government, education, and nonprofit organizations around the world achieve their missions. AWS has developed strong relationships with partners that deliver public sector specific solutions, and we’re thrilled to provide our customers with access to this network. At launch, the AWS […]
Read MoreAcquia, an APN Technology Partner, Leverages AWS to Achieve FedRAMP Compliance
Acquia, a cloud platform for building, managing, and optimizing digital experiences, has received a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Authority to Operate (ATO), a rigorous cloud security assessment for vendors that sell to the US federal government. The U.S. Department of Treasury sponsored the FedRAMP assessment at the moderate impact level. Acquia’s FedRAMP […]
Read MoreCity on a Cloud Innovation Challenge: Partners in Innovation and Cloud Innovation Leadership Award Winners
Last week we highlighted the 2016 City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge Award Winners. We showcased the five winners for the Best Practices Award and the five winners for the Dream Big Award. In addition, Appriss, GRIDSMART, OpenDataSoft, SmartProcure, and Utility, Inc. were this year’s Partners in Innovation Award recipients, recognizing applications that solve local […]
Read MorePartner Update: Announcing the AWS Government Competency and the AWS GovCloud (US) Skill Program
We are pleased to announce the AWS Government Competency and the new AWS GovCloud (US) Skill Program as well as those partners who have been recognized with those distinctions. The AWS Government Competency AWS Government Competency Partners have deep experience working with government customers to deliver mission-critical workloads and applications on AWS. Customers working with […]
Read MoreThe Future of Policing: Body Cameras, Video Storage, and Data Management
Body cameras and digital evidence management solutions are the fastest growing technologies in the Justice and Public Safety space. According to a recent survey sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, 94.5 percent of law enforcement agencies had either implemented or were fully committed to implementing body cameras. Empirical research has shown that body cameras […]
Read More1776: Where Revolutions Begin
The year 1776 is celebrated in the United States as the official beginning of the country’s freedom, with the Declaration of Independence issued on July 4. Taking this year as inspiration for its namesake, 1776 is a global incubator and seed fund helping startups transform industries that impact millions of lives every day— in the […]
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