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Embracing generative AI to power mission innovation: Insights from AWS US Federal Vice President David Appel

David Appel, vice president of United States (US) Federal Sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is a determined and inspirational trailblazer who has built a service-based, customer obsessed career focused on making communities around the US and world a better place. In the 11th episode of AWS Behind the Cloud, he shared how mission innovation powered by AWS can help federal agencies solve complex problems and address mission-critical needs. Learn about this and much more by watching the latest episode.

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The importance of democratizing generative AI to fulfill national security missions: Insights from AWS executive Ash Thankey

Ash Thankey, director of national security sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is an empathetic and energizing trailblazer who has built a career embedded in diversity of thought and problem solving, with customer obsession at the forefront. If there is anyone who knows how to consider multiple viewpoints to make informed decisions that directly assist in mission outcomes, it’s Ash. Learn more as you watch the 10th episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast.

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Reimagining the US federal financial space with generative AI: Insights from AWS executive Olivia Peterson

Olivia Peterson, director of federal financial sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is a kind and thoughtful trailblazer who has built a career embedded in customer obsession, while creating safe spaces for her team to thrive. She is the latest guest on the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast, where she talked about the opportunities technology provides for federal financial agencies to fulfill their missions – from fighting financial crime to increasing internal efficiencies. Read this post to learn more.

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Impacting every citizen and utilizing generative AI to enhance US federal civilian agencies: Insights from AWS executive Christian Hoff

Christian Hoff, director of federal civilian sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), is an inspirational and humble trailblazer who has built a lifelong career of serving others and improving lives. He’s thrived through a multifaceted lens as a Lieutenant Colonel (Retired), mentor and mentee alike, and father. Read this post and listen to the latest episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast for Hoff’s professional and personal insights.

Breaking barriers and leveraging generative AI to advance the US Federal Government: Insights from AWS executive Yvette Cesario

The US Federal Government has endless opportunity to lead the way as well as adopt best practices for how the latest technologies, including generative artificial intelligence (AI), can be leveraged to fulfill its various missions. Yvette Cesario, director of national security sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector (WWPS), was the guest on the seventh episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast and shared her insights about how generative AI has endless opportunities for the US Federal Government to leverage to transform its operations and missions.

Embracing diversity and generative AI to transform Latin America: Insights from AWS executive Andrés Tahta

Andrés Tahta, managing director for Latin America public sector industry sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS), is an inspirational trailblazer who has devoted his career to uniquely solving tough problems with the power of technology. In the sixth episode of the AWS Behind the Cloud vodcast series, host Sarah Storelli interviewed Tahta about how generative AI is driving new levels of productivity and insights, and transforming offerings to foster continued innovation in Latin America.

Fix This episode 17

Final episode in special series of the Fix This podcast, Mission Critical Cloud: Healthcare

The fifth and final episode of the Mission Critical Cloud Fix This podcast is now live. We spoke with three healthcare customers—University of California San Diego Health (USCD), Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), and MedStar Health—to learn more about how the cloud helps power modern healthcare. You can stream all episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, Overcast, iHeartRadio, and via RSS.

From Kenya to space: Fix This podcast episode #07

Preserving artifacts, going to space, and ending homelessness: the Fix This podcast February round up

This month, the Fix This podcast focused on how technology is used to preserve ancient artifacts, develop the pipeline of scientists that fuel our trips to space, and end homelessness. Listen to episodes seven and eight, featuring interviews with Digital Divide Data (DDD), NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (NASA JPL), Community Solutions, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) expert on homelessness, Jessie Metcalf.