AWS Cloud for Justice and Public Safety

Transform legacy systems, reduce costs, and better serve constituents.

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Improve public safety and justice outcomes with the AWS Cloud

Justice and Public Safety (JPS) agencies are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy cost-effective and highly-available mission critical services to serve their public and protect their employees.

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How AWS can help justice and public safety agencies

Modernize legacy databases and systems

The AWS Cloud empowers justice and public safety agencies with scalability and high-availabilityand reduced costs.

  • Access reliable and secure data storage and database migration support
  • Minimize downtime and data loss with fast, reliable disaster recovery
  • Implement sophisticated and secure access permissions and processes easily, even across the most complex organizations
  • Use on-premises resources with hybrid cloud options
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Increase agility, innovation, and efficiency

Improve social outcomes and save time and resources with dynamic tools available on the AWS Cloud.

  • Share data seamlessly across platforms to uncover valuable insights, and for efficient reporting
  • Deploy powerful IT resources in just a few clicks, such as media analytics and machine learning
  • Access ready-to-launch justice and public safety technology solutions

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"By running our [solutions] on AWS, we can give police departments constant communication and situational awareness of their most valuable resources—officers on patrol."

— Jason Dombkowski
Director of Law Enforcement Relations for Utility

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A video solution to protect officers ›

"By running our [solutions] on AWS, we can give police departments constant communication and situational awareness of their most valuable resources—officers on patrol."

— Jason Dombkowski
Director of Law Enforcement Relations for Utility

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Resources

Explore guides, webinars, blogs, and more for justice and public safety leaders.

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Security and compliance

AWS meets the requirements of the most security-sensitive organizations with support for 98 security standards and compliance certifications, more than any other cloud offering.

  • Compliant with CJIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-2, and NIST 800-171
  • Security services and tools to automate manual security tasks
  • AWS GovCloud (US) is available to government customers, organizations in government-regulated industries, and other private entities that meet requirements
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AWS is Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliant
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Learn how to address your state’s CJIS Security Policy with AWS

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Learn how customers in all 50 US states can host CJI on AWS

Security and compliance

AWS meets the requirements of the most security-sensitive organizations with support for 98 security standards and compliance certifications, more than any other cloud offering.

  • Compliant with CJIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-2, and NIST 800-171
  • Security services and tools to automate manual security tasks
  • AWS GovCloud (US) is available to government customers, organizations in government-regulated industries, and other private entities that meet requirements
CJIS logo
AWS is Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliant
Watch the presentation ›

Learn how to address your state’s CJIS Security Policy with AWS

Read the blog ›

Learn how customers in all 50 US states can host CJI on AWS

Build with an AWS Partner

Looking for support for building or deploying solutions in the cloud? AWS Public Safety and Disaster Response Competency Partners and the Justice and Public Safety Solutions in AWS Marketplace are trusted technology providers and consulting experts that offer law enforcement, emergency services, and criminal justice agencies a wide variety of cloud-based solutions.

Take the next step

There are several ways to get started with AWS. Contact us for personalized guidance. Or, explore any of the resources below.

Step 1 - Sign up for an Amazon Web Services account
Discover the acquisition steps and best practices you need to start your journey to cloud. Then explore our guide to procurement and contracts.
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Assess your organization’s cloud migration readiness and set a path for cloud adoption success.
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AWS Marketplace solutions empower agencies to securely and efficiently serve their public and protect their employees.

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Contact our experts for customized guidance to start your AWS Cloud journey.

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