Remove 2020 Remove Accountability Remove Operations
article thumbnail

StateRAMP on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Launched in 2020, StateRAMP was designed by its board of directors to support state entities that want to leverage cloud-based services in a secure way. Instead of each entity performing their own assessment, the state can leverage a single authorization to operate (ATO). What is StateRAMP? How is StateRAMP different than FedRAMP?

article thumbnail

University of British Columbia Cloud Innovation Centre: Governing an innovation hub using AWS management services

AWS Public Sector Blog

In January 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) inaugurated a Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The Centre’s work has involved 300-plus AWS accounts across various groups, including external collaborators, UBC staff, students, and researchers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Lessons learned from Intelsat’s successful domain migration with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Intelsat operates one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and is a leading provider of in-flight connectivity (IFC), powering inflight internet for 23 commercial airline partners and nearly 3,000 aircraft. This blog post shares the lessons learned from Intelsat’s successful domain migration with AWS.

article thumbnail

Embracing the Amazon Leadership Principles in the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

Context and journey to AWS January 2020 marked nearly three years in the San Francisco Bay Area for me, where I was focused on developing and leading the technical curriculum for an enterprise software company’s global pre-sales training program. While they’re not always aware they’re doing so, it has been both inspiring and validating.

article thumbnail

Concerts for Carers uses AWS Fargate, Amazon Aurora to deliver ticketing and events platform at any scale

AWS Public Sector Blog

The importance of cost-optimized applications for charitable organizations is paramount in ensuring IT operating costs are as low as they can be, ensuring donations and efforts are focused on delivering value for their cause. Security is also a critical consideration, as nonprofits often handle sensitive donor and beneficiary information.

Nonprofit 189
article thumbnail

Cybercrime is on the rise, is your business prepared?

Open Access Government - Technology News

While this connectivity enables business operations from anywhere, this increased use of connected platforms presents increased risks. million in 2020/21 ( Source: ActionFraud ). They often include weak points such as admin accounts with insecure passwords or come without multi-factor authentication enabled. User Access Control.

article thumbnail

Calculating Success Rates for the Housing Choice Voucher Program using HUD Administrative Data

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

In fact, PHAs typically spend the entirety of their voucher funds by basing the number of vouchers they can issue to account for the estimated share of recipients who won’t successfully use their vouchers. Both metrics are important for understanding how the Housing Choice Voucher program is operating.

Housing 64