AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Communication with parents is a must for school districts. However, some challenges can hinder streamlined and immediate exchange of information, like when a school encounters an unforeseen event, especially during times of low-staffed administration like before and after school hours.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. This event provides an opportunity for Accelerator participants to showcase their cloud-powered solutions to justice and public safety agency leaders.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Satellite communications (satcom) serve a wide range of industries such as telecommunications, broadcasting, military, aviation and maritime, and emergency services. Demand spikes also need to be accounted for; holiday traffic, major sporting events, or peak shipping seasons all impact satellite capacity planning.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Fortunately, Penn State seamlessly pivoted this new student resource to send COVID-19 safety communications to students. In addition, university organizations can use the app for campus events support. “We We host something like 14 events inside the app every year now, and it keeps growing,” says Seilhamer. “We

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By keeping the global map open , visitors can watch a live feed of events, including live uploads from current users and new users, or teams signing up. This data spans a variety of geographic contexts, from a single cigarette butt outside a hospital, to degraded microplastics strewn across a beach, and more.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, public sector organizations have an opportunity to rethink what’s possible and for the upcoming year. Whether your priority is to deliver better outcomes for students, design more effective communication with constituents, or facilitate more patient-centric care—Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

Using AWS edge compute for space station data transmission solutions The ISS JEM, Kibo, houses research facilities in which astronauts conduct various experiments focused on space medicine, biology, Earth observations, material production, biotechnology, and communications research.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Read on to learn about announcements from re:MARS related to the public sector, plus some of the innovative organizations and companies that were onsite to inspire guests with breakthrough technologies and ideas. Using automation to enable communication for those who cannot. Read more about this accomplishment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Amazon Web Services’ ( AWS) 12 th annual re:Invent conference offers a variety of events that educate attendees about cloud-related topics. Dave Levy , vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, is hosting the session, “ Empowering citizens through digital innovation ” on Monday, November 27, at 4:30 p.m.

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Partnership for Public Service

APRIL 8, 2025

These could be manual data entry, clunky applications, redundant reporting structures or unclear communication channels. Most people do not enjoy repetitive tasks, and if I find myself doing something more than twice, I put an event on my calendar to block time and figure out how to never do it again.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

Attendees watch and listen as Dave Levy, right, speaks during his fireside chat at the event, “An Allied Approach in the Age of AI.” On June 27, 2024, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Atlantic Council Geotech Center co-hosted an event, “An Allied Approach in the Age of AI,” during the annual AWS Summit Washington, DC.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Share data and facilitate collaboration For first responders, poor communication can have dire consequences. Prior to modern technology, each of our stations worked and communicated in an isolated format,” noted Davis. “We Polega and his team at Mark43 have since created redundancies to improve Louisiana’s public safety infrastructure.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The course was held November 14-15 at Mountain Empire Community College (MECC), in Appalachia, Virginia, and in collaboration with MECC and the LENOWISCO Planning District Commission. Delegate Terry Kilgore delivered the closing remarks for the event, alongside leaders from MECC, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2024

By giving everyone the ability to discover stories behind Singapore’s iconic landmarks, NLB hopes to inspire all to learn and appreciate the events that shape Singapore’s national identity and collective experience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Noah Harlan, left, and Kiip colleagues at Homeless Connect Day event in Los Angeles. Access to key documentation is both a struggle and a necessity for vulnerable and at-risk communities. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team. As one client discovered, you never know when a key document is needed at a critical moment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Moving digital assets to the cloud is one of the first steps governments can take to secure their public services against large-scale disruptions. In this blog post, learn key takeaways from our engagements with public sector customers that can help you better prepare for this transformation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

“The new AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance in West Virginia continues our global mission of working across government, education, and nonprofits to support organizations and their enduring need for highly qualified talent that is critical to future growth,” said Valerie Singer, general manager of AWS Worldwide Public Sector Global Education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The resulting membership platform was built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using serverless technologies and event-driven architecture to help scale to meet demand, improve reliability, and reduce overall cost. Building an event-driven architecture for membership services on AWS Figure 1.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 10, 2024

Recognizing the value that public sector and education buyers can realize through AWS Marketplace, an increasing number of education technology (EdTech) and workforce development companies are listing their products on AWS Marketplace. What is AWS Marketplace?

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Microsoft Modern Work, Security, and Surface Evangelist to Speak at Upcoming Cloud Security Event The Cloud Security and Compliance Series (CS2), Summit 7's bi-annual conference series, is excited to announce Rodel Alejo, Director, Partner GTM Strategy Modern Work, Security, Surface and SMB Leader, as a CS2 speaker.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Satellite communications (satcom) networks typically offer a rich set of performance metrics, such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and bandwidth delivered by remote terminals on land, sea, or air. Network layout for a typical satellite communications service with analytics applied.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For the UI layer, the platform has a UI component that communicates and integrates with the other systems (e.g., To communicate with the platform, an interface layer uses private API Gateways to allow internal platforms, such as a protected data lake, to move the curated datasets to the raw bucket.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Given the external environment, government agencies in particular need reliable continuity plans in the event of an attack. Making it easy to deploy secure alternatives Google Workspace allows access to communications and collaboration tools that organizations need during and after an incident to keep work going.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 19, 2024

Microsoft is leading the charge, deploying innovative AI solutions tailored for public sector needs. Microsoft 365 Government Community Call Watch past episodes of Jay Leask and other members of the Government Community on LinkedIn!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

At the core of the Tech Alliance lies a collaborative effort to validate and then communicate the technical and professional skills learners need to develop for entry-level jobs in cloud engineering, data analytics, and software development.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Public sector organizations have a challenge ahead in the next 2-5 years: they must do more with less and transform along the way. Collaborate with right teams – Use chat channels to streamline communication during incidents. Create Amazon EventBridge Rule with Event Pattern and Target.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This powerful tool combines large language models (LLMs) with your organization’s data to enhance productivity and innovation in the public sector. Microsoft 365 Government Community Call Watch past episodes of Jay Leask and other members of the Government Community on LinkedIn!

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Understanding Compliance Between Commercial, Government, DoD & Secret Offerings - Sept 2024 Update This article is the second of a series in the Microsoft Tech Community Public Sector Blog and touches on several key principles for compliance, including data residency versus data sovereignty.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As Microsoft Teams is the primary tool for communication and collaboration, customers are looking to improve productivity by integrating their business processes directly into Microsoft Teams via third-party party (3P) applications or line-of-business (LOB)/homegrown application integrations. Thank you for your patience.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 17, 2023

As Microsoft Teams is the primary tool for communication and collaboration, customers are looking to improve productivity by integrating their business processes directly into Microsoft Teams via third-party party (3P) applications or line-of-business (LOB)/homegrown application integrations. Thank you for your patience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

This no cost, two-day event brings the public sector cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn more about AWS. Are you ready to join your public sector peers to find out how you can use cloud technology to drive culture change, digital transformation, infrastructure modernization, and more?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Public sector organizations often utilize third-party Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to manage various business functions, such as marketing and communications, payment processing, workflow automation, donor management, and more. Tying event registration with sales reporting to drive targeted marketing.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

These services communicate via a well-defined interface using lightweight APIs. To get started on a proof-of-concept or implementation project using this reference architecture, or to learn more about AWS serverless and managed services, contact your AWS account team or reach out to the AWS Public Sector team for more.

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Microsoft Public Sector

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As Microsoft Teams is the primary tool for communication and collaboration, customers are looking to improve productivity by integrating their business processes directly into Microsoft Teams via third-party party (3P) applications or line-of-business (LOB)/homegrown application integrations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 24, 2024

For public safety agencies, secure collaboration and situational awareness are essential to preparedness and response. First responders need secure, uninterrupted communication to help them get oriented quickly and support complex coordination efforts. Training and adaptation Wickr and ATAK offer avenues for training and adaptation.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 22, 2024

As Microsoft Teams is the primary tool for communication and collaboration, customers are looking to improve productivity by integrating their business processes directly into Microsoft Teams via third-party party (3P) applications or line-of-business (LOB)/homegrown application integrations.

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